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News Tipoffs - Nevada Editors Newsletter for Friday August 25, 2023 ( 12 items )  

Air Force Installation & Mission Support Center Hosts Final Combat Support Training Range Evaluation
FORT BLISS, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Malcolm McClendon, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Public Affairs The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center closed out its combat support training ranges proof of concept exercises by hosting six days of unit-led training and a senior leader visit at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 13-18. The CSTR initiative expands multi-functional training opportunities for  more

BLS: Employment Up More Than 3.0 Percent in Nevada, Texas, and Florida, July 2022-July 2023
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Over the year ended July 2023, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 36 states and was essentially unchanged in 14 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increase occurred in Nevada, where an employment gain of 56,500 took the employment level above the 1.5 million mark and was an increase of 3.8 percent. Employment increased  more

Colorado Department of Education Pledges $11 Million to Support Educators Across the State With Classroom Project Materials
NORTHGLENN, Colorado, Aug. 25 -- The Colorado Department of Education issued the following news release: Colorado Education Commissioner Susana Cordova announced on Thursday that the Colorado Department of Education will allocate $11 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to help pre-K to 12th grade public school educators with classroom resources to address COVID-19 learning loss. The initiative is a collaboration between CDE and DonorsChoose, a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit, that will em  more

EEOC Announces Several Sexual Harassment Lawsuits Filed Against Las Vegas Hospitality Industry
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 25 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: * * * Multiple Lawsuits Allege Sexual Harassment, Sexual Orientation Harassment, and Retaliation Filed Against Nevada Restaurants * * * The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced four lawsuits against local restaurants in the Las Vegas and Southern Nevada area this week. Lawsuits filed against Nevada Restaurant Services Inc, Bouchon, and Marisc  more

EEOC Sues Bouchon, Thomas Keller Restaurant Group for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 25 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: * * * Upscale Las Vegas Restaurant Allowed Managers to Sexually Harass Employees, Federal Agency Charges * * * KVP, LP, doing business as Bouchon Restaurant, and KRM, Inc, doing business as Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, together operate a restaurant chain including restaurants such as French Laundry, Bouchon Bistro, and Bouchon Bakery, violated federal law by subjec  more

EEOC Sues Mariscos El Puerto, La Catrina for Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Harassment Against Gay, Lesbian Workers
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 25 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: * * * Las Vegas Restaurant and Bar Also Retaliated Against Employees, Federal Agency Charges * * * Mariscos El Puerto, Inc. and La Catrina, LLC, a restaurant and bar based in Las Vegas, violated federal law when its owners, managers, supervisors, co-workers, and customers subjected female workers to sexual harassment and subjected gay and lesbian workers to discrimina  more

EEOC Sues Nevada Restaurant Services for Sexual Harassment
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 25 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: * * * Laughlin River Lodge Hotel & Casino Created Sexually-Charged Workplace, Allowed Harassment to Fester, Federal Agency Charges * * * Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc., the owner and operator of a chain of gambling parlors and hotel casino and resort facilities, which includes the Laughlin River Lodge Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, Nevada, violated federal law when it   more

FCC Media Bureau Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations, Winnemucca, Nev.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following notice of proposed rulemaking (MB Docket No. 23-286; RM-11960) on Aug. 23, 2023: * * * In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.622(j), Table of TV Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (Winnemucca, Nevada) NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING By the Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau), has before it a petition for rulemaking filed on J  more

Justice Department Announces Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: The Justice Department announced today the results of a coordinated, nationwide enforcement action to combat COVID-19 fraud, which included 718 enforcement actions - including federal criminal charges against 371 defendants - for offenses related to over $836 million in alleged COVID-19 fraud. "The Justice Department has now seized over $1.4 billion in COVID-19 relief funds that criminals   more

Mass. A.G. Campbell Calls On U.S. Supreme Court To Protect Public Safety And Victims Of Domestic Abuse
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's decision striking down a federal statute that bars individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders from accessing guns. AG Campbell joined a coalition of 25 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the federal government in the Supreme Court case, United S  more

N.C. A.G. Stein Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Public Safety and Victims of Domestic Abuse
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 24 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal law that will keep guns out of the hands of people with domestic violence orders against them. "Simply put, this law saves lives," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "Keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous, violent people is one of the most basic things we can do to protect North Carolinians, and I urge  more

N.J. A.G. Platkin Defends States' Rights to Limit Deadly Weapons
TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: In two separate friend-of-the-court filings, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General stood up to the gun lobby which, once again, is seeking to end common-sense weapon restrictions. Yesterday, New Jersey co-led an amicus brief on behalf of 18 states supporting Delaware's assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (LCMs) restrictions in the U.S. Court of App  more