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When rentals aren’t livable, tenants’ remedies can be confusing, burdensome, and costly
When attorneys and housing justice organizers call for reforming how courts handle disputes between landlords and tenants, they often point to Nevada’s unique, and quick, summary eviction process, which puts the onus on tenants to first file with the courts. Legal aid providers told lawmakers on Thursday summary evictions aren’t the only court issue and […]
Advocates, lawmakers laud progress on implementation of prison reforms
New laws limiting solitary confinement and ending medical copays have taken effect, but efforts to set up an independent prison ombudsman and expand medical services to women who are incarcerated are still ongoing, prison officials told lawmakers on Friday. The 2023 Legislative Session saw substantial changes to the correctional system, which came following years of […]
Complaint over ‘excessive discipline’ of people of color marks start to SEIU-Clark contract talks
As SEIU Local 1107 begins contract negotiations this week for its 7,000 county employees, the union has said Clark County has withheld “vital documents” to aid in bargaining, including information on the number of people of color who have been disciplined. President Michelle Maese, the president of the union, asked the county on Oct. 13 […]
Starbucks workers union drive makes it to Reno
For the first time in Reno, workers at a Starbucks filed a petition this week with the National Labor Relations Board seeking to unionize, joining four other Southern Nevada locations that have sought to unionize in recent years. The Reno store, located on McCarran Boulevard and Lakeside Drive, was one of 21 stores across the […]
State warns of ‘major’ vacancies in agency overseeing services for vulnerable populations
The state agency charged with overseeing services to Nevadans with disabilities or special health care needs is facing “major vacancy rates,” with the largest shortfall among social workers and specialists who provide oversight to state long-term care facilities, lawmakers were told Wednesday. The Aging and Disability Division, which is part of the Nevada Department of […]
‘Heartbreaking’ findings in survey of Nevada LGBTQ+ students
Nevada LGBTQ+ students say they don’t feel safe talking with school staff and face discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender identity, according to new findings from Silver State Equality. The LGBTQ+ advocacy group recently released the results of its “2023 Nevada LGBTQ+ Student Survey and Listening Campaign” report, which collected stories from Nevada […]
Sparks clarifies laws punishing unhoused for sleeping on sidewalks, in cars as criminal offenses
After confusion over whether a series of laws passed in August that target those experiencing homelessness chronically are civil or criminal infractions, the Sparks City Council voted unanimously to clarify those ordinances as criminal misdemeanors. The ordinance passed Monday sought to clear up language in the recent law that restricts unhoused people sleeping on sidewalks […]
North Las Vegas voters to see two property tax measures on the ballot
North Las Vegas residents this summer will decide whether to keep two ‘90s era property tax rates, one that funds law enforcement and another that invests in building parks and rehabilitating roads. The North Las Vegas City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to add two ballot questions to the June 11 primary election in order […]
Health district reminds public: Free fentanyl test strips, naloxone are available
As fentanyl-related overdose deaths remain high in Clark County the Southern Nevada Health District is offering free harm reduction tools, including testing strips. Fentanyl can be lethal in small amounts and is sometimes mixed with other stimulants like methamphetamine and cocaine without the user knowing. Health officials warn that for people who do not use […]
‘None of these candidates’ embarrasses Haley in Nevada primary
Though typically the idiom “second to none” is a compliment, for former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, it means her third defeat in the Republican presidential nomination process. And a humiliating one. With nearly half the statewide vote counted Tuesday night, Haley was trailing “none of these candidates” in the Nevada presidential preference primary. Haley […]
Biden sails to victory in ‘first in the West’ Nevada primary
Democratic President Joe Biden won his second official Presidential Preference Primary of 2024, the “first in the West” Nevada primary Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race Tuesday with 61% of votes counted, and Biden winning 90% of them. While Democrats expected Biden to win the state, he appeared beside 12 other candidates, including author […]
Immigration lawyer laments Lombardo’s ‘dangerous’ support of Texas defying Supreme Court
Gov. Joe Lombardo, a long-time law enforcement official and former Southern Nevada sheriff, is one of several Republican governors who have sided with Texas’s defiance of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows federal law enforcement to tear down razor wire barriers that have “increased safety risk” to border agents and migrants alike. Though his […]