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Rate of babies born with syphilis in NV remains among nation’s highest
Though Nevada has expanded efforts in recent years to make syphilis testing more accessible, in particular among pregnant people, health officials said people still face barriers accessing medical care, which is leading to rising rates of babies born with syphilis. “That is if they are lucky enough to be born,” said Tabby Edelman, a senior […]
RTC foresees future revenue shortfall if gas tax indexing allowed to expire
The future trajectory of revenue needed to maintain Southern Nevada roadways is “not a good one” as the potential expiration of a component of the gas tax could lead to funding shortfalls, Clark County Commissioners were told Tuesday. M.J. Maynard, the CEO with the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, gave commissioners an overview of […]
NV Secretary of State calls RNC lawsuit questioning voter rolls ‘meritless’
Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar on Friday called the Republicans’ latest lawsuit questioning his office’s handling of the state’s voter rolls and registration “meritless.” Aguilar in a statement said his office “will be filing a motion to dismiss” the lawsuit brought by the Nevada Republican Party and the Republican National Committee on March 19. […]
Washoe County votes to criminalize unhoused for living in cars, camping on county-owned property
Despite Washoe County Commissioners declaring they don’t much care for the idea, a majority of commissioners voted Tuesday to make it a crime for people experiencing homelessness to live in their cars. Commissioners agreed the lack of housing has worsened the region’s homeless crisis, mulled the idea to designate parking lots for people living in […]
Nonprofit gets funding to build supportive housing complex
Rising rents and limited housing stock in Southern Nevada, in addition to hurting tenants, has made it difficult for social service providers to place unhoused clients, or those at risk of homelessness, in apartments across the valley. HELP of Southern Nevada is now planning to build its first 50-unit complex specifically to provide on-site permanent […]
Clark County health rankings improve, but physicians per capita still well below U.S. average
The social and economic factors driving health outcomes for Clark County residents are among the worst in the state, but the community has seen some improvements on life expectancy and smoking rates, according to health officials. The Southern Nevada Health District released its 2024 County Health Rankings on Wednesday and heard from agencies like the […]
In Las Vegas campaign stop, Biden details plans to make housing more affordable
Amid a growing housing crisis in Nevada, as with the rest of the country, President Joe Biden called for investing billions of dollars to build more affordable units, expanding assistance for unhoused and low-income residents, and helping first-time homebuyers in a Las Vegas stop Tuesday. Though never mentioning him by name – only referring to […]
People don’t want to go the DMV. The DMV is trying to make it so you don’t have to.
The DMV is rolling out a new mobile appointment system, offering online written driving tests and preparing to close its Henderson location, lawmakers were told last week. DMV officials updated the legislative Interim Growth and Infrastructure Committee on new programs that are being implemented to help direct people toward online services and alleviate long wait […]
State lawmakers wary about approving another housing study, but approve it anyway
When in doubt, just make it a study. It’s a common narrative in Carson City: When a promising but controversial bill has no realistic path forward, the bill becomes a study, conducted in the name of gathering more data and insight that might convince future lawmakers to take action. But some lawmakers this week expressed […]
State lawmakers urged to consider authorizing automated traffic enforcement
The Nevada Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety urged state lawmakers Wednesday to consider legislation authorizing the use of speeding and red light cameras. Critics warned automated ticketing of motorists via photos singles out populations, and can become more of a revenue model for governments and system vendors than a solution to traffic safety. Lawmakers during […]
State launches committee to review deaths of vulnerable adults
In an attempt to uncover policy gaps that might have contributed to the death of people with physical and mental disabilities, the state recently began a committee to review fatalities of vulnerable adults. The findings are expected to highlight systemic barriers and recommend policy changes, but the committee won’t be investigating care facilities or individuals […]
Section 8 housing voucher waitlist is huge, number of landlords willing to accept vouchers isn’t
The Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority is currently processing 10,000 applications for housing vouchers, which provide rental subsidies for low income residents. That’s after 27,000 applied. And there is no guarantee that even those approved for processing will find landlords who will accept them, state and local lawmakers were told recently. The housing authority updated […]