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]
‘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]
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]
Lombardo effort to end some job license requirements attracts Latino support
Free market Latino advocacy groups are lining up behind Gov. Joe Lombardo’s efforts to remove licensing requirements for more professions in Nevada. The executive order, signed by Lombardo in January, aims to phase out licensure requirements for certain occupations by July 1 if licenses are not required for such professions in a majority of states. It… [Read More]
Updating the Nevada Policy Tracker: Immigration issues in the 2023 legislative session
For the first time since the 2017 session, a Legislature led by a Democratic majority is working alongside a Republican governor to set policy for Nevadans. The Nevada Independent is tracking key pieces of legislation and policy debates on this page. Read further below for a summary of the most interesting storylines in the Legislature this year, and… [Read More]
Bill would allow DACA recipients to qualify for in-state college tuition in Nevada
A bill would allow DACA recipients to qualify for in-state tuition at all public schools and colleges after living in Nevada for a year. Recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA program could qualify for in-state college tuition if lawmakers pass Assembly Bill 226. The proposed measure would apply to individuals with temporary protected status… [Read More]
Who You Gonna Call? Understanding 911 Dispatch Services for Spanish-Language Speakers
Calling 911 is a service that we may have to use -– fortunately or unfortunately – at least once in our lives. But imagine a scenario where you pick up the phone during an emergency and don’t understand the language on the other line. This would not just be nightmare for many non-English speakers in… [Read More]
911 Dispatcher Maricela Ceballos’ Spanish-language Skills Keeps Her Fulfilled at Work
First responders have a unique role in that they appear at the site of an emergency to render aid way before anyone else. But in most situations fire, police and even paramedic services aren’t the first to be in contact with potential victims — the 911 dispatchers are. But what happens if the dispatcher and… [Read More]
With child care and leave scarce, Nevada treasurer welcoming babies at the office
When Itzel Fausto’s first child was born, she didn’t have enough seniority in her state job to take an extended leave. So she cobbled together a few weeks of sick leave and annual time off, had five weeks of bonding time with her son — some of it without pay — and got right back… [Read More]
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