- Nevada has long taken conservation measures for success in drought contingency plan
- Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019
- Southern Nevadans will see few noticeable consequences from a soon-to-be-finalized drought plan for states that get most of their water supply from the Colorado River ...
- New Sen. Jacky Rosen talks border wall, government shutdown
- Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019
- U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen is taking office amid a partial government shutdown over White House demands for more border wall money. The new Congress took office as trash cans overflowed on the National Mall due to the shutdown. Democrats have refused President Donald Trump’s demand for billions of dollars more in ...
- Lawmaker pay raises historically unpopular in Nevada
- Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018
- Nevada lawmakers are paid about $9,000 for their work during the legislative session, a figure that those same lawmakers have been reticent to raise, experts say. Legislators are paid for the first half of ...
- Q+A: Latino leader on evolving D.C. politics, inspiring civic engagement
- Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018
- After spending 34 years in Washington, D.C., and serving under former President Bill Clinton, Mickey Ibarra says Latinos need to become engaged in politics and leadership ...
- Thousands fewer sign up for Obamacare in Nevada
- Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018
- Nearly 7,400 fewer people will be on Obamacare health insurance plans in Nevada next year. Enrollment fell from its peak of 91,003 ...
- Experts: Proposed public-charge rule would ‘punish’ immigrants for poverty
- Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018
- Groups are already starting to see people, especially those from families with a mix of immigration statuses, afraid to enroll in ...
- Nevada Legislature first in U.S. with majority women
- Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018
- The first majority-female legislature in the country will convene in Carson City in February after a series of recent appointments. The Nevada Legislature will have 32 women and 31 men, with 23 women in the 42-member Assembly and nine in ...
- Hospital wants spotlight on low Medicaid reimbursements
- Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018
- Roman Macias celebrated his first birthday in the same hospital where he was born, a facility where low Medicaid reimbursements may lead to changes in services and technology. Millions in losses triggered by low Medicaid reimbursements are setting the stage for possible cuts that would impact every patient at Sunrise Hospital, officials say, including the 1-year-old Medicare patient whose ongoing care can cost thousands of ...
- Ahead of inauguration, Sisolak outlines priorities for Nevada's future
- Monday, Dec. 17, 2018
- Gov.-elect Steve Sisolak will be the first Democrat in the office in 20 years when he is inaugurated Jan. 7. Sisolak’s first priorities are implementing gun background checks and ...
- Western states urge Congress to address nuclear waste transportation issues
- Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018
- The lame-duck Congress could take creative steps to wedge licensing money for the project into lingering appropriations bills, even as President Donald Trump threatens to ...
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