Nevada Assembly votes to abolish death penalty in historic move
Members of the Assembly voted on party lines Tuesday to advance a bill abolishing the death penalty, pushing the concept further than ever in the...
Nevada to open at 100 percent capacity by June 1
Gov. Steve Sisolak is lifting a statewide social distancing requirement on May 1 that he says will enable every county in Nevada to reopen to 100 percent...
Assembly committee advances bill to limit police collaboration with immigration enforcement officials
A legislative committee voted on party lines Wednesday to limit local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities after hearing stories of families affected by deportations,...
Lawmakers presented 91 bills ranging from education, immigration and transportation this week
Despite suspending some bill introduction rules, state lawmakers and legislative drafters still rushed on Monday to introduce dozens of legislative proposals affecting a wide variety...
UNR announces plans for in-person graduation ceremonies in May
UNR announced Monday that state and local health authorities had approved plans for in-person graduation ceremonies to be held outdoors in May, making the school...
Questions remain regarding state and federal eviction moratoriums
On March 29, 2021, the Biden administration extended the federal eviction moratorium until June 30. On March 30, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak extended the state...
Latina takes on Lake Tahoe this Summer to break world record for swimming
Update August 10, 2021: Due to weather conditions, Haydeé was unable to complete the swim, however, she hopes to do it by the end of...
A Reno family remembers their ‘Tía Mina,’ lost to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the lives of more than 20,000 people across the Mountain West. One of those people was Belarmina Martinez, a mother...
House approves bill to legalize DREAMers, TPS recipients
The House approved legislation this week that would provide a path to citizenship to about 2.5 million people brought to the U.S. illegally as children,...
No health insurance or sick leave: the pandemic hardships of some Nevada farmworkers
Nevada farmworkers often have seasonal jobs with no health insurance or sick leave, which has created an additional strain for this community during the pandemic. ...