Nevada treasurer seeks to address generational poverty with baby bonds
Nevada’s treasurer wants to address wealth disparities by creating savings accounts for every child born on Medicaid — a program called baby bonds, where money...
What Does Question 2 on the Ballot Mean-Will Minimum Wage be Raised in Nevada?
If voters give the seal of approval to Question 2 on the November ballot, a $12-per-hour minimum wage will be enshrined in the state Constitution....
What is Question 1 on the 2022 Nevada ballot, or the Equal Rights Amendment?
The first ballot question before Nevada voters in November aims to close the loop on the fight for equal rights that began decades ago. What...
COVID in Context: How worried should Nevadans be about the BA.5 variant?
What’s behind the rise of the BA.5 variant and what comes next? As the latest and most transmissible COVID-19 variant, BA.5, spreads rapidly through the...
Supreme Court overturns right to abortion, igniting the 2022 campaign season
The Supreme Court issued an expected opinion Friday overturning a 50-year constitutional right to abortion and igniting an issue that could play a significant role...
Where can Nevada students find free meals this summer?
With schools out for the summer and rising inflation making trips to the grocery store more expensive, many parents are looking for resources to help...
For Nevada music therapist, rhythm and melody are tools of healing
Elizabeth Lenz has been working at the pediatric ICU of Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno since she started working for Note-Able Music Therapy Services...
Nevada Latinos take center stage in midterms as electorate grows, shifts
Esmeralda Villeda, born and raised in Las Vegas, has been politically engaged since high school, using her position as president of Rancho High School’s Hispanic...
Overdoses among Hispanics spiked in 2020; advocates point to lack of services, stigma
As the battle against COVID-19 took center stage over the last two years, another health crisis — drug-related overdoses — was worsening, particularly in the...
How Nevada’s new prescription drug savings program works
Nevadans will soon be able to save big on prescription drugs after the state joined a coalition that negotiates lower drug costs, according to the...
