Sisolak: Nevada to spend big on housing, broadband via federal funds
Gov. Steve Sisolak on February 23, 2022, laid out plans for how Nevada will spend nearly $2 billion in federal pandemic relief money to confront some of...
From voting to car seat rule changes, new Nevada laws take effect Jan. 1
With the new year comes, yet again, another new set of laws on the books. More than 55 bills enacted by the Legislature in 2021 take...
Effort to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day advances in one rural county, stalls in another
For the first time, Mineral County today is celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a significant move for a county in rural Nevada, where Native communities still...
Limits on police use of force, expanded sick leave and CBD for pets among new laws kicking in
Of the hundreds of bills passed by the Legislature during the 2021 session, roughly 150 began to take effect Friday, including a law prohibiting the...
First round of pandemic-related food assistance dollars from 2020-2021 school year will reach families’ pockets this month
Low-income families with children will get a boost in their grocery budgets later this month, when the state distributes its first round of pandemic-related food...
Latinos, other minorities fuel Nevada’s population growth ahead of redistricting
Latino populations in Clark and Washoe counties surged by 23 percent and 30 percent over the last decade, and white residents declined by 14.5 percent...
‘All eyes are on Congress’ after latest blow to DACA program bars first-time applicants
Maria Nieto Orta was driving home to Las Vegas last week from a family vacation in Utah when she found out about a federal judge’s...
Sisolak announces COVID-19 vaccine incentive program with $1 million grand prize
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced on Thursday a new state-run incentive program that will award some $5 million in prizes — including a $1 million grand prize — to Nevada...
DACA celebrates its 9th anniversary
Local leaders and immigrant advocates marked the ninth anniversary of the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) by once again calling for congressional action...
Lawmakers advance mining tax deal in Nevada
State lawmakers voted Monday to advance a major mining tax package that will allocate a combined $500 million to public education through new and extended...