State News
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Jacky Rosen’s big gains for Nevada veterans earns her their endorsement
Along with helping pass the PACT Act to expand veterans’ access to healthcare, Rosen claims to have helped secure funding for a new veterans’ hospital in Reno, as well as a new resource to help veterans and their families start new businesses. Military veterans make up more than 8% of Nevada’s population, and one coalition…
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With classes starting soon, Nevada Democrats still lament Lombardo’s veto of universal school meals bill
This academic year will mark the first that breakfasts and lunches won’t be provided for free to kids since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, though free and reduced-price meal programs will still exist for Nevada families who meet income eligibility requirements. When Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill into law last March…
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Nevada Dems say Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ‘is a great choice’ to serve as Kamala Harris’ VP
‘He is a listener,’ Nevada US Sen. Jacky Rosen said of Walz on Tuesday. ‘He’s really a smart, gentle, pragmatic, problem-solving person, and he’s going to be a great partner for Vice President Harris.’ Tuesday’s news of Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz being selected as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ running mate was largely welcomed…
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Opinion: El Proyecto 2025 es un Desastre Nuclear para Nevada
Durante décadas, un tema ha unido a los políticos de Nevada a nivel local, estatal y federal: Yucca Mountain. La mayoría de los habitantes de Nevada creen que desarrollar Yucca Mountain como un vertedero nacional de desechos nucleares es un tema muerto. Sin embargo, el preocupante manifiesto del Proyecto 2025 de la Fundación Heritage y…
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Opinion: Project 2025 is a Nuclear Disaster for Nevada
For decades, one issue has united Nevada politicians across local, state, and federal levels: Yucca Mountain. Most Nevadans believe developing Yucca Mountain as a national nuclear waste dump is a dead issue. However, the worrisome Project 2025 manifesto from the Heritage Foundation and former Trump officials calls for its revival. If former President Donald Trump…
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In Nevada visit, JD Vance distorts Kamala Harris’ record on manufacturing jobs.
Vance used his speech in Nevada to suggest Harris’ policies led to the decline of US manufacturing. In reality, the number of manufacturing jobs in the US reached its highest level this year since the 2008 financial collapse. Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance on Tuesday made his first campaign stop in Southern Nevada since…
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Rep. Susie Lee proposes ‘multi-pronged’ approach to address Nevada’s housing crisis
Coupled with coordination from stakeholders, as well as other proposed legislation, Lee believes her approach could provide critical relief for renters and would-be homebuyers. Experts say Nevada still needs tens of thousands of new affordable housing units in order to meet growing demand, and a new plan unveiled by Democratic Rep. Susie Lee on Monday…
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Celebran en el consulado la riqueza cultural de los pueblos originarios e indígenas de México
Servicios y actividades que ofrece el Consulado de México en Las Vegas en el mes de agosto.
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Nevada doesn’t have any rules to protect workers from extreme heat. That could change soon.
Approximately 307 people died in Southern Nevada last year due to heat-related injuries, experts told a panel of lawmakers earlier this month. You’ll never catch Las Vegas resident Gary Hernandez in one spot for too long. As the chief compliance officer for Sol-Up, one of the valley’s largest residential solar installation companies, Hernandez is the…
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The Inflation Reduction Act is saving Nevada seniors thousands in drug costs
The Inflation Reduction Act is “the most important piece of health legislation since the Affordable Care Act,” said Merith Basey, executive director of Patients For Affordable Drugs, a nonprofit that advocates for affordable prescription drugs. “It is already having a huge impact on millions of patients in this country.”
