Adding to the market uncertainty is inflation. December’s seven percent inflation increase was the most significant hike in 40 years.<\/strong><\/p>\nAs of December, Nevada’s 6.4 percent unemployment rate ranked second to last among the 50 states. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics groups casino workers into the Leisure & Hospitality data series. The category reported approximately 286,000 employed workers in the component at the end of 2021 — up from 271,500 reported in July.<\/p>\n
Polling, Betting Mixed Favorites<\/b><\/h2>\n
Sisolak is seeking a second four-year term. Nevada’s gubernatorial election is set for November 8.<\/p>\n
The Republican field currently numbers nine who have formally announced their candidacies. Notables include Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, former US Nevada Senator Dean Heller, and Las Vegas City Councilor Michele Fiore.<\/p>\n
Recent polling conducted by The<\/i> Nevada Independent <\/i>gives Sisolak a four-point advantage over Lombardo in a head-to-head. The incumbent has an eight-point lead against Heller in the same hypothetical one-on-one scenario.<\/p>\n\n
PredictIt bettors like Lombardo’s odds of securing the Republican ticket to take on Sisolak. Lombardo has been on the offensive recently, the Las Vegas Metro Police captain routinely attacking Sisolak for his handling of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
As for the gubernatorial, the eventual Republican candidate is favored on PredictIt. GOP shares of winning in November are trading at 53 cents to Democratic shares at 44 cents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Democratic Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak will address the state this week and lay out his vision for economic recovery post-pandemic. Sisolak’s Communications Director Meghin Delaney says the governor will detail how Nevada will spend the final $2.7 billion in federal COVID-19 aid it received last year under the American Rescue Plan. Sisolak is also expected […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":202243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak to Detail Recovery Roadmap<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n