JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 29 -- Missouri Secretary of State Jay R. Ashcroft issued the following news release: Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft's securities division had a busy 2021--filing 16 actions in the form of petitions and consent orders, and collecting nearly $400,000 in restitution, civil penalties and investor education payments. Ashcroft selected five orders that highlight the hardworking efforts by the division to protect Missouri investors: * Final order against Retire Happy,  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 30 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following statement: * * * Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak issued the following statement ahead of the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents Special meeting related to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for NSHE employees. "We know without a doubt that COVID-19 vaccines help prevent severe cases, hospitalization, and death from this virus. I want to thank all the NSHE employees and students who have already roll  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 31 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced that he made his quarterly State salary donation of $27,474.45 to Nevada's K-12 public schools, totaling almost $300,000 in contributions since taking office in January 2019. The Governor has donated to more than 100 Title I elementary, middle, and high schools across the state. Governor Sisolak continues to make good on his pre-election promise to donate   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 30 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak issued an executive order to address the growth in cost of healthcare in Nevada. The executive order sets a benchmark for how much the cost of healthcare services should grow in a year. It also charges healthcare payors, namely insurance companies, and healthcare providers to work together to meet these goals. The State is taking a phased in-approach to allow for mor  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 30 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * NV Dems Chair Judith Whitmer made the following statement on Tuesday evening upon learning the news of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's death. "The Nevada State Democratic Party and all Nevadans are saddened by the news of Senator Reid's passing. In his many years of service to the State of Nevada and our nation - as a state legislator, Lieutenant Governor, member of Congress, and Senator  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 28 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * UNLV researchers made international headlines this year with their discoveries. Here's a roundup of some of our top stories of 2021. * * * When the ongoing pandemic threatened to stall scientific exploration, UNLV student and faculty scientists across the hard sciences and humanities -- in true Rebel fashion -- only worked harder. We made global headlines for carving a p  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 30 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: UNLV economic analysts had some good news for us as 2021 came to a close. Southern Nevada's economic recovery -- though still linked hand in hand with the COVID-19 pandemic and its variants -- has a cautiously optimistic outlook as we head into the new year. Tourism is king in Las Vegas, so it makes sense that its economic future relies heavily on the health of those visiting fr  more