State News
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These women are fighting to make abortion a constitutional right in Nevada
Lindsey Harmon and Sue Burtch are harnessing the anger of Nevada’s women who want to control their own bodies—and keep the government out of their family planning decisions.
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Nevada Dems want to ensure DACA recipients newly eligible for health care can get it
A group of congressional Democrats are seeking assurances that the US Department of Health and Human Services will notify Dreamers they are eligible to get insurance from Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Three Democratic lawmakers representing Nevada in Congress joined colleagues this week asking the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure it…
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Nevada county reverses controversial vote and certifies two recounts while legal action looms
Commissioners in Nevada’s second most populous county certified the results of two local recounts on Tuesday, reversing course on a controversial vote against certification that spurred legal action and put Washoe County in unchartered legal territory.
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Nevada businesses that embrace employees with intellectual & developmental disabilities
Here are 6 Nevada businesses committed to hiring people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs)
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Sen. Jacky Rosen urges colleagues to cut taxes for working families and raise taxes on billionaires
The best way to fund tax programs that support middle- and low-income Americans is through raising taxes for the uber-wealthy, Rosen wrote in a letter to lawmakers crafting a new tax bill to replace an expiring-Trump era law. As a Trump administration-era tax bill that benefited the ultra-wealthy is set to expire next year, Nevada…
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Nevada Senators Rosen, Cortez Masto support effort to exempt tips from taxes
Nevada has the highest concentration of tipped workers in the nation, and those tips are currently subject to federal taxes. A new bipartisan bill would allow hospitality workers to keep their tips without paying federal income tax on them.
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Sen. Cortez Masto’s bill to help restore Lake Tahoe passes Senate
If signed into law by President Joe Biden, the bill would authorize federal officials to use $350 million in unallocated funds for Tahoe restoration projects. Legislation that would extend a program sending federal dollars to support the tourism economy around Lake Tahoe advanced out of the US Senate this week and will be further deliberated…
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Live like royalty by booking a stay at 3 of Nevada’s 4 castles
Learn about the four castles in Nevada, three of which you can stay in.
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Susie Lee’s bill to make it easier to get new housing built in land-strapped states passes
The bill would permit the Department of Interior to use any appraiser certified in at least one state, which could alleviate bottlenecks that undermine conservation, housing and infrastructure projects on public lands. The US House on Monday passed bipartisan legislation that, if passed, could help Nevada receive land from the federal government for residential and…
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The Las Vegas Locals Guide: The best Hispanic grocery stores in Las Vegas
We asked our readers to tell us their favorite Hispanic grocery stores in Las Vegas. Here’s what they said.
