Despite a global pandemic, people sought solace Saturday from the beauty of the pink and white cherry blossom petals that have become an iconic symbol of the nation’s capital.
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Small businesses in Nevada and other states that are suffering from an economic downturn caused by the coronavirus outbreak would get some relief with legislation filed Friday.
A bill that would allow veterans to continue to receive GI Bill benefits if their classes are moved to online-only because of the coronavirus outbreak has passed the Senate and awaits action in the House.
The U.S. Senate, with a large bipartisan majority, on Wednesday passed a coronavirus relief bill that the House approved on Saturday. It now goes to President Trump for his expected signature.
Nevada’s public health insurance exchange has a special open enrollment period sparked by the coronavirus crisis.
As the economic impacts of dealing with the coronavirus spread, Nevada Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto are working to ensure the gaming industry is included in any relief bill.
Nevada has received $6.5 million to address coronavirus, money that will be used to plan and coordinate a response to the outbreak.
Nevada’s two Democratic senators joined with more than 25 of their colleagues to sign a letter asking for the Labor Department to be included on the coronavirus task force.
Senators scrambled back to empty halls in the Capitol on Monday to continue work on House-passed legislation to provide economic relief and testing kits for the coronavirus that has shut down the nation.
Senior state District Court Judge Jennifer Togliatti sailed through a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday for a slot on the federal bench in Nevada.
Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette told a Senate committee that the Trump administration was not including money for Yucca Mountain in its budget request.
Gov. Steve Sisolak and senators from Nevada and California are pressing the Air Force to update the National Guard’s firefighting aircraft based in Reno, and to add an airborne medical squadron.
To win in Nevada, White House hopefuls still must oppose plans to build a repository for 110,000 metric tons of nuclear waste just 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has solidified a runaway victory in Nevada’s presidential caucuses, as Nevada Democratic Party officials continued to count votes.
Democrats put Nevada in the rearview mirror Saturday and looked ahead to future contests on the presidential calendar, a road map that now gets problematic for candidates seeking the party’s nomination.