This week, the Interim Finance Committee met and approved a number of work programs and projects aimed at helping Nevadans continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, including a $30 million grant program for childcare providers for projects that will immediately expand the provider’s ability to serve more Nevada families. The $30 million approved is one […]
Thursday morning, Governor Sisolak officially launched the Home Means Nevada Initiative. The Governor was joined by Adrianne Todman, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary, Congresswoman Dina Titus, Congresswoman Susie Lee, Congressman Steven Horsford, Nevada State Senator Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro and Nevada State Assembly Speaker Pro Tem Steve Yeager, along with […]
On Thursday, the Interim Finance Committee met and heard almost 200 work programs. The big-ticket item of the meeting was the approval to move $250 million from the ARPA general aid fund to the Nevada Housing Division. This is the first half of the $500 million that Governor Sisolak dedicated to the Home Means Nevada […]
This week, Governor Sisolak made several appointments to state agencies and boards: Nelson Araujo was appointed as Nevada’s Infrastructure Advisor. In this role, Araujo will work across all agencies and levels of government to ensure the State is competitively and successfully navigating the acquisition and implementation of federal dollars from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and […]
In Governor Sisolak’s State of the State address, the Home Means Nevada initiative was announced. The program will invest $500 million to lower the cost of housing, help seniors make repairs and accessibility retrofits to stay in their homes, and boost housing availability. There will be four categories of funds that will be administered by the Nevada […]
This week, Governor Sisolak presented the first four Community Recovery Grants awarded to non-profits that provide direct and immediate community services to Nevadans. From the press release: “I am grateful for the support these non-profit organizations have provided to Nevadans throughout this pandemic. These grants are a small token of our appreciation for their services […]
Today, Governor Sisolak announced that effective immediately, the State’s mask mandate has been lifted. From the official press release: “Just like vaccines, masks are still a great tool we have to slow the spread of the virus. I expect going forward to still see Nevadans and visitors occasionally utilizing masks when they are out in public,” said Gov. Sisolak. “The State will no […]
Covid-19 Update This week, The Southern Nevada Health District confirmed the first reported case of COVID-19 caused by the BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron variant (Stealth Omicron). The Southern Nevada Public Health Laboratory tested the specimen and is continuing to provide genome sequencing of a sampling of positive COVID-19 cases to determine the presence of […]
COVID-19 Update Nevada observed a peak of new cases from January 3-13 and the highest single day was recorded on January 10. At this time, Clark County cases are declining, but transmission is still high. Washoe County is likely to be at or near its peak and it is anticipated that case trends in Washoe […]
This week, the Nevada State Infrastructure Bank held its second meeting to discuss proposals for investing in affordable housing and other priority infrastructure projects to leverage hundreds of millions of dollars of outside capital, while creating thousands of jobs. the State Infrastructure Bank kicked off a 30-day comment period to receive public input on a proposed Capital Allocation Plan to support $75 million […]