Nevada extends eviction moratorium amid grim tourism outlook
"I'm behind in my rent, my electricity, everything," said Elizabeth Renteria, who used to be a guest room attendant on the Strip.
Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS News based in the Washington, D.C. bureau. He covers the Biden administration's public health agencies, including the federal response to infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19. Previously, he was a campaign reporter for CBS News based out of Las Vegas, where he was raised. He covered presidential, Senate and House candidates for the 2020 election cycle in Arizona, California, Nevada and New Mexico. He has also worked in Washington for "Face the Nation" and in New York for the "CBS Evening News." Tin graduated from Columbia University in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in political science.
"I'm behind in my rent, my electricity, everything," said Elizabeth Renteria, who used to be a guest room attendant on the Strip.
The former GOP senator is making a conservative's case for Joe Biden.
In Artesia, one in 5 workers were directly employed by oil and gas companies. Businesses that provide services for the industry have also seen revenues dry up.
Though Arizona awarded its 11 electoral votes to Donald Trump in 2016, Biden has tied or topped the president in nearly every recent poll here.
Police described the suspect as a man who had recently been banned from volunteering with the group.
"The fire is devastating but we refuse to let this be a distraction," the Arizona Democratic Party said in a statement.
The outbreak drove unemployment to a record high in the state.
Arizona's current trend in average new COVID infections is the worst in the country according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.
Through press releases and social media posts, conservative groups have launched a flurry of attacks targeting candidates in competitive races.
Of the candidates seeking to upset a Republican incumbent this cycle, Senate candidate Mark Kelly has outraised every other Senate hopeful in the country.
Nevada will be the third state to hold a primary contest on Saturday, February 22.
Nevada, which holds its caucuses Saturday, is trying to avoid the technology problems that plagued the Iowa caucuses two weeks ago.
Just over a week away from the Nevada caucuses, the influential Culinary Union announced its decision.
The state party is striving to avoid the mayhem that characterized the Iowa caucus results.
The state party insisted at volunteer summits in Northern and Southern Nevada that the new tool was not an "app," like the abandoned software created by Shadow, the developer at the heart of the delayed Iowa caucus results.