State Politics
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Nevada Congressman Mark Amodei the spotlight of a new ad as government shutdown looms
“House Republicans are again showing they are willing to throw the country into chaos…”
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Biden launches ‘American Climate Corps’ program to create 20,000 jobs
Those who enroll in the American Climate Corps will learn how to install solar panels, restore coastal wetlands, fight wildfires, and more. The program aims to create a pipeline for these young people to get hired into the clean energy sector.
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Here’s why car insurance is so expensive in Nevada
Experts cite an increase of aggressive driving since the pandemic, inflation, labor and part shortages, and climate change as the primary reasons.
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Groups launch bid to protect abortion under Nevada constitution
The Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom coalition seeks to cement in the state constitution “the right to abortion, birth control, prenatal, birth, and postpartum care, tubal ligation, vasectomy, and infertility care.”
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Here’s what rural leaders say their communities need
A new report outlines rural policy recommendations focused on four major tenets: protecting people’s freedom to live and work safely; investing in infrastructure; reining in corporate greed and protecting workers, small businesses, and family farmers; and creating opportunities for a better future.
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Clean energy jobs coming to Nevada’s Latino, Asian, and Native communities
Over the past year, companies have announced 11,500 new jobs and $9 billion in investments in clean energy projects located in Nevada communities that have significant populations of Latino, Asian, or Native American residents.
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Here are your options as student loan payments resume
Nearly half of all borrowers say they aren’t financially prepared to begin repaying their debt. Despite this, interest began accruing again on Sept. 1, and payments will be due again in October.
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Welcome to The Nevadan, El Nevadense
In an op-ed, Nevada journalist Emilia Pablo Bazan announces the launch of The Nevadan, El Nevadense, a new bilingual newsroom by and for Nevadans.
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One year in, here’s how the Inflation Reduction Act has helped Nevada
The law ensured that 21,000 Nevadans were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for nearly 11,000 seniors, and incentivized several manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs.
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Here’s what to know about Trump’s indictment in Georgia
The former president—who swore an oath to protect and defend the US Constitution—has been indicted over his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.
