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Featured speaker at Monday's Democratic tele-luncheon will be Christine Saunders, Policy Director at Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada.

A Master of Social Work graduate with five years of non-profit organizing experience, Christine has focused on the development, management, implementation, and support of social justice programming and policy advocacy campaigns.

Carson City is facing the same problems other growing communities throughout the nation are: a lack of affordable housing which in turn is causing a gap in the workforce for important careers that require technical training.

Laws implementing a wide range of criminal justice reforms, establishing a state board responsible for regulating marijuana and creating a payday loan database finally take effect Wednesday, more than a year after the 2019 legislative session ended.

The Office of the Labor Commissioner reminds Nevada employers that the minimum wage will increase effective July 1, 2020. Assembly Bill 456, passed by the 2019 Nevada Legislature, increases the minimum wage in increments of 75 cents annually through 2024.

Sherrie Scaffidi, Democratic primary candidate for Assembly District 40, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon, being held online only for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sherrie Paulie Scaffidi is running for the Nevada Assembly Seat in District 40. Sherrie is a US Navy Seabee, veteran. She is a widower who lost her wife of 42 years to cancer in 2012. Sherrie is the father of three grown children. She lived in Carson City from 1991 to 2005 and happily moved back in 2018.

Once upon a time, the American Dream for older Baby Boomers was to retire at age 65. That dream was not to come true for many who had been working since high school and surviving several depressions that kept them worrying about keeping a stable roof over their head and food on the table.

Today, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 is the beginning of a new year, a new decade and also a new set of laws. More than 70 laws enacted by the Nevada Legislature last year take effect either in whole or in part today.

They include several major health care initiatives — including a ban on surprise emergency room bills, a tax on vaping products and a requirement that hospitals use patients’ preferred names and pronouns — as well as laws that will benefit employees, including paid sick leave.

The Whistle Stop Inn on North Carson Street is the center point in a topic of discussion regarding transitional housing in Carson City. Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, along with a new program designed to lend a helping hand to qualifying individuals who want to better their lives, are now considering refurbishing the entire property.

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders reiterated his opposition to storing the nation’s nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, saying the site is not …

CARSON CITY — Fulfilling some of his major campaign promises, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed into law bills implementing progressive priorities including a minimum wage hike, mandatory paid sick leave and collective bargaining for state employees.

Gov. Steve Sisolak signed multiple bills today enacting progressive legislation raising the minimum wage, enacting paid sick leave legislation and ...

A bill to raise Nevada's minimum wage has passed the Assembly in a party-line vote. The measure approved Tuesday by Democrats seeks to raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour for workers not offered health insurance and $11 an hour for employees who are.

Assemblywoman Jill Tolles, R-Reno, said she understands the push by the Democratic majority in the Legislature to raise Nevada’s minimum wage. “I don’t think there is anyone in this building who ...

A long-held progressive policy goal of raising Nevada’s minimum wage is again surfacing at the Legislature, with its best chance to pass in nearly two decades coming even as some advocates are asking lawmakers to raise the floor even higher.

Deciding what to do with the rest of your life can be daunting. Walking into a library isn’t. That’s the premise behind a new initiative, “Libraries Equal Education,” where Nevada libraries are harnessing resources to help people match with suitable career paths.

Good morning Carson City and welcome to Tuesday, April 2, 2019. We're looking at a steady flow of showers today, according to the National Weather Service with snow in the upper elevations of the Sierra. There is a Winter Weather Advisory until midnight for the west slope of the Sierra. Today in town we have events that range from a Carson High School team fundraiser to movies to politics to fitness. Enjoy your day.

On Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at 6 p.m., Battle Born Progress will host its biennial Northern Nevada fundraising event, Celebrate Progress, in Carson City. The event recognizes the outstanding work of Northern Nevada’s progressive leaders, activists, volunteers, and organizations for their nonstop commitment to progressive values.

Housing prices for both homeowners and renters alike in Carson City have been climbing as the housing market increases, but wages aren't following suit. There is housing available in Carson, but in some cases they're remaining empty, as some simply can't afford to pay the high costs of living anymore.

The Office of the Labor Commissioner has released the annual bulletins for Nevada’s minimum wage and daily overtime requirements that will take effect July 1.

The rates for the upcoming year will remain unchanged from last year.

Two decades is a long time to spend collecting used computers and components that nobody wants anymore. A lot of inventory can be amassed in that span.

One look inside the warehouse at ComputerCorps in Carson City tells the story of a business that has been making a difference locally and worldwide since 1997.

CARSON CITY — With no discussion, the Senate Commerce, Labor and Energy Committee voted on Monday to recommend passage of the bill ...

CARSON CITY — The Office of the Labor Commissioner has released the annual bulletins for Nevada’s minimum wage and daily overtime requirements that will take effect July 1, 2017. The rates for the upcoming year will remain unchanged from last year.

Denim is now the state’s official fabric to recognize its role in California history, and every autographed collectible sold in California must come with a certificate that verifies it's not a forgery. Those are just two of 898 new laws facing Californians in 2017.

JOIN, Inc., Northern Nevada’s career training agency, wants every Nevadan to have the opportunity to make not just minimum wage, but a living wage.

“We are breaking the cycle of poverty through education,” Denise Castle, executive director for JOIN, Inc. said. “We offer paid tuition, funding for supportive services like pre-employment physicals and OSHA cards, as well as help with safety gear and tools for eligible clients.”

There is a lot of help in Carson City for those struggling with poverty — including military veterans — but the Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative stands out as an organization that empowers people to change their lives.

The PLAN backed initiative petition to raise Nevada’s minimum wage has been withdrawn.The Secretary of State’s website shows the petition by the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada was withdrawn ...

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A Carson City judge says a proposed ballot measure to gradually raise Nevada's minimum wage to $13 can move forward.

The petition to raise Nevada’s minimum wage survived its first court test Wednesday as Carson District Judge James Wilson ruled it can go forward without amendment.Backers including the Progressive Le ...

Voters might be able to weigh in on gradually raising Nevada’s minimum wage from its current rate of $8.25 an hour to $13 over the next decade. A group called the Committee to Raise the Minimum Wage in Nevada file ...