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Could Nevada Be The Next State To Eliminate The Ban On Taxpayer Funded Abortions?

September 1, 2023 1:40 pmSeptember 4, 2023 1:37 pm

Currently, in Nevada, Medicaid only covers abortion in the case of rape, incest or if the life of the mother is at risk. The ACLU, on behalf of the Silver State Hope Fund, filed a lawsuit on August 28 against the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services seeking to...

OPINION: Gorelow Scandal Shows Need For Reform In Carson City

August 31, 2023 9:40 amSeptember 1, 2023 1:41 pm

Ethical scandals are nothing new in Carson City. From Kevin Atkinson to Alexander Assefa, plenty of officials have faced legal consequences or even prison time for failing to hold themselves to the standard we expect of our public servants. Unfortunately, recent developments have shown that some forms of public corruption...

Gov Lombardo Endorses Heidi Kasama For Congress

August 30, 2023 12:26 pmSeptember 7, 2023 11:00 am

This morning, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo announced his endorsement of Assemblywoman Heidi Kasama in the race to unseat Democratic incumbent Susie Lee in Congressional District 3 (CD-3). Just last week, Kasama announced her candidacy for the GOP primary in the battleground district. In his announcement, Lombardo emphasizes her success as...

ACLU, Nonprofit Challenges Nevada’s Medicaid Coverage Ban for Abortion

August 30, 2023 10:58 amAugust 30, 2023 1:07 pm

The ACLU and the ACLU of Nevada has filed a lawsuit (see below) on behalf of a nonprofit, Silver State Hope Fund, claiming that the State is violating the 2022 Nevada Equal Rights Amendment by not providing taxpayer-funded abortions. The lawsuit requests the state court order the Nevada Department of...

Heidi Kasama Endorsed Susie Lee in 2018, Now She’s Running Against Her

August 29, 2023 12:57 pmAugust 30, 2023 10:59 am

Last week, Republican Assemblywoman Heidi Kasama announced her candidacy for Congressional District 3 (CD-3) to challenge Democratic incumbent Rep. Susie Lee. Lee will be seeking her third term and often touts her bipartisan credentials to build political support in a battleground district that is anticipated to be the most expensive congressional...

Nevada Rangers Plow Through Burner Blockade, Arrest Climate Activists

August 28, 2023 10:38 amSeptember 4, 2023 1:39 pm

This story has been updated with a press release from the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Rangers. (see below) Anti-capitalist, environmental activists found themselves in handcuffs after Nevada rangers, with guns drawn, arrested them for “trespassing on tribal land” after the group caused a traffic jam spanning several miles on a...

NV Energy Proposes $1.8B To Transition To Solar And Power The Sphere

August 25, 2023 3:27 pmAugust 28, 2023 10:39 am

Nevadans should prepare for increasing energy bills to fund new transmission lines and renewable energy needs for NV Energy as the company will convert the last coal plant in Nevada to natural gas and invest $1.8 billion to increase solar capacity to power the Sphere and reduce NV Energy’s carbon...

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