Nevada
Monday, July 1, 2024
NV June primary shows high preference for mail ballots
Voting rights advocates say turnout for Nevada's June primary election was low overall but those who did vote did so mostly by mail. Just over 383,00…
Reno Mayor led this year's U.S. Conference of Mayors
Mayors from across the nation were in Kansas City, Missouri, last week for the 92nd annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Hillary …
NV nonprofit calls Biden's student debt initiatives economic justice
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have different views on most issues, and student loan debt is no different. In the Reno-Sparks …
Report: Dept. of Education should improve student loan outreach
Policy analysts are concerned the Department of Education is not reaching and engaging with low-income and disadvantaged student loan borrowers in the…
NV Health Link extends special enrollment period, launches SMS outreach
Nevada's marketplace insurance program wants people who no longer qualify for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program to know it has exten…
UNLV professor explains how fatherhood is evolving
With Father's Day behind us, an expert pointed out today's dads are more involved in their children's lives, leading to enhanced parent-child …
Report: Nevada struggles to improve child well-being standards
Plummeting reading and math scores could prove to be a significant barrier for Nevada children, especially as they head into the workforce. This …
NV progressive groups react to Trump Las Vegas campaign rally
Donald Trump held a rally on Sunday in Las Vegas - one of his first since being convicted by a New York jury late last month. The former president …
Nearly 100% of NV's combustion power plant emissions come from rural regions
Nevada's rural population accounts for about 6.5% of the total state population, and nearly 100% of combustion power plant emissions in the Silver …
NV parent speaks out on bullying, zero-tolerance school policies
About a third of U.S. parents with children younger than 18 say they worry their children might be bullied at some point and it became a reality for …
NV braces for scorching temperatures; report predicts more heat
A dangerous heat wave and possible record-breaking temperatures are headed toward Nevada and parts of the West later this week and a new report showed…
Nevada organization aims to mobilize Latino voters
Latinos make up a significant chunk of Nevada's population, and one local organization wants to encourage Latino voters in the Silver State to …