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CDC declaration will help tenants avoid eviction when state’s eviction moratorium expires this week
October 13, 2020
Hector Mejia
8 News Now
The state’s eviction moratorium for tenants affected by COVID-19 expires on Thursday. At that point, a national moratorium by the CDC will take its place to stop evictions for the rest of the year.
Some evictions allowed before Nevada's moratorium ends
October 7, 2020
FOX5 Staff
Before their group session, three Route 91 survivors logged in to the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center via Zoom.
Nevada courts are granting certain evictions before the end of the state's moratorium, causing surprise and alarm for families forced out of their homes.
Resiliency Center now virtually helps Route 91 shooting survivors
September 30, 2020
Briana Erickson
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Before their group session, three Route 91 survivors logged in to the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center via Zoom.
It’s what weekly group therapy sessions look like now, during a pandemic. On a Wednesday, Pam Lane and Jill Winter signed in from opposite ends of California. Cyndi Spurloc was in Michigan.
Las Vegas shooting anniversary to be marked by virtual events
September 9, 2020
Shea Johnson
Las Vegas Review-Journal
The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically changed how Nevadans go about their lives and now it’s poised to create another change: How people remember the somber anniversary of 1 October.
Pro Bono Celebration Ask-A-Lawyer Event
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New Hours for the Civil Law Self-Help Center
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What to Know about the CDC Eviction Moratorium
Residential tenants who meet certain criteria are protected from eviction through December 31, but those covered must submit a signed declaration to their landlord. Click here Click here for more details.
Eviction tsunami hits in three, two, one…
August 27, 2020
Nevada Current
Michael Lyle
Moratorium ends Sept. 1; providers, legal groups fear the worst. Despite statewide rental assistance money most likely gone in Clark County and dwindling in other parts of the state and the fact the Legislature-approved eviction mediation program through the courts is not running yet, the eviction moratorium is on track to end at midnight Aug. 31.
Indy Q&A: Barbara Buckley on progress of new ‘strike force’ trying to tackle backlogged unemployment claims
August 19, 2020
Nevada Independent
Michelle Rindels
Two weeks after Gov. Steve Sisolak announced a “strike force” to help resolve a backlog of unemployment claims, the head of the effort — former Nevada Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley — says several key initiatives are getting off the ground this week.
New unemployment strike force leader pledges to break backlog, get Nevadans paid
August 11, 2020
KTNV Las Vegas
Darcy Spears
"We need to pay people or tell them why they’re not eligible and give them the right to appeal to an independent third party," said Barbara Buckley, Nevada's new Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation strike force leader.
Fearing wave of evictions, lawmakers propose mediation process
August 1, 2020
Nevada Current
Michael Lyle
State Supreme Court justice describes measure as ‘a short bill for a big problem’. Erika Minaberry just got her three children back last year after briefly losing custody because of her lack of stable housing.
‘You just have to trust us a little,’ say payday lenders
July 9, 2020
Nevada Current
Michael Lyle
The Legislature in 2019 passed a law mandating the creation of a statewide database to track short-term lending practices as a way to ensure loan companies don’t lend to borrowers who lack the means to repay.
CCSD police feeding school to prison pipeline, critics warn
July 8, 2020
Nevada Current
Jeniffer Solis
Groundwork for what would eventually become the Clark County School District Police Department started in 1967 with a few security officers monitoring school property overnight.
Sisolak takes steps to address unemployment insurance backlog
August 6, 2020
Las Vegas Sun
Bryan Horwath
Gov. Steve Sisolak has named former state lawmaker Barbara Buckley to lead an effort to reduce an unemployment insurance benefits backlog.
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