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Lombardo rubber stamps Sisolak’s appointee to Patient Protection Commission
Gov. Joe Lombardo is invoking his predecessor, Gov. Steve Sisolak, in defending his appointment of pharmaceutical lobbyist Flo Kahn as the lone representative of the public on the state’s Patient Protection Commission, a board designed to improve health care in Nevada. “For continuity, Flo Kahn was reappointed to her seat on the commission, which she […]
LV resort industry asks judge to throw out PUC order granting NV Energy statewide rate
An order from the Nevada Public Utilities Commission requiring Southern Nevada residents and businesses to subsidize $19.6 million in electricity charges for their Northern Nevada counterparts violates the PUC’s statutory mandate to “provide customers with just and reasonable rates” according to a petition for judicial review filed in Clark County District Court. The PUC approved […]
Nevada laws increasing cost of pet care, exacerbating veterinary shortage, say experts
A shortage of veterinarians in Nevada and the resulting high cost for service is causing some pet owners to avoid care, relinquish their animals, or choose euthanasia over treatment, according to a variety of advocates and experts. It’s also leaving non-profit shelters and rescues hard-pressed to compete with corporations for veterinarians. “It’s cranked up the […]
State worker shortage delays energy assistance payments, leaves callers on hold for services
Millions of dollars collected from NV Energy customers to help pay the power bills of low-income and senior Nevadans have yet to be distributed because of staffing shortages in the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services (DWSS), according to the state. Nevada’s Energy Assistance Program (EAP), which subsidizes energy costs for low-income residents, processed 9,300 […]
Lawmaker suggests profit motive behind NV Energy’s ‘flawed and fractured’ planning
Assemblyman Howard Watts says NV Energy’s failure to adequately plan for the amount of energy resources it requires to maintain a reliable system is costing customers more, increasing reliance on fossil fuels, and is contrary to the state’s goal of producing half its energy from renewable sources by 2030, but may be increasing the utility’s […]
FBI probes letters sent to election offices in handful of states, including Nevada
The Nevada Secretary of State’s office says federal authorities, as part of a nationwide investigation, alerted election officials of “suspicious letters addressed to elections offices in multiple states, including Nevada.” CBS News reported Thursday that a senior U.S. official said about a dozen letters were sent to addresses in California, Georgia, Nevada, Oregon and Washington […]
How will workers get to and fro during the LV Grand Prix?
Clark County commissioners want to know how tourism and transportation officials intend to shuttle tens of thousands of workers to their appointed jobs while navigating a Las Vegas Strip largely blocked from traffic for three days of Grand Prix racing next week that is expected to draw more than 100,000 visitors a day. “There is […]
MGM training management to serve booze as strike threat looms
MGM Resorts International is preparing for a possible strike on the Las Vegas Strip by directing management employees to obtain alcohol management cards, the Current has learned. “I can confirm that,” according to Kristen, an employee at Techniques of Alcohol Management (TAM) Nevada, who declined to give her full name. The employee said TAM Nevada, […]
How much is that doggie in the window costing in pet rent?
Nevada renters are shelling out thousands of dollars a year in some cases in pet deposits, fees, and rent, while others are secretly harboring their pets in an effort to avoid paying, a situation that leaves dogs and cats in peril if they’re discovered, according to animal advocates. A survey conducted by a real estate […]
Son of former Nevada governor appeals fraud case to Ninth Circuit
Jeff Guinn, the son of former Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn, is appealing a federal judge’s ruling upholding a bankruptcy court’s finding that Guinn fraudulently concealed information on four loans brokered by his former company, Aspen Financial, a hard money lender. Hard money loans are high-interest, short-term loans that reap double-digit interest rates for investors who […]
HOA regulators captive to deep pockets of developers, property management industry, say critics
The state agency charged with regulating homeowners’ associations is a smokescreen, designed to do the bidding of the multi-million dollar industry it oversees, at the expense of homeowners subject to HOA control, according to critics. More than half a million Nevadans live in properties subject to homeowners’ associations. Wielding powers generally reserved for government tribunals, […]
Homebuyers find alternatives to high-interest mortgages
The frenzy may be gone from the real estate market, thanks to mortgage interest rates that have more than doubled in the last two years, but experts say Southern Nevada is still a seller’s market. Homeowners, some with mortgage rates as low as 3%, have been in a self-imposed lockdown of late, soured by the […]