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Lawsuit over death of autistic man in a Pittsburgh jail alleges negligence, systemic discrimination
Eleven days after 57-year-old Anthony Talotta arrived at a Pittsburgh jail, he died from what his family says was a treatable and preventable infection from a foot wound. Talotta, who had autism and developmental disabilities, had been brought to the jail after a fight with a staff member at the...
NFL appeal in Jon Gruden emails lawsuit gets Nevada Supreme Court hearing date
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court plans to soon hear the NFL's appeal of a ruling denying a request to move former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the league from a public courtroom into closed-door arbitration. The lawsuit, filed in November 2021,...
Las Vegas-area teachers union challenges law prohibiting members from striking
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's largest teachers union filed suit Monday against a state law making it illegal for teachers and other public school employees to go on strike over pay and working conditions in the country’s fifth-largest school district, which includes Las Vegas. The...
Nevada governor files lawsuit challenging ethics censure, fine over use of badge on campaign trail
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo filed a lawsuit challenging the state ethics commission’s authority to censure and fine the former Clark County sheriff for using his publicly issued sheriff's uniform and badge during his 2022 gubernatorial campaign. In July, the Nevada...
Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors in many states
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — About 500,000 people who recently lost Medicaid coverage are regaining their health insurance while states scramble fix computer systems that didn't properly evaluate people's eligibility after the end of the coronavirus pandemic, federal officials said Thursday. ...
Nevada pardons board will now consider requests for posthumous pardons
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's pardons board will now consider requests for posthumous pardons in a limited scope, nearly six years after it voted to freeze such applications amid a backlog in cases. The nine-member board voted unanimously Wednesday to begin accepting petitions for...
