State News
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Harris offers new hope, energizing Nevadans as she runs for president
The Nevada Harris for President campaign saw a surge in momentum from volunteers, and community advocates agree that the vice president has sparked a new fire for many, including minority voters who had been underwhelmed by their options in this year’s presidential election.
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Nevada delegates unanimously pledge support for Kamala Harris as Democratic presidential nominee
The decision comes as notable Democrats across the nation began to coalesce around Harris in the immediate hours after Biden’s historic decision to drop out. As Vice President Kamala Harris solidifies support from Democratic colleagues nationwide for her bid to be the party’s presidential nominee, it appears she’s earned the backing of Silver State Democrats. …
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Atletas del sur de Nevada que irán a los Juegos Olímpicos 2024 en París
Atletas del sur de Nevada que irán a los Juegos Olímpicos 2024 en París.
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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.
