Government

Nevada Assembly bill to fund high-need teacher positions moves forward

The educators must teach English language arts, math, science or special education, and their jobs must be part of a “critical labor shortage.” In the ...

Nevada secretary of state’s listening tour aims to widen tribal election engagement

The listening tour began Tuesday at the historic Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum near Carson City, marking the first step in Aguilar’s effort ...

Film tax credits legislation passes Senate committee

Senate Bill 220 — the Nevada Film Infrastructure, Workforce Development, Education and Economic Diversification Act — would provide up to $98 million annually in film ...

Proposed legislation to limit book bans in Nevada libraries advances in state Assembly

A bill that would make book bans harder to achieve in Nevada’s school and public libraries passed its first hurdle toward becoming law. Assembly Bill ...

At Bundy’s Nevada ranch, a reunion of faith, guns and shared purpose

Nearly 11 years later, on April 5, roughly three dozen Bundy supporters gathered at his 160-acre ranch for a reunion set in a grassy clearing ...

Filing taxes now brings fear, risk for Nevada immigrants

Immigration attorneys consistently emphasize the importance of annual tax compliance to clients. Beyond legal obligation, proper tax records document residency history and ...

Nevada lawmakers consider bill to protect workers from poor air quality

Senate Bill 260 would require employers to implement safety measures for outdoor workers when air quality deteriorates due to wildfire smoke, which contains dangerous fine ...

UNLV professor faces loss of grant money for LGBTQ+ caregiving work over Trump crackdown

In February, UNLV assistant professor Jason Flatt received notice that the U.S. Department of Defense would no longer fund his $1.4 million study on veterans ...

Nevada legislative committees advance education-related bills

Nevada lawmakers made progress this week on legislation addressing education issues across the state. A series of bills advancing to floor votes would provide ...

La legislación de Nevada busca dar más control a las familias en la selección de una escuela pública

La Asamblea Legislativa de Nevada está estudiando una propuesta para flexibilizar los límites de asistencia dentro de los distritos escolares.

AG Ford joins lawsuit against RFK, HHS over ending Nevada health grants

Attorney General Aaron Ford has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for canceling ...

Possible cuts to Medicaid funding threaten Nevada families, health providers

Kristy Burley-Evans experiences Medicaid from both sides: By day, she administers home care services to patients who depend on the program; and by night, she ...

Sigal Chattah named interim US attorney for Nevada

Nevada’s Republican National Committeewoman Sigal Chattah will be the interim United States attorney for the District of Nevada ...

President Trump's push for election overhaul faces Nevada backlash

President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order on elections that calls for states to be penalized for noncompliance has raised concerns with Nevada’s top elections official. ...

Nevada proposal seeks to strike balance for food vendors, public health

Nevada legislators are pushing forward with an initiative to refine the regulatory landscape for the state’s food vendors, aiming to strike a balance between public ...

Nevada’s cannabis industry is positioned to grow should federal policy shift

In the United States’ burgeoning marijuana industry, state lines are more like walls as the drug’s Schedule I narcotic status alongside heroin and LSD makes ...

Nevada lawmakers take another shot at helping voters overcome language barrier

Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar established language accessibility as a priority early in his tenure. His office provided dial-direct interpreter services for ...

Nevada lawmakers advocating for children of parents facing deportation

The Nevada Legislature is examining a system that would give undocumented parents more control over who cares for their children if they are deported during ...

In North Las Vegas, Bernie Sanders casts nation’s struggle as wealthy vs. working class

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., asked the crowd at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas what it means to live paycheck to paycheck ...

Nevada bill aims to protect candidates from incitement to violence

Assemblymember Hanadi Nadeem, D-Las Vegas, encountered a surprise during her campaign for the Nevada Legislature last year when she came across a roadside sign using ...