Nevada approves rule protecting workers from extreme heat after years of setbacks

After several years of failed attempts and opposition from businesses that found previous proposals too onerous, many Nevada workers will now have increased protections against heat-related illness. The state’s Division of Industrial Relations, the agency responsible for workplace...

Number of women who are state lawmakers inches up to a record high

Women will for the first time make up a majority of state legislators in Colorado and New Mexico next year, but at least 13 states saw losses in female representation after the November election, according to a count released Thursday by the Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics. ...

Nevada Democrats keep legislative control but fall short of veto-proof supermajority

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Democrats will maintain their power in the statehouse but have fallen short of securing a two-thirds supermajority in both chambers that would have stripped the Republican governor of his veto power when they convene early next year. Democrats lost their...

Nevada high court decides mail ballots with smudged or missing postmarks can be counted

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court ruled Monday that mail-in ballots with smudged, indecipherable or missing postmarks can be counted for up to three days after polls close on Election Day. The state’s highest court rejected a bid by state and national Republicans, former...

Nevada high court to review decision in ex-Raiders coach Jon Gruden's lawsuit over NFL emails

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden will get a full Nevada Supreme Court review of a lawsuit he filed against the NFL over emails leaked to the media before he resigned from the team in 2021. The state’s highest court isn’t scheduling oral arguments...

Top election official in Nevada county that is key to the presidential race takes stress leave

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The top election official in a key northern Nevada swing county is taking a stress-related leave of absence with just over a month to go before Election Day, creating a sense of uncertainty about election operations in a county that has been under near-constant attack from...

Nevada high court orders dismissal of Chasing Horse sex abuse case but says charges can be refiled

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered the dismissal of a sprawling sex abuse indictment against Nathan Chasing Horse, while leaving open the possibility of charges being refiled in a case that sent shockwaves throughout Indian Country and led to more criminal charges in the U.S....

Nevada high court orders dismissal of Chasing Horse sex abuse case but leaves open possibility of charges to be refiled

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada high court orders dismissal of Chasing Horse sex abuse case but leaves open possibility of charges to be refiled.