Politics
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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.
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Here’s what rural leaders say their communities need
A new report outlines rural policy recommendations focused on four major tenets: protecting people’s freedom to live and work safely; investing in infrastructure; reining in corporate greed and protecting workers, small businesses, and family farmers; and creating opportunities for a better future.
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Over 200 new clean energy jobs coming to Las Vegas due to Biden law
More than 200 new solar jobs are coming to Las Vegas, due to a new joint project from Nextracker and Unimacts.
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Trump wants to cut corporate taxes again
Sixty-five percent of Americans believe corporate taxes should be raised and roughly six in 10 Americans said it bothered them a lot that corporations and some wealthy people “don’t pay their fair share,” according to a Pew survey. Donald Trump has other ideas.
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Culinary workers union local 226 could vote to strike this month
“Wages, benefits, workload reductions, technology protections, safety, bringing more workers back to work, and the right to strike are all strike issues, and workers will be voting on September 26 to authorize the Culinary and Bartenders Unions to call for a strike,” said Ted Pappageorge, Secretary-Treasurer for the Culinary Union.
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Grupos mexicanos ayudan a activistas estadounidenses a construir redes de píldoras abortiva
México despenalizó el aborto justo antes de que Estados Unidos hiciera lo contrario y pusiera fin a casi 50 años de derechos federales al aborto. Desde entonces, activistas han ayudado a personas del lado estadounidense a obtener píldoras abortivas, especialmente a las poblaciones inmigrantes vulnerables a las que se les ha impedido el acceso.
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Op-ed: Investing in the next generation of leadership
“We need to invest in the next generation of leadership,” writes Maria Nieto Orta, Interim President of the Young Democrats of Nevada. “This is why the Young Democrats of Nevada are steadfast in our mission to engage and educate young people within the democratic process.”
