NV Energy Gets Green Light To Seek Rate Hikes For Greenlink

Nevada’s electric company is one step closer to sticking customers with the bill for a massive $2.5 billion transmission line project.

Nevada 988 Hotline In-State Answer Rates Among Nation's Lowest

Only Texas, Alabama, South Carolina and Florida had lower in-state answer rates.

Tax Credits Eyed As Means To Ease State's Doctor Shortage

“We do not want to be a net exporter of physicians.”

The Cost Of Degrading Low-Wage Workers

Jobs in food service, retail, caregiving, child care, janitorial services and the hospitality industries are essential to our economy.

USDA Secretary Battles With U.S. House Republicans Over Costs Of Federal Nutrition Programs

Republicans criticized nutrition’s “outsized” proportion of farm bill spending as they lobbied for tightened allocations to SNAP.

Voter ID, Public Money For Private Schools, Top Lombardo's Legislative Agenda

“Anyone who wants or needs a mail-in ballot should have the right to request and receive one.”

Proposal To Expand Medicaid To Undocumented Immigrants Draws Criticism From Republicans

Undocumented immigrants are federally barred from enrolling in Medicaid or buying insurance through the Affordable Care Act.

Bill To Beef Up Childrens' Behavioral Health Services Watered Down

Now, the continuation of community-based programs, many provided by non-profit organizations, is in doubt.

Mobile Home Park Residents Urge Lawmakers To Stabilize Rents: ‘We Are In Dire Need'

The bill limits annual increases to be 60% of the yearly Consumer Price Index, the main measure of inflation.

Help Wanted: Women Needed For U.S. Chips Manufacturing Plan To Succeed

The Biden administration wants to add a million more women in construction jobs to aid in infrastructure projects across the country.

$4.1m In Unconstitutional DMV Technology Fee Refunds Remains Uncollected By Nevadans

Nevadans have until June 30 to claim their refunds, after which the remaining money will be placed in the State Highway Fund.

Lombardo Appointee Adhering To ‘Narrow View Of Economic Development'

Las Vegas insurance executive Tom Burns was named director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED).

Reno-Based Geothermal Developer Set To Sue Biden Administration Over Toad's Endangered Listing

Ormat Technologies Inc. argues the agency’s analysis was based on outdated information and misinformed projections.

Amid Housing Crisis, TRPA Panel Gives Nod To Luxury Condo Plan

About two dozen residents spoke in opposition to the condos, while only a few spoke in support.

Lombardo's Proposal Targeting Restorative Justice Policies Scrutinized By Lawmakers

Gov. Joe Lombardo made a rare legislative appearance in front of the Assembly Education Committee to speak on Assembly Bill 330.

A Pair Of Measures Aim To Tackle State's Behavioral Health Provider Shortage

The state ranks last in the nation for mental health metrics like access to care and high prevalence of mental illness.

Constitutional Protection Of Reproductive Rights Needed In Nevada Post-Roe, Argues Senate Leader

The constitutional amendment would provide the highest level of legal protections.

Lithium: ‘More Economic Colonialism?' Nevada: ‘Yes, Please.'

If lithium really is the mineral industry darling of tomorrow, we should think about how we’re going to tax it.

What Plaintiffs Targeting Abortion Pill Want Might Not Even Be Possible

Legal experts think a ruling that even briefly or partially favors plaintiffs will likely have lasting consequences on U.S. abortion access.

How NV Tribes Are Saving Lahontan Cutthroat Trout From Extinction

Decades of overfishing, dam building, water diversion and other human actions have set the Lahontan cutthroat trout up a population decline.

Domestic Violence Survivors' Most Urgent Priority Is Housing, Report Says

Domestic violence is the leading cause of homelessness for women and children in America.

Legislation Would Increase Birth Control Access For Postpartum Women

Hospitals in Nevada typically do not carry one of the most effective birth control options available.

After Failing In 2021, Sponsor Revives Bill To Protect Transgender, Gender Nonconforming Inmates

If passed, the department would have until January 2024 to adopt a regulation.

Young People ‘Bored' By Nevada Gambling, Says Former Governor

A tedious regulatory apparatus is thwarting innovation by hi-tech gambling device manufacturers.

Nevada Treasurer Applauds Biden Veto Of ‘Anti-Free Market' Bill

“It's unfortunate that extremists continue to support anti-competitive and anti-free market legislation at the expense of our retirees.”

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Nevada, the self-professed regulatory ‘gold standard,’ is slow to enact tech advancements common in other states.

Biden Makes It Official, Designates Sacred Site In Nevada A National Monument

Avi Kwa Ame becomes NV’s fourth national monument.

Ending A Pregnancy In 14 States Leaves Few Options. Some Are Looking To Europe And India For Help.

It is, advocates say, one of the only options left in the states with criminal penalties for health care providers who perform the procedure

Lawmakers Seek To Improve Health Conditions Faced By Women Who Are Incarcerated

Assembly Bill 292 would make feminine hygiene products free of charge while seeking to expand the timeframe mothers spend with newborns.

U.S. Proposes ‘Huge' Fee Increase For Most Green Card Applications

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ended public comment for a proposed fee increase unveiled by the Biden administration.

As Opioids Overdose Deaths Keep Rising, Report Urges Lawmakers To Develop New Approaches

The 600-page volume is described by the authors as “arguably the most comprehensive analysis of opioids in 21st century America”

Regulators Ended The Week Like They Started It — Tamping Down Fears, Rescuing A Bank

President Joe Biden called on Congress to take action to make it easier for regulators to hold senior bank executives accountable.

The Fed Is Partying Like It's 1979

Don’t raise rates, and people will freak out. Do raise rates, and people will freak out. That reportedly is the conundrum facing the Fed.

In The Era Of Legal Marijuana, The Kids Are Alright

The percentage of high schoolers who used cannabis over the past 30 days actually fell from 23 percent in 2011 to 16 percent in 2021.

Hunters: Legislation ‘Attacks The Culture Of Nevada'

Killing contests ‘devalue life’ says lawmaker out to ban them.

Republic Services Ramps Up Lawsuits Against Nevadans Over Trash Bills

It’s unclear why the number of lawsuits has been increasing.

‘A Very Political Little Wildflower' In Danger Of Extinction In Southern Nevada

The rare wildflower only grows in four counties across the Mojave Desert and faces a number of threats to its survival.

Secretary Of State Warns Nevadans Against Tax Filing Frauds

Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar reminds Nevadans to be on the lookout for unregistered tax preparers this tax season.

Lawmakers Try Again To Tweak Property Tax Caps

Senate Bill 96 would not increase taxes over the current formula unless the Consumer Price Index for a calendar year dropped below 1.5%.

‘How Much Suffering Is Too Much?' Senate Committee Debates End-Of-Life Options For Terminally Ill

The bill would establish safeguards against rash decision making.