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Report: Inflation To Blame For Silver State Stress

June 26, 2023 3:49 pmJuly 5, 2023 11:56 am

Two recent reports have found that the Silver State is the most stressful state to live in as Nevadans are stressed over work and personal finances. The culprit? Inflation. According to a study by Innerbody, Nevadans feel the most stress about work and ranked highest in the work-related stress category. The...

Washoe County Prepares to Overhaul Election Processes

June 26, 2023 11:47 amAugust 16, 2023 3:52 pm

After an audit found that Washoe County election processes were “error prone and confusing,” County Manager Eric Brown and Registrar of Voters Jamie Rodriguez gave a presentation to the commissioners and explained the need for a massive overhaul of the county’s election system. According to the RGJ, Brown remembers telling...

USA Today Sues UNR For Violating Public Records Act

June 23, 2023 1:49 pm

The Nevada Public Records Act, NRS 239.010, provides that all state agency records are public unless declared confidential by law. The public can file verbal or written requests for a variety of records, including state employee communications, state employee contracts, and state documents. The agency must respond in five days...

AG Ford Urges Target To Support LGBTQ+ Community

June 22, 2023 2:04 pmJune 22, 2023 2:07 pm

Yesterday, Democratic Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he has joined a group of 15 state attorneys general calling on national retail chain Target to reject anti-LGBTQ+ hate, intimidation and discrimination and, instead, support inclusivity. The multistate letter was co-led by the Attorneys General of Massachusetts and Minnesota and joined...

Democrats File Second Motion To Delay Separation of Powers Court Case

June 21, 2023 3:53 pmJune 21, 2023 4:03 pm

Its nearly been three years since Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) filed a separation of powers lawsuit against eleven Democratic lawmakers, including Brittney Miller, Selena Torres, Dina Neal and James Ohrenschall, in regards to their alleged violation of the Nevada Constitution’s separation-of-powers clause which prohibits dual service of public employees...

Less Than 20% of Graduating CCSD Students Are Proficient In Math

June 21, 2023 1:05 pmJuly 3, 2023 9:43 am

The Clark County Education Association is, once again, calling for Superintendent Jesus Jara to resign after the Clark County School District (CCSD) published their Quarterly Municipality Report which outlines disturbing figures in relation to student achievement, graduation rates and truancy. https://twitter.com/cceanv/status/1671560443150884865?s=20 According to the report, 81.3 percent students in the...

Cortez-Masto Backs New Water Pipeline Through Conservation Area

June 20, 2023 3:48 pmJune 20, 2023 4:00 pm

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has introduced S. 2042, which would expand the boundaries of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area for the construction of a proposed $2.5 billion Horizon Lateral water pipeline, a pipeline projected to protect water access for more than 1 million Nevadans and would provide backup to an...

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