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Nevada Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Speed Camera Bill

Mar 4 2019 // Nevada lawmakers have expressed concern over legislation that would give governments the ability to install red light and speed cameras to capture traffic violations. Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson raised concerns...

Nevada OKs Workers’ Comp Loss-Cost and Assigned-Risk Rate Decreases

Mar 1 2019 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Barbara D. Richardson approved a filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance for an average decrease of 8.1 percent for Nevada workers’ compensation voluntary insurance...

Nevada Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Speed Camera Bill

Feb 25 2019 // Nevada lawmakers have expressed concern over legislation that would give governments the ability to install red light and speed cameras to capture traffic violations. Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson raised concerns...

Declarations

Feb 4 2019 // Nevada Seatbelts“Whether folks want to or not, it’s currently a secondary law in Nevada.” — Nevada Department of Public Safety spokesman Andrew Bennett believes seatbelts should be a primary law in...

Fatalities on Nevada Roads Reached 10-Year High Last Year

Jan 14 2019 // Fatalities on Nevada roads hit a 10-year high last year.Preliminary data from the Department of Public Safety show 331 people died in crashes in 2018, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. They died in 301 crashes and...

First States to Legalize Marijuana See Rise in Car Insurance Claims, Research Shows

Jan 7 2019 // Crashes are up by as much as six percent in Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, compared with neighboring states that haven’t legalized marijuana for recreational use, according to research from the Insurance...

Nevada Marijuana Sales Near $42M as of October

Jan 3 2019 // New numbers show Nevada marijuana sales are continuing to grow.The Nevada Department of Taxation announced this week that Nevada had nearly $42 million in marijuana sales in October, which generated $8.24 million in tax...

Bradford & Barthel Launches Nevada Operation

Dec 28 2018 // Bradford & Barthel LLP has announced the opening of their new Nevada operation beginning in January 2019. Partner Jeannene L. Lafarga will manage the Nevada operation. Lafarga has focused her 20-year career solely...

Data Show Car Accidents Up in States That First Legalized Marijuana

Dec 28 2018 // Crashes are up by as much as six percent in Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, compared with neighboring states that have not yet legalized marijuana for recreational use, according to research from the Insurance...

61 More Recreational Pot Dispensary Licenses Awarded in Nevada

Dec 18 2018 // A few cannabis companies are reaping riches after the latest Nevada dispensary licensing round.Green Growth Brands and TapRoot Holdings have each been awarded seven licenses to operate in the state, while GreenMart NLV...

Ex-Shareholder Sues Wynn in Nevada over Sex Assault Claims

Dec 7 2018 // A former Wynn Resorts shareholder is suing company founder Steve Wynn and former and current executives and board members, saying that his stock fell in value because they concealed information about sexual harassment...

AI Enhances Highway Safety in Las Vegas

Dec 3 2018 // Artificial intelligence is helping improve safety along a stretch of Las Vegas’ busiest highway.The Nevada Highway Patrol says a yearlong partnership between public safety agencies and a startup technology firm...

AI Enhances Highway Safety in Las Vegas

Nov 26 2018 // Artificial intelligence is helping improve safety along a stretch of Las Vegas’ busiest highway.The Nevada Highway Patrol says a yearlong partnership between public safety agencies and a startup technology firm...

Nevada Gets Federal Grant to Improve Pedestrian Safety

Nov 7 2018 // The state of Nevada has won a $40,000 federal grant to make streets safer for pedestrians. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the awarding of the grant Monday to the Nevada Department of Public...

Nevada-Based Employers Holdings Reports $47.6M in Earnings

Oct 26 2018 // Employers Holdings Inc. reported third-quarter earnings of $47.6 million. The Reno, Nevada-based company said it had profit of $1.43 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 98 cents per share. The...

Robertson Ryan & Associates Adds First Dependable Insurance in Nevada

Oct 22 2018 // Robertson Ryan & Associates Inc. has added First Dependable Insurance in Las Vegas, Nev. with the addition of Tom and Vicky Raasch.Tom and Vicky Raasch own First Dependable Insurance. Tom Raasch focuses on commercial...

Nevada Board Says $3.8M More Needed to Fight Wildfires

Oct 12 2018 // The Nevada Board of Examiners has recommended approval of an additional $3.8 million to cover the cost of fighting wildfires this past summer.The Nevada Appeal reports state forester Kacey KC told the board Tuesday more...

Nevada Pot Sales Hit Monthly Record in New Fiscal Year

Oct 11 2018 // Nevada kicked off the first month of the new fiscal year with its biggest monthly marijuana sales since the state legalized pot for recreational use on July 1, 2017.The Nevada Tax Department said this week the $7.9 million...

Alera Group Acquires Distinctive Insurance and GLB in Nevada

Oct 10 2018 // Alera Group has acquired Distinctive Insurance and GLB Insurance Group of Nevada.Terms of the deals weren’t disclosed. Distinctive Insurance is an employee benefits consulting and insurance firm located in Southern...

Flash Flood Watches for Parts of Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah

Oct 1 2018 // The National Weather Service issued flash flood watches for parts of four states in the Southwest for late Monday and Tuesday. Areas covered by watches due to what the weather service’s Las Vegas office calls...