Politics
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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.
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SNAP crisis: Nevadans to face extra stress amid impending holidays
Nevada State Senators propose SNAP alternative as benefits run dry.
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NV Senate GOP leader, Dem assemblymember unite to fire shot across bow of movie studio bill
A bipartisan duo of state lawmakers hosted a webinar Monday to cast doubt on the merits of passing what would be the state’s largest public subsidy in history, a transferable tax credit plan that supporters hope to enact in an upcoming special session of the Nevada Legislature.
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Legislators, governor will address SNAP in special session if shutdown lingers
Gov. Joe Lombardo’s deputy chief of staff and finance director told lawmakers a special legislative session will happen in November and will include funding issues for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP.
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Madres en Nevada temen por el acceso a la salud de sus familias ante los recortes del partido Republicano
Cerca de un billón de dólares en recortes a Medicaid y la posible pérdida de los créditos fiscales que subsidian los planes del Affordable Care Act (ACA) podrían afectar la capacidad de miles de Nevadenses de acceder a atención médica asequible.
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‘He’s not our champion’: Joe Lombardo’s ugly record of blocking women’s health care
Since taking office in January 2023, Lombardo has vetoed 162 bills—including many that would have strengthened families and women’s health care.
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School choice and low funding create enrollment vacuum for Nevada public schools
As the educational landscape adjusts to structural changes like reduced federal funding, expanded school choice, and charters, enrollment in low-ranking schools plummets.
