Gov. Joe Lombardo is proposing to use more than $3 million in federal COVID-19 aid dollars to help backfill funding for the state’s Opportunity Scholarship program, setting up another battle with Democratic lawmakers over the program’s future after they rejected a proposal for increased funding for the private school scholarship program in the 2023 legislative… [Read More]
What do we know about Disney’s alleged ‘rejection’ of the ‘Sound of Freedom’ movie?
If you only have a few seconds, read these lines: On Factchequeado’s WhatsApp we received a screenshot that claims that the movie “Sounds of Freedom” was “rejected” by Disney and that, because of this, it was “paralyzed” for 5 years. This statement is attributed to the film’s producer Eduardo Verástegui. Verástegui, in a YouTube video,… [Read More]
Kantu Inka: Teaching Peruvian culture through music
For more than 20 years, a Peruvian-American couple has been teaching Peruvian culture in northern Nevada through a collection of Andean string, wind and percussion instruments. On July 13, the Andean folk duo Kantu Inka performed at the McKinley Arts and Culture Center in Reno as part of this year’s Artown programming. People of all… [Read More]
Many Nevadans on Medicaid could lose insurance as pandemic-era coverage policy ends
Roughly 200,000 Nevadans’ health care coverage is likely to be affected by the March 31 end of a pandemic-era federal policy requiring states to keep Medicaid recipients continuously enrolled in the health care program for low-income people. It’s a change that will take place over the next year and one that officials warn if done recklessly could… [Read More]
Addressing mental health challenges for Latino communities
Editor’s note: This is the second installment of the KUNR series Mental Health in the Silver State. In the coming months, we’ll continue to explore how mental health impacts the lives of Nevadans. Jaime Gonzalez-Aguirre started working when he was very young, either helping his immigrant father with a taco truck or mowing lawns. When… [Read More]
‘An honest living’: Vegas street vendors say new law could bring their work out of the shadows
Under his rainbow umbrella, which protects him from the harsh summer sun, Luis Sanchez happily serves one of his usual customers a raspado — shaved iced — into a plastic cup with homemade strawberry syrup on top. For the past five years, Sanchez has sold snacks from a cart in a North Las Vegas neighborhood as his… [Read More]
Food bank faces record demand after expanded SNAP benefits expire
Staff with the Food Bank of Northern Nevada predicted food insecurity would spike after extra SNAP benefits ended in March. Now, they’re looking to lawmakers for relief. On a recent afternoon after pre-school let out, Lanikah Edwards was making lunch for her 5-year-old daughter, Laryiah. Their kitchen cupboards are stocked with shelf-stable food, like canned… [Read More]
How the Reno Phil’s Kids Program Aims to Have a Lasting Impact on its Youngest Performers
On a cloudy Spring afternoon in the auditorium of the Bernice Mathews Elementary School, students from grades three to five showed off their newfound knowledge of the violin. These students are a part of the Reno Philharmonic Kids Association (RPAK), a childrens’ program whose mission is to provide free resources to students who would otherwise… [Read More]
High school classes could start later under proposed regulation
Start times at public high schools are the target of guidelines in a new regulation the State Board of Education is preparing to draft. State Board of Education members met Wednesday to discuss creating the regulation that would bring some high school start times closer to recommendations from experts who found that early start times… [Read More]
Mexican Citizens Living in the U.S can now Process their IDs at any Consular Office
Mexican citizens living in the United States are now able to apply for a matricula consular at any consulate office. The change took effect May 4. The matrícula consular is an identity card that Mexican consulates issue to Mexican citizens who reside outside Mexico. The Consul of Mexico in Las Vegas, Julian Escutia Rodriguez, made the announcement… [Read More]
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