Information on Nevada's economy, government, culture, state map and flag, major cities, points of interest, famous residents, state motto, symbols, nicknames, and other trivia.
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Rights for medicinal cannabis users in the workplace have not kept pace with the law in states that have embraced medical and even “recreational” use. Now a case in Vermont may push state and federal authorities alike to close the loopholes that allow workers to be dismissed—and denied une...
State and federal health authorities are investigating ongoing outbreaks at Nevada hospitals and nursing homes of a drug-resistant “superbug” that can lead to serious illness and even death...As of mid-April, the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services has been investigating outbreaks of ...
Its senators are Democrats Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen. Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War; as a result, one of the State's mottos is "Battle Born"[3] but is more commonly called the "Silver State." Nevada has ...
Fantasy Sports Versus State and Federal Gaming Prohibitions Further, the Wire Act defines a ``wire communi- cation facility'' as ``any and all instrumentalities, personnel, and services.used or useful in the trans- mission of writings, signs, pictures, and sounds of all kinds by aid of ...
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The state Supreme Court says a Salvadoran immigrant accused of killing four northern Nevadans during a crime rampage in January 2019 must be tried separately in Washoe County for the deaths of a Reno couple and in Douglas County for tw
Vice President Kamala Harris will hold a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Latinos could help her campaign's efforts in the battleground state. The economy and immigration are important issues for voters in that state. CBS News' Lilia Luciano p
One of our primary goals in hosting a family medicine advocacy day, is to build relationships with our state Assembly members and Senators. Our secondary goal in hosting this day is to educate our legislators on the importance of Family Medicine and Primary Care. We plan to include medical st...
In 1932 McCarran defeated Republican incumbent Tasker Oddie for Nevada's Class 3 Senate seat to become the state's first U.S. Senator born in Nevada; he was reelected three times, and served from 1933 until his death. In his Senate career, McCarran served as chairman of the District ...