Will Nevada students face consequences for protesting ICE?
An advocacy organization says schools can’t discipline students simply for participating in a walkout. Standard absence rules apply, admin say. Many Nevada students have walked...
Nevada could lose big chunk of pandemic funds before deadline
Agencies have one year to use all the money. Twenty projects have “spending concerns,” but the state has not publicly expressed worries about the deadline....
DOJ seeks investigation into UNR program that supports undocumented students
Federal officials say providing public resources to undocumented people violates restrictions implemented in major 1996 welfare reform legislation. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is calling...
Nevada, DOJ sign immigration enforcement memo that will take state off ‘sanctuary’ list
The agreement stipulates that Nevada will continue to use the state’s national guard and FEMA funds for immigration enforcement. Nevada will no longer be on...
Trump admin asks Nevada for voters’ driver’s license, partial Social Security numbers
Officials said they need more time to assess the legality, and that the request was “unprecedented in its scope, its purported basis, and its purported...
Lombardo to authorize Nevada National Guard to support ICE operations
The governor’s approval to activate troops to help administer immigration enforcement’s activities marks a drastic escalation of their prior use. Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is...
Job Corps Saved, Local Program to Continue
After months of unwavering tension over the fate of the National Job Corps Association, its leader announced in a letter late July that the program...
TRUMP vs TRIO: What Students May Lose Due to Budgets Cuts this Upcoming School Year
Higher education will soon undergo changes that will inevitably affect low-income and first-generation students around the nation. The Department of Education (DOE) faces immense funding...
Job Corps has been saved — for now
The federal courts granted on June 25 a preliminary injunction against the closure of the Job Corps program. This means that the closure of Job...
What’s Open and Closed this Juneteenth in Reno, Sparks and Washoe County
Juneteenth is a federal holiday that was designated back 2021. It recognizes the official end of the United States Civil War when troops arrived in...
