Politics

Sisolak said the president’s campaign “knowingly packed thousands of people into two venues to hold public gatherings that are categorized as ‘high risk.’”

The two Trump rallies that took place in Nevada, on September 12 and 13, have been a major cause for concerns among Nevada’s health officials.

Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak blasted President Donald Trump for denying the Nevada’s request to have the federal government fully fund the Nevada National Guard’s COVID-19 response efforts through the end of the year.

A day before Nevada’s eviction moratorium was set to expire, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced plans to extend it for 45 days to provide relief to an estimated 250,000 renters facing the prospect of losing their housing because of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak ratcheted up tensions in Nevada’s increasingly partisan battle over election management on Tuesday when he rejected a request from its Republican secretary of state to require so-called “ballot harvesters” to register with her office.

Republican congressional candidate Dan Rodimer received an endorsement on Tuesday from a coalition of Nevada police unions, including the Las Vegas and Reno Police Protective Associations.

State lawmakers passed a bill Sunday that would add Nevada to a growing list of states that will mail all active voters ballots ahead of the November election amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Nevada Senate passed a measure that proposes a constitutional amendment to raise taxes on mining companies in Nevada.

The special session is the second of the summer and follows the 12-day emergency session convened to rebalance the state budget amid the pandemic and projected revenue shortfalls.

Gov. Steve Sisolak said June 11 that $149 million of Nevada’s $1.25 billion in coronavirus rescue money would go to smaller cities and counties on a per capita basis.