Politics
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Activistas dicen que Nevada priorizó gestos políticos antes que protecciones reales para inmigrantes
Organizaciones como la Nevada Immigrant Coalition (NIC) se enfrentaron a obstáculos procedimentales al intentar promover sus prioridades. Entre sus propuestas estaban: una prohibición a agentes policiales que actúan encapuchados, restricciones a que agencias estatales compartan datos con autoridades federales exclusivamente para investigaciones migratorias, y ampliar la designación de “lugares sensibles” donde ICE necesitaría una orden…
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Wins and losses emerge after Nevada’s special session
Despite an affordability crisis against the backdrop of a severe housing shortage, lawmakers prioritize public safety, harsher penalties for petty crime.
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Are you a new voter in 2026? Here’s what you need to know about Question 6
Question 6 was approved in 2024. It needs to be approved again in 2026 to constitutionally protect abortion.
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Advocates say Nevada lawmakers pushed “performative” immigration policy
As immigrant advocates pushed for increased ICE enforcement regulations, policies were crafted behind closed doors, locking out the most impacted voices.
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Nevadans brace for 26% ACA premium surge
As Nevadans covered under the Affordable Care Act could see a 26% jump in health care costs, one woman sees the writing on the wall.
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Lawmakers debate proposed film studio bill: ‘For every dollar, we’d lose 77 cents’
The proposed Summerlin movie studio bill now under consideration by lawmakers in a special legislative session could force the state to cut expenses or increase revenue to accommodate the bill’s massive expansion of transferable tax credits.
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What could a major film studio investment mean for East Las Vegas?
A controversial film tax credit bill is being decided at Nevada’s special session. While it has detractors, local Latino leaders believe it will create jobs.
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Gov. Lombardo calls Nevada special session for film tax credits, crime, much more
Gov. Joe Lombardo issued a proclamation Wednesday evening calling the Nevada Legislature into a special session starting Thursday morning to tackle film tax subsidies, a crime bill and a number of other issues.
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Epstein email says Trump ‘knew about the girls,’ but White House says release is a Democratic smear
The sex-offending financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls,” according to communications released Wednesday, but the White House quickly accused Democrats of selectively leaking the emails to smear the president.
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Nevada’s Jacky Rosen joins Catherine Cortez Masto in Senate vote to end federal shutdown
Nevada’s two Democratic senators helped break a logjam Sunday as part of a bare-minimum 60-40 vote to end the federal shutdown.
