High-speed rail service between Las Vegas and Southern California moved a step closer to fruition with the county pledging support for private activity bonds for the project.
Clark County
There were 28 additional deaths reported across the state on Tuesday morning, and it was the first time since April that the state has reported more than 20 deaths in a single day.
Health officials reported 948 new COVID-19 cases and one death in Nevada on Monday, breaking a streak of five days with more than 1,000 cases reported in the state.
Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg is voluntarily retiring from his position, a cost-saving move for Clark County during the coronavirus pandemic, he said Saturday.
Under an ordinance to be introduced by the county commission on Tuesday, it would be illegal to refuse to either rent, negotiate or make available a property to someone based solely on their source of income or if they were previously evicted for reasons caused by the pandemic.
After the closure of the $8 million ISO-Q complex at Cashman Field, Clark County and the city of Las Vegas are trying new strategies to protect the homeless from COVID-19.
The county is working to determine if additional closures or restrictions are necessary after Nevada was named a coronavirus “red zone” in a White House report.
In all, the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority has agreed to pay more than $500,000 in settlements to female former employees since 2017 who said they were mistreated.
Nevada Department of Health Human Services’ Division of Child Family Services conducts CPS investigations in rural areas, and Washoe and Clark counties have their own agencies.
The House is expected to vote next week on the Great American Outdoors Act, which will fully fund the Land Water Conservation Fund and carve a significant dent into a $12 billion maintenance backlog at national parks.
Clark County announced 1,315 new cases and the state added 1,447 cases, the largest one day gains reported by both agencies.
Trustees Linda Cavazos, Danielle Ford and Linda Young requested the meeting, meeting the threshold for calling such a session, according to School Board President Lola Brooks.
The North Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday unanimously accepted $23.8 million in CARES Act funds given by Clark County.
Small businesses in unincorporated Clark County may be eligible for up to $10,000 in grant funding to cover overdue rent and as much as $5,000 in reimbursements for costs to comply with public health guidelines amid the pandemic.
The data posted Wednesday by the Southern Nevada Health District pushed total cases for the county to 25,611 and raised the death toll to 502.