All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...