During a nine hour marathon of a school board meeting, the Washoe County School District approved plans for the reopening of schools in the fall. Those proposals now head to the Nevada Department of Education for final approval. KUNR’s Stephanie Serrano breaks down the details. The school board voted to start the 2020-2021 school year… [Read More]
Sisolak: Poor compliance with mask mandate may cause crackdown
Gov. Steve Sisolak said Friday that more than half of Nevada businesses surveyed Thursday by the state were not complying with a mandatory mask directive, and he threatened stronger action next week if the numbers do not change. “As I have expressed before, I have growing concerns with our current COVID-19 data trends,” Sisolak said in a… [Read More]
What we know after months of distance learning in Washoe
Governor Steve Sisolak announced a directive this week that allows school districts, along with charter and private schools, to reopen for summer school immediately, with specific restrictions. Under the guidance, districts will decide for themselves how to reopen their facilities. With the pandemic still underway, it remains unclear how big a role distance learning will… [Read More]
New jobs arrive in northern Nevada amid pandemic
Three new companies are coming to Northern Nevada and will eventually hire for more than 300 jobs. PlusPlus, YOGO, and Affinity Development Group (ADG) are arriving in Northern Nevada. PlusPlus is a peer learning platform for larger companies, YOGO creates eco-friendly yoga mats, and ADG offers customer relationship management programs. Among the three, YOGO will… [Read More]
Reno Police Department updates use of force policy
The Reno Police Department (RPD) has announced some changes to its use of force policy in response to community input. The changes are in light of protests against police brutality, both locally and nationally, following the death of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis who was killed while in police custody after a white… [Read More]
DACA survives: Nevada immigrants celebrate largely unexpected victory at Supreme Court
Nevada elected officials and immigrant advocates celebrated on Thursday when the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the DACA program that offers relief to people brought to the country illegally as children, with justices describing the Trump administration’s decision to rescind it as “arbitrary and capricious.” The 5-4 ruling — somewhat unexpected for immigrants rights… [Read More]
DACA cannot be immediately terminated: U.S. Supreme Court
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on Thursday that the Trump Administration cannot immediately end the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program. The verdict, delivered by Chief Justice John Roberts, ensures that the nearly 700,000 DACA recipients around the country cannot be deported. According to the chief… [Read More]
Awaiting the DACA Decision
As early as Thursday, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy. Also known as DACA, the immigration policy grants undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children an opportunity to obtain a renewable two-year work permit and protection from deportation. The program started during… [Read More]
Assemblyman Edgar Flores on efforts to secure aid for Nevada’s Latino community as it experiences disproportionately high rates of COVID-19 infection
Latino essential workers continued to work as COVID-19 spread through their communities, a factor contributing to the current disproportionate rates of infection of COVID-19 and deaths caused by the virus among the population across the state. In response, Latino leaders at the state and local level have mobilized to ensure the community receives the aid… [Read More]
As Nevada Casinos Reopen, Workers Concerned About Safety
Gamblers can once again try their luck in Nevada, as casinos across the state continue reopening under 50% maximum occupancy, but its workers are still concerned about safety due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “People want to go back to work, but they want to go back to work safe,” Geoconda Argüello-Kline said. She’s the secretary-treasurer… [Read More]