Politics
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Climate Impact & Nevada’s Path Forward: Join us for a free event at Springs Preserve this Friday
This Friday on October 11th at Springs Preserve, The Nevadan / El Nevadense is hosting Climate Impact & Nevada’s Path Forward, a FREE event! Join us for an afternoon of discussions on the impact of climate change in Nevada and how advocacy leaders and policymakers are tackling this issue. Discover what actions we can take…
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Harris wants to give working families a tax cut and raise taxes on corporations. Trump would do the opposite.
Kamala Harris has proposed increasing the corporate tax rate, expanding the child tax credit, and cutting taxes for more than 100 million working and middle class Americans. Donald Trump, meanwhile, said he wants to permanently extend tax breaks that primarily benefited the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
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CCSD troubles continue with $20 million budget shortfall, School Board issues
Between the pause in the search for a new superintendent, a School Board trustee resigning, and a potential budget deficit, CCSD can’t seem to catch a break.
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Trump once again attacks USPS and mail-in ballots as Election Day nears
Just like he did in 2020, when he began attacking mail-in voting months before Election Day, Donald Trump appears to be laying the groundwork to once again challenge any election results he doesn’t like.
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Top election official in Nevada county that is key to the presidential race takes stress leave
The top election official in a key northern Nevada swing county is taking a stress-related leave of absence with just over a month to go before Election Day, creating a sense of uncertainty about election operations in a county that has been under near-constant attack from conspiracy theorists since former President Donald Trump lost it…
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Nevada Republican running for Congress says he stands by old post mocking calls for gun reform after Oct. 1 shooting
Drew Johnson told a reporter he stood by old social media posts, including one published on Oct. 3, 2017 in which he wrote: “If only we banned murder, that would’ve stopped the #LasVagasShooting (sic), huh nanny staters?” In the days that followed the Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting seven years ago, Las Vegans quickly…
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Harris promises a ‘new way forward’ in Vegas rally, pledges support for families and workers
In her Las Vegas rally, Kamala Harris highlighted her plans to help Nevadans pay for childcare, buy homes, and start small businesses, while also reiterating her commitment to deliver on a path to citizenship for Dreamers.
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Harris seeks to lower drug costs for Nevadans, building on recent progress
Harris wants to expand the $35 monthly cap on insulin costs and a $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket drug costs so that they apply to all Americans, not just seniors on Medicare.
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CCSD School Board pushes superintendent search to spring
After months of drama surrounding CCSD’s School Board, trustees voted unanimously this week to pause the search until the new year, allowing for newly elected trustees to be part of the process.
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Harris wants to cap child care costs and expand the child tax credit. Trump’s solution? Tariffs.
Harris has proposed capping families’ child care costs to 7% of their income and offering families of newborns up to $6,000 in the first year of the child’s life. Trump, on the other hand, has focused on tariffs as a solution to the child care crisis, despite evidence showing they would only raise costs for…
