Politics
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Republicans are about to cause a government shutdown. Here’s how It would affect you.
House Speaker Kevin MccCarthy has repeatedly tried to pass budget proposals that meet the demands of far-right Republicans, but he has been unable to wrangle the necessary 218 votes to pass any of the 12 annual funding bills necessary to prevent a shutdown.
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Southwest Gas seeks record general rate hike request
The company is seeking to raise rates by $61 million or 6.6% in Southern Nevada, where the average residential bill is slated to increase $8.14 a month, and $4.50 a month for apartments and condos.
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Nevada Congressman Mark Amodei the spotlight of a new ad as government shutdown looms
“House Republicans are again showing they are willing to throw the country into chaos…”
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Biden launches ‘American Climate Corps’ program to create 20,000 jobs
Those who enroll in the American Climate Corps will learn how to install solar panels, restore coastal wetlands, fight wildfires, and more. The program aims to create a pipeline for these young people to get hired into the clean energy sector.
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Vegas resident calls on EPA to finalize strong methane rule by the end of summer
In a letter to the editor, Las Vegas resident Itzel Rios-Vega demands that the EPA adopts strong, comprehensive methane safeguards to protect individuals’ health and the planet.
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Op-ed: Flooding in Las Vegas and the urgent need for climate action
In an op-ed, Assemblywoman Selena Torres criticizes Governor Joe Lombardo’s decision to remove Nevada from the US Climate Alliance. “Instead of retreating, we should be doubling down on our commitment to combat climate change. We should be pushing for more clean energy investments, not less,” she writes.
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Here’s why car insurance is so expensive in Nevada
Experts cite an increase of aggressive driving since the pandemic, inflation, labor and part shortages, and climate change as the primary reasons.
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Groups launch bid to protect abortion under Nevada constitution
The Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom coalition seeks to cement in the state constitution “the right to abortion, birth control, prenatal, birth, and postpartum care, tubal ligation, vasectomy, and infertility care.”
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Ratepayers to NV Energy: ‘Give us a break’
NV Energy is asking regulators to increase power bills in Southern Nevada by an average of about 3%.
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Democrats demand more childcare funding to prevent closures
A June report from The Century Foundation found that without additional money, about 70,000 child care programs would probably have to shut down after this month.
