NV Progressive Group Releases 2021 Legislative Scorecard

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Progressive groups in Nevada are holding an online summit tonight to marshal their forces for the next round of poli ...

Report: NV Among Hardest Hit In Pandemic

CARSON CITY, Nev. - A new report finds Nevada's children suffered more during the pandemic than those in many other states - and that sm ...

Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval

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Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval

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Study Urges Feds To Prioritize NV Wildlife Migration Corridors

CARSON CITY, Nev. - The mule deer population in Nevada has dropped 15% over the last decade - and now a new study is urging the feds to ...

Looking To The Future As NV Legislative Session Ends

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Groups that advocate for working families are calling for a professional, full-time Nevada Legislature to replace t ...

Looking To The Future As NV Legislative Session Ends

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Groups that advocate for working families are calling for a professional, full-time Nevada Legislature to replace t ...

Mixed Bag For Progressive Priorities In NV Legislative Session

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Progressive groups are describing the just-ended legislative session as a rollercoaster year, with both victories an ...

PODS® Vegas Provides House Cleaning Tips for the Season Ahead

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Report: NV Seniors Face High Rates Of Hunger, Suicide

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- A new study shows seniors in Nevada had some of the worst rates of hunger and suicide in the country, even before t ...

Health-Care Advocates Press For Public Option As Deadline Nears

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- With just two weeks left in the legislative session, health-care advocates are pressing for action on a bill to cre ...

Hearing Today In NV Senate On Bill To Ban Ghost Guns

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- A bill to ban so-called "ghost guns" gets a hearing today in the state Senate Judiciary Committee.

Clean-Energy Experts Predict Federal Dollars Will Spur NV Job Boom

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Experts forecast up to 400,000 new jobs in Nevada as a result of the Biden administration's climate-change goals an ...

The World War II Bomber At The Bottom Of Lake Mead

In the early 2000s, a World War II-era bomber was found in Lake Mead. As lake levels fall, will the draw to see the aircraft finish it off?

Hearing Today For Nevada Aid-In-Dying Bill

CARSON CITY, Nev. - A bill to allow terminally ill people to get a prescription to end their lives will be heard in the state Assembly H ...

Federal Infrastructure Plan Likely To Include Paid Leave

CARSON CITY, Nev. - President Joe Biden is set to release his new infrastructure proposal today in Pittsburgh - and within a few weeks, ...

Nevada’s Mule Deer ‘Problem’: It’s Not What They Say

Are coyotes and mountain lions the reason Nevada’s mule deer population rests well below historic high levels?

Things That Make Me Scratch My Head

I’ve learned to shrug it off.

The Liberated Future Nevada Needs Now

Nevada jails people at a higher degree than most other states and at a rate higher than the U.S. as a whole.

The Pandemic Has Shown The Flaws Of American Individualism

Humanity relies on collaboration; even the lone scientist or inventor who made a great discovery was standing on the shoulders of others.

Nevada Negotiates $45 Million Opioid Settlement

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- The consulting firm McKinsey and Company has

Coyote Killing Contests, Ban On Bear Hounding

The Wildlife Commission will consider a ban on bear hounding and outlaw wildlife killing contests.

Expert: Suicide Is Preventable

Stigma is lethal.

NV Teachers Back Standards For Distance Learning

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Even as more Nevada kids are heading back to their on-campus classrooms, public-education advocates are calling on ...

Groups Try To Find Last-Minute Arms For Extra Vaccine Doses

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Several new websites have popped up to connect pharmacies or clinics with leftover doses of COVID-19 vaccine to peop ...

Black Bears Under Siege in Nevada

Department of Wildlife kills more bears than hunters do, says critic.

Biggest NV Conservation Bill Ever Would Better Protect 2 Million Acres

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- More than 2 million acres in southern Nevada would get wilderness protections under a new bill introduced in Congre ...

Feds To Allow Some Separated Immigrant Families To Reunite In U.S.

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Human-rights advocates are applauding a new

Tesla Pledged To Donate $37.5m To K-12 In Nevada. But There Are Caveats.

The Nevada Department of Education has no direct role in deciding which organizations receive the donation.

‘Gut-Wrenching’ Cuts To A Problem Gambling Program That Was Never Flush

Pandemic stymies effort to boost funding.

Public Lands Protections Could Move Ahead In Congress This Year

Democrats in Congress have a rare opportunity to advance an ambitious public lands agenda—if they can keep their tenuous majorities in line.

Data Firm’s Conclusion On Class-Size Reduction: Nevada Should Actually Try It

Findings presented to state board make case for more investment in K-12.

Lawmakers, Prisons Silent On Alleged Assaults Of Inmates

Prisoners allegedly shackled to wheelchairs and beaten.

Nationally Dems Fight For $15 Wage. Meanwhile, Nevada Looks Stuck On $12.

Passage of the federal wage legislation is uncertain at best.

Groups Want Biden To End ICE’s For-Profit Detention Contracts

President Biden is phasing out federal contracts for private prisons but neglect to include the Department of Homeland Security.

Growth Not Paying For Growth In Southern Nevada

Builders’ taxes and fees stagnant for decades as home sales soar.

Small Businesses During Big Crisis: How Owners Think The State Can Help

Nevada’s mom and pop shops have a few ideas on how the state could better help them through the pandemic.

NV Conservationists Welcome Biden’s Pause On Oil & Gas Leases

President Joe Biden signed a host of executive orders on climate and set goals of conserving nearly a third of the nation’s land and water.

Sisolak Rejects 80 Percent Seizure From Inmate Accounts In Favor Of Half

Advocates decry prisons’ COVID response.

Housing Coalition Eyes Bills Tackling Renter Discrimination, Affordability

Nevada has consistently ranked poorly in the number of affordable housing units.

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