Combined $250,000 from tech company increases program access for Northern Nevada-based JOIN Inc. and … [Read More...] about Nevada Workforce Development Programs Expanding Thanks to Large Donation From Google
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Politics and Government
Poll: Independents Turn on Joe Biden for Demonizing Trump Voters, Believe Radical Left is Bigger Threat Than MAGA
by Shane Trejo, Big League Politics, September 14, 2022 A new poll shows that President-imposed Joe Biden’s demonization of Trump supporters as “semi-fascists” and a terrorist threat is turning off independent and non-affiliated voters. The poll, conducted by Harvard Caps-Harris from Sept. … [Read More...] about Poll: Independents Turn on Joe Biden for Demonizing Trump Voters, Believe Radical Left is Bigger Threat Than MAGA
Latino Voters, Once Solidly Democratic, Split Along Economic Lines
Working-class Latino voters in particular are moving toward Republicans by Aaron Zitner and Bryan Mena, The Wall Street Journal, September 14, 2022 LAS VEGAS—A few miles from the Las Vegas Strip, in a working-class neighborhood of one-story homes and scattered palm trees, Vania Oronoz is … [Read More...] about Latino Voters, Once Solidly Democratic, Split Along Economic Lines
‘Utter and complete shambles’: Injured workers wait months to receive care
In 2020, 61-year-old Jane Smith injured her back while driving for work. She still lives with the pain every day as she waits for her worker’s compensation case to be resolved so she can get treatment. She used up all her sick days, so she has to go to work. Every day, she takes pain relievers and … [Read More...] about ‘Utter and complete shambles’: Injured workers wait months to receive care
Tourism & Gaming
Station Casinos clears hurdle for new North Las Vegas resort
Station Casinos cleared a hurdle in its quest to build a new resort in North Las Vegas, as the company shakes up its real estate portfolio. The North Las Vegas Planning Commission last week approved Station’s plans for a 67-acre hotel-casino at the northwest corner of Losee Road and the 215 … [Read More...] about Station Casinos clears hurdle for new North Las Vegas resort
Aces win Las Vegas’ first major league sports championship
The Las Vegas Aces have won the WNBA championship. History has been made. The Aces are the first team from Las Vegas to claim a major league professional sports title, the result of a 78-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday. Las Vegas won the best-of-five finals series 3-1. It’s a … [Read More...] about Aces win Las Vegas’ first major league sports championship
Go Big in Vegas—Stocks, That Is
U.S. casino and online-gambling revenue is reaching a record high, while Asian gambling hub Macau is languishing—an unexpected turn of fortune by Jacky Wong, The Wall Street Journal, August 25, 2022 Covid-19 has shuffled the deck of the global casino industry. Macau, the ace before the … [Read More...] about Go Big in Vegas—Stocks, That Is
Business
How Fed Rate Increases Hit Americans' Monthly Budgets
by Julia Carpenter, The Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2022 The Federal Reserve is expected to raise rates another 0.75 percentage point on Wednesday in its continuing effort to stamp out stubbornly high inflation. Americans are only beginning to feel the full impact of these moves. By raising … [Read More...] about How Fed Rate Increases Hit Americans' Monthly Budgets
Former head of DETR: Optics seemed to color Sisolak administration’s unemployment response
by Michelle Rindels, The Nevada Independent, September 13, 2022 The former acting chief of the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) says he blames the governor’s office for actions that slowed down Nevada’s response to a torrent of unemployment claims during the … [Read More...] about Former head of DETR: Optics seemed to color Sisolak administration’s unemployment response
Keystone Press Releases
Keystone’s Annual Dinner honors Jim Marsh as the 2022 Monte Miller Economic Freedom Award Recipient
Keystone Corporation, Nevada's pro-business PAC, proudly announces Jim Marsh as recipient of its 2022 Monte Miller Economic Freedom Award. A U.S. Army veteran, Jim Marsh started in his automotive business in 1965 when he opened Jim Marsh Pontiac in Longview, Wash. He then opened Jim Marsh … [Read More...] about Keystone’s Annual Dinner honors Jim Marsh as the 2022 Monte Miller Economic Freedom Award Recipient
Keystone Corporation endorses candidates for state-wide public office and legislative candidates for November 2022
Keystone Corporation proudly endorses the following candidates for public office for the November 2022 election. … [Read More...] about Keystone Corporation endorses candidates for state-wide public office and legislative candidates for November 2022
Legislation
Drug-Price Rules for Seniors Change With Bill's Passage
People covered under Medicare’s Part D prescription-drug program will have annual out-of-pocket costs capped at $2,000 starting in 2025. Photo: Andi Rice/Bloomberg News By Joseph Walker, The Wall Street Journal, August 14, 2022 Drug-pricing rules embedded in the Inflation Reduction Act will … [Read More...] about Drug-Price Rules for Seniors Change With Bill's Passage
Proposed Tax Break for Buying Electric Vehicles Is Too Hard to Get, Auto Makers Say
Draft rules in Senate climate package mean few current vehicles would be eligible, say lobbyists by Mike Colias and Jennifer Hiller, The Wall Street Journal, August 4, 2022 Major auto makers are pressing lawmakers to ease a proposed battery-sourcing requirement for electric-vehicle tax breaks, … [Read More...] about Proposed Tax Break for Buying Electric Vehicles Is Too Hard to Get, Auto Makers Say
Here’s how Nevada’s House delegation voted on the assault weapons ban
by Rio Lacanlale, Reno Gazette Journal, July 29, 2022 Nevada's House delegation, which represents the state where the deadliest mass shooting in modern America occurred in 2017, voted along party lines Friday on a semi-automatic weapons ban that narrowly … [Read More...] about Here’s how Nevada’s House delegation voted on the assault weapons ban
Nevada News
Nevada job growth stalls; unemployment rate flat
by Jim Barnes, Las Vegas Review-Journal, September 15, 2022 After two months of blistering growth, Nevada lost jobs in a month for the first time since the state started to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic. Nevada lost 600 jobs in August, according to numbers released Thursday by the … [Read More...] about Nevada job growth stalls; unemployment rate flat
High-rise project with hotel rooms, apartments eyed for Water Street
Water Street, a once-sleepy corridor now lined with restaurants, breweries and other businesses, could have a high-rise in its future. Strada Development Group filed plans with the city of Henderson for a 22-story project at the southeast corner of Lake Mead Parkway and Water Street. The tower … [Read More...] about High-rise project with hotel rooms, apartments eyed for Water Street
Short-term rental owners battle county, state to provide lodging
Ed Uehling’s parents hosted out-of-town guests for many years before Airbnb came into existence. But it doesn’t look as if he’ll be able to follow in his parents’ footsteps, thanks to new rules being implemented by the county. Uehling’s parents first began lodging visitors in the early 1950s when … [Read More...] about Short-term rental owners battle county, state to provide lodging
