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WEB4 days ago · Nevada Current is a nonprofit online source of political and policy news and commentary. We seek to demonstrate how policies, institutions and systems make life harder for Nevadans than it needs to be; document how things got that way, and; explore what it might take to fix them. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state ...
Question 3 promises to give political power back to voters …
WEB1 day ago · A proposed election reform that most in the political establishment seem to oppose — but that voters two years ago supported — is back on the ballot for final approval. Question 3 asks Nevadans to adopt an open primary, ranked choice voting system. It is a citizen-driven proposed state constitutional amendment, which means it must […]
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WEB4 days ago · BY: April Corbin Girnus - September 26, 2024. Because of the way state-level abortion protections were established in Nevada, abortion law is largely shielded from meddling by state lawmakers. But one ballot measure up for consideration by voters this year promises to make those protections even stronger. Abortions in …
School board president seeks reelection amid tumultuous time for …
WEB5 days ago · It is a tumultuous time of transition for the fifth largest school district in the country. On that, most people seem to agree. But what all this should mean for Clark County School Board President Evelyn Garcia Morales and her challenger, Tameka Henry, is up to voters to decide. Garcia Morales is seeking a second term on the school board ...
Cities are clearing encampments, but this won’t solve …
WEB3 days ago · Newsom’s order opened the door for more punitive actions across the state. The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors is considering revisions to a local camping ordinance that would ban sleeping in a tent, sleeping bag or vehicle for over 60 minutes, and would forbid people from sleeping within 300 feet of a public location where they had slept in the past 24 hours.
Though still short on details, Harris housing policy is long on ...
WEBAug 29, 2024 · Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ proposal to bridge America’s housing gap is being hailed as the most aggressive since the post-World War II era by some, and by others as a campaign ploy based on bad math.. Nevada, like most states, has a healthy supply of mid-level and high-end homes, which are profitable for builders to turn out.
NV Energy seeks to prematurely recover costs of $4.2 billion ...
WEBJun 20, 2024 · When NV Energy CEO Doug Cannon pitched Nevada lawmakers in 2021 on Greenlink, a massive transmission line project estimated at the time to cost $2.5 billion, he promised “Nevadans will not be asked to pay for this investment until at least five to six years down the road.”. Now, with the project delayed about a year and estimated at $4.2 billion (not including monthly interest carrying ...
Lawmakers seek bills to end ‘use it or lose it’ water law, expand …
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Nevada’s limited water resources and wide open public lands will continue to be the source of legal and political battles for state lawmakers next year — whatever the outcome of November’s election. When state lawmakers meet in Carson City next February, they will be asked to consider several — likely contentious — bills related to […]
Evacuating Tahoe could take twice as long as projected, …
WEBAug 28, 2024 · The simulation’s evacuation of Placer County, which is adjacent to Washoe County’s Incline Village, envisions a fast-moving wildfire approaching the area from the east near the California-Nevada border. Evacuating Placer County residents and visitors in the simulation’s projected 17,577 vehicles could take nine to more than 13 hours ...
Report tackles state’s deep-rooted health care problems
WEBFeb 29, 2024 · Nevada’s first-ever statewide “health improvement plan” examines inadequacies that have long bedeviled the state, and makes several policy recommendations designed to improve the health of Nevadans. The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health released the plan in collaboration with the University of Nevada, Reno School of Public Health Tuesday. The Silver State Health Improvement