Gov. Steve Sisolak tightened the clamps on some coronavirus-related restrictions Wednesday, including prohibiting large church gatherings and closing all golf courses and public sports venues across the state.
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Nevada lawmakers on Tuesday approved more than $8 million in funds to help the state handle medical and economic threats posed by the new coronavirus.
Gov. Steve Sisolak said he’s aware of frustrations felt by people experiencing long delays in applying for unemployment benefits, but said benefits will be retroactive when claims are finally processed.
Since Nevada reported its first cases of COVID-19 on March 5, a series of emergency measures has brought the economy to a near halt and transformed life in the Silver State.
Anticipating a significant strain on state budgets caused by the new coronavirus, Gov. Steve Sisolak is telling state agencies to start planning for significant cuts.
If approved, the move would allow the state to tap into additional federal resources under the national emergency Trump declared last month.
Gov. Steve Sisolak issued a statewide stay-at-home order for Nevada’s 3 million residents Wednesday, and late in the day also activated the state National Guard.
A newly formed public-private partnership will help Nevada “punch above our weight” when it comes to securing supplies needed to combat the spread of the new coronavirus, Jim Murren said Monday.
State government in talks with banks and others to provide assistance to Nevadans impacted by the economic upheaval the new coronavirus has inflicted on the state, he says.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is asking the Trump administration to ease restrictions on the research of human fetal tissue in hopes that it could help scientists as they search for a treatment for the new coronavirus.
Marijuana businesses have turned to delivery services to continue to do business during the shutdown imposed to deal with the coronavirus crisis.
A state Department of Business and Industry worker who tested positive for the coronavirus is recovering at home, and colleagues are now working remotely.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Friday ordered a mandatory shutdown of most nonessential businesses in the state, his broadest action to date in response to spread of COVID-19 illness.
A guidance letter from the state says businesses considered nonessential “may remain open” and should adhere to strict social distancing practices to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The Southern Nevada Health District reported seven new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, boosting the number in Clark County to 42.