Senate – Finally – To Vote On Stone-Manning To Lead BLM

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed cloture on Tracy Stone-Manning's nomination, setting the stage for a confirmation vote.

Is Now Any Time To Raise The Corporate Tax Rate On The Resort Industry?

Nevada’s congressional Democrats are keeping mum about Pres. Joe Biden’s proposal to raise the corporate tax rate.

Today Is A Great Day To Register To Vote.

Election officials recommend not putting off registering to vote.

Biden Administration Rolls Out New Rule To Bolster DACA As Lawsuit Continues

The proposed rule would “preserve and fortify” the DACA program.

Legislature Readies Itself For Redrawing Of Congressional, State District Maps

Nevada’s political districts are primed for a makeover called reapportionment and redistricting.

Nevada received ‘C’ for fiscal health

According to Truth in Accounting's new Financial State of the States report

The Big Question For 2022: Just How Badly Will Democrats Blow It?

A Republican primary for Nevada governor in 2022 is no place to look for solutions to actual problems.

House OKs Plan To Keep Government Open; Senate Republicans Dig In Their Heels

The bill was passed by the House, but it faces a battle in the evenly divided Senate.

Despite Rocky Relationship, Heller ‘Would Love To Have' Trump's Endorsement

In 2016, Heller said he didn't support Trump “99%,” but later hailed him as a “great leader.”

U.S. Supreme Court Schedules Dec. 1 Oral Arguments In Major Abortion Case

The upcoming case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, stems from a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks.

BLM HQ Moving Back To DC

The Grand Junction offices will continue to serve as “the bureau’s Western headquarters.”

Parliamentarian Blocks Immigration Reform From Reconciliation; Democrats Vow To Try Again

The immigration reform measure would make 112,700 people in Nevada eligible to apply for permanent U.S. residency.

FDA Panel Backs COVID-19 Booster Shots Only For Elderly And High-Risk Americans

The Biden administration had hoped that states could begin rolling out a wide national booster shot campaign as soon as Monday.

Cortez Masto: Senate Mulling Options To Codify Abortion Rights

Cortez Masto supports a “talking filibuster” in which members orate about their opposition to legislation.

How House Democrats Would Expand Medicare And Medicaid And Lower Prescription Drug Costs

An expansion of eligibility for Medicaid for low-income people in Republican-controlled states that have declined to take that step.

Saying Senate Bill Fell Short, House Dems Add More Transit Money In Reconciliation

Nearly $20 billion for a new transit program and high-speed rail development.

Political Orientation Predicts Science Denial

In the U.S., polling on intent to get vaccinated shows a massive political divide.

Budget's Immigration Provisions Could Put 112,700 On Path To Citizenship In Nevada

One of the many items House Democrats are marking up in the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill would provide pathways to citizenship.

Democrats Include Youth Violence Prevention Bill In Reconciliation Package

“A lot of kids who stayed off the streets or had hope, it was because they were in programs,” U.S. Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford said.

Nevada Public Sector Workforce Shrank During The Pandemic

Nevada’s non-education public sector workforce is down 5.2% compared to pre-pandemic.

Revised Voting Rights Bill Rolled Out In Senate, With Manchin On Board

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will bring the legislation to the floor of the Senate “as soon as next week.”

EPA Confirms Climate Impacts Are More Adverse For Racial Minorities In The Southwest

The peer-reviewed report forecasts how the impacts of climate change will be distributed across racial and ethnic minority communities.

Board Of Health Approves Vaccine Mandate For Prison Staff, State Health Workers

The Nevada Board of Health voted unanimously to require correction’ staff and state health workers to become fully vaccinated by Nov. 1.

Four Big Climate Items In The Reconciliation Bill In Congress

Among the highest priorities for President Joe Biden in the plan was addressing climate change.

There He Goes, Into The Wild Red Yonder

Republican U.S. Senate nominee Adam Laxalt is far from the only right-wing personality exploiting white grievance for personal gain.

Fiore Recall Organizer Who Refused To Turn Over Petition Signers' Names Faces Trial

Molly Taylor says Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore threatened petition signers during an interview on a conservative talk show.

GOP Legislator Wants To Outlaw Vaccine Mandates

Assemblyman Jim Wheeler (R-Minden) is running for state Senate.

Call For End To Killing Contests Spreads North To Reno City Council

“This is an animal cruelty issue and I find it heinous,” said Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve.

House Reconciliation Package Would Provide Path To Citizenship

The House provision would provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, farmworkers and those who hold a Temporary Protected Status.

White House Seeks At Least $24B To Aid States Struck By Hurricanes, Wildfires

That tally includes $14 billion for recovery costs related to extreme weather events including hurricanes, floods and wildfires.

House Democrats Kick Off Reconciliation Process With $30 Billion Interior Bill

The bill would fund climate, tribal and environmental programs.

Where Cortez Masto Could End Up To The Right Of Manchin: Mining

Corporations that mine gold and other so-called hardrock minerals have never had to pay federal royalties.

Eyes On Congress After Supremes Refuse To Block Texas Abortion Ban

“In effect, the Texas Legislature has deputized the State's citizens as bounty hunters,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote.

OSHA Teams With Mexican Consulate To Prevent Labor Abuses In NV Construction

The partnership will provide Spanish-language training resources about safety-related topics and whistleblower protection.

Republicans Who Would Be A Better U.S. Senator Than Adam Laxalt Include…

Qualifications, merits, or flaws have become incidental to party affiliation.

Biden Administration Launches Civil Rights Investigations Of States Banning School Mask Mandates

The new investigations will examine whether “students with disabilities are prevented from safely returning to in-person education.”

Officials Hope $75 Million Will Leverage Much More For ‘Public Purpose' Projects

Nevada's “Infrastructure Week,” kicked off in mid-August.

Tribes Seek Pause On Development Of Lithium Mine

Say they weren’t consulted during Trump-era fast-track approval process.

Don't Panic, Nevada Renters Told After Evictions Ban Struck Down

The Nevada Legislature and courts “forged a path forward to ensure that families have a route to stay and resolve eviction proceedings.”

Green Card Applicants Must Now Be Vaxxed Against COVID-19

Last week, the agency announced it has classified COVID-19 as a “Class A inadmissible condition”.