¡Hola, Nevadenses!

Some changes are coming! The newsletter will look a little different starting next week, and you’ll probably see me in your inbox more often. 

But don’t fret. You can still expect the quality reporting you’re used to, but I will also start including more of the coverage we produce exclusively for our social channels. Our mission has always been to bring news and information to the online spaces our audience spend time in—which includes Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram—and we want to make sure you don’t miss anything.

I will also be including a weekly community event calendar to highlight things to do and resources available in southern AND northern Nevada. 

Have thoughts on what you’d like to see in our newsletter going forward? I’d love to hear them. Reply back to this email, or reach me directly at jannelle@couriernewsroom.com. 

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With spring basically here, you don’t have to be a pro to enjoy golfing in Las Vegas. The city has several golf-adjacent activities for all ages, like mini-golf, driving ranges, and simulated golfing. 

These golf venues are perfect for hanging out with friends and family or an adventurous date night. Check out these eight recommendations!

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Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen and Rep. Susie Lee joined other lawmakers from across the US who used Tuesday night’s address to highlight the negative real-world impacts of the Trump administration’s first six weeks in office. 

Cortez Masto and Lee brought education advocates to highlight how Trump’s proposed dismantling of the Department of Education would affect rural schools and special education programs.

And Rosen brought a Las Vegas teen who has developed numerous immunodeficiencies. He and his mom have begun to sound the alarm over proposed cuts to Medicaid.

• Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo. “What’s going to happen is VA’s not going to perform as well for veterans, and veterans are going to get harmed,” said Michael Missal, who was the VA’s inspector general for nine years until he was fired last month by Donald Trump. (Read more here)

• Nevada could be the next state to require overtime pay for farm workers. Senate Bill 172, heard Monday at the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee, seeks to bolster protections for farm workers and amend Nevada’s overtime pay laws to include agriculture workers. (Via Nevada Current)

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Excuse the back-lit picture. Last weekend I went to an event at the Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center where members of the Nuwu (Southern Paiute) and other tribal members hosted an educational powwow. I’m always in search of events and opportunities to connect with our Indigenous community, and plan to share more like this in our community calendar.