Politics
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One year in, here’s how the Inflation Reduction Act has helped Nevada
The law ensured that 21,000 Nevadans were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for nearly 11,000 seniors, and incentivized several manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs.
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What to know about before and after school programs in Clark County
Safekey is a before and after school program offered for students attending school in the Clark County School District.
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Here’s what to know about Trump’s indictment in Georgia
The former president—who swore an oath to protect and defend the US Constitution—has been indicted over his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.
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Nevada’s nursing moms have new rights at work–here’s what to know
The PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act extends the right to pump breast milk to more workers and emphasizes the need for private spaces other than a bathroom to do so.
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Nevada lawmakers approve $360 million in federal funds for broadband
The funds will be split between the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program and the Eastern Nevada Middle Mile Fiber Network, which are both part of the High Speed Nevada Initiative, an effort to establish statewide universal access to modern broadband infrastructure.
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Democrats reject Gov. Lombardo’s funding request for private school vouchers
Lawmakers rejected the governor’s emergency request, and blamed the program’s alleged funding shortfall on one of the nonprofits tasked with administering the private school scholarship program.
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Nevada families face child care crisis as federal funds set to expire
A recent analysis found that unless Congress provides additional funding, an estimated 10,870 children in Nevada are expected to lose their child care beginning Sept. 30, due to the projected closure of 203 child care programs.
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Sen. Rosen touts Inflation Reduction Act benefits in Nevada
As the one year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act approaches, Rosen visited Unimacts, a clean energy manufacturing company, which has been able to take advantage of several tax credits afforded by the law to expand its operations into Nevada and increase revenue.
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Las Vegas food service workers to rally for better pay and benefits
Food service workers at a Las Vegas Strip arena demanding higher pay and better benefits are set to rally Thursday evening beneath the glittery lights of the famed tourist corridor amid ongoing negotiations for a union contract.
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Top Trump official planned to use military against Americans to stay in power
Jeffrey Clark, a top Justice Department official under Trump, was prepared to use the Insurrection Act of 1807 to put down any public protests that might have occurred if Trump stayed in office after the 2020 election, against the will of the people.
