Nearly 500,000 new consumers signed up for insurance and picked a health plan through Covered California through Feb. 22, executive director Peter Lee announced at the exchange board meeting Thursday.

Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed a Latino health activist and long-time labor leader who's worked at top levels of state government to the board at Covered California, the state health benefit exchange.

The legal campaign to destroy President Obama's health care law may be nearing its conclusion, but as the Supreme Court deliberates over the law's fate, the search for a replacement by Republican lawmakers is finally gaining momentum.

Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper announced today that Nicole Lamboley has been named Chief Deputy Commissioner of Insurance at the Nevada Division of Insurance. Ms. Lamboley joined the Division on January 27, and is based in the Division’s Carson City office.

Overtime pay is the subject of another legislative debate pitting employees against businesses.

Last year's botched website build for the Nevada Health Link insurance exchange could continue to haunt some consumers through tax season.