Politics
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What’s going on with Nevada’s Republican primary and caucuses?
Nevada Republicans will have two opportunities to vote, after the state Republican Party moved to operate its own caucus two days after the state-mandated primary election.
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Sen. Rosen urges Senate Majority Leader Schumer to hold vote on tax cut package
Households benefiting from the changes to the child tax credit would see an average tax cut of $680 in the first year, according to estimates from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
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Superintendent Jesus Jara to resign as head of Clark County schools
The superintendent has faced criticism from district teachers and their union, as well as calls from state lawmakers to step down.
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Study: 65,000 rape-caused pregnancies in states with abortion bans
“Thousands of girls and women in states that banned abortion experienced rape-related pregnancy, but few (if any) obtained in-state abortions legally, suggesting that rape exceptions fail to provide reasonable access to abortion for survivors,” the study stated.
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Vegas-to-SoCal train project gets more funding from Biden administration
The Brightline West High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail will be fully electric, and is expected to reduce travel times, bolster tourism, create tens of thousands of jobs, ease highway traffic, and cut more than 400,000 tons of carbon pollution each year.
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Lawmakers talk gun violence solutions with UNLV students, community members
This week marks the point in the year where gun deaths in the US surpass the number of gun deaths that other developed countries see in an entire year.
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Carson City judge approves abortion rights amendment for 2024 ballot
Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom must now collect 103,000 signatures from registered voters by June 26, 2024. If they accomplish this, voters will get the chance to begin the process of enshrining abortion rights into the state constitution this November.
