The UNLV students were allowed in the hearing chambers for 30 minutes each. Afterward, they met the Nevada senators and their staffs.
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School Board OKs $4,000 teacher relocation bonus for new hires
Teachers who join the Clark County School District next year may be eligible for a $4,000 relocation bonus, the School Board decided Thursday. The bonuses come with some requirements: the new hires must …
School Board OKs $4,000 teacher relocation bonus for new hires
Teachers who join the Clark County School District next year may be eligible for a $4,000 relocation bonus, the School Board decided Thursday. The bonuses come with some requirements: the new hires must …
Buddy system: Raiders open free agency by reuniting former college teammates Carr, Adams
Derek Carr and Davante Adams ended their decorated collegiate careers in disappointing fashion when USC blew out their Fresno State team at the 2013 Las Vegas Bowl.
Changing course: Alexander Stabler, dancing into the world of interior design
“I remember nothing, unfortunately,” he says of his final appearance in Wynn’s ‘Le Rêve,’ on March 10, 2020.
Changing course: Ryan Pardey, rocking the real estate market
“Every client is different, the same way every band is different,” says the former entertainment director for the Bunkhouse Saloon.
Changing course: Isabela Moraes, a mermaid makes a fresh start(er)
After a 14-year run in a Strip production, the show’s ending gave her the push she needed to “dive in” to breadmaking.
Changing course: Carey Cowart, going full viking
He’s hopeful his fellow healthcare workers—and their families and friends—will come to his campground to shed their work-related stresses.
Changing course: Andrea Lipomi, getting her foot in the healthcare door
“My mom went back to school for her master’s degree in library science when she was in her 60s, and I’m in my late 40s going for my master’s degree.”
Nevada opioid-settlement money funds recovery programs like Empowered at Roseman University
The pandemic didn’t make recovery any easier. Opioid overdose deaths among Nevada residents increased 76% from 2019 to 2020, while emergency-room visits increased 15% for drug overdoses and 41% for opioid overdoses in 2020.