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Hoping a snapshot of homelessness illustrates a path forward
The morning light is barely starting to pierce through the sky when a group volunteering to conduct the annual homeless census meet Cindy Williams, who is wearing a bright pink sweatshirt and holding a sign that reads “Hungry. Thank you. God Bless” The group, which includes U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford and Clark County Commissioner Richard […]
Harris in Las Vegas warns Trump poses ‘profound threat’ to democracy, individual rights
Vice President Kamala Harris told voters to see “the profound threat” former president Donald Trump poses to democracy and stressed the urgency to vote in the upcoming presidential election during her visit to Las Vegas on Saturday. As early voting started in Nevada for the upcoming presidential primary election on Feb. 6, Harris spoke at […]
Legislation to boost, fund state language access services has slow rollout
State lawmakers Thursday questioned the “really late” rollout by the governor’s Office of New Americans on implementing legislation passed last year to help state agencies update documents and services in languages other than English. Lawmakers on the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs heard updates on bills passed last year, including one expanding duties […]
Medical professionals, first responders urge lawmakers to consider policy reforms on psychedelics
After 23 years on the job as a professional wildland firefighter, Benjamin Strahan said a brutal wild fire season in the fall of 2020 brought him to the brink of suicide. Like many in his profession, he told a panel of state lawmakers on Friday, he has seen “almost every catastrophic wildfire in the West […]
Police said traffic violation let them stop driver, search for drugs. NV Supreme Court disagreed
The Nevada Supreme Court in December ruled that an officer who pulled over a suspected drug dealer for having a dealership-issued license plate cover that obscured the word “Nevada” lacked probable cause to initiate the traffic stop. The Reno Police Department in March 2021 used the alleged traffic violation to pull over a man they […]
Horsford, Cortez Masto call for investigation into credit union rejecting Black, Hispanic mortgage applicants
Nevada Congressional members are calling for an investigation into Navy Federal Credit Union, the nation’s largest credit union for service members, after reports found it rejected nearly half of its Black and Hispanic mortgage applications. The Congressional Black Caucus, which is chaired by U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford, sent a letter to the credit union Friday […]
Culinary Union sets Feb. 2 strike deadline for 7,700 workers
After securing wage increases and mandated daily room cleanings at major Las Vegas resort properties last year, Culinary Workers Local 226 is warning 7,700 workers will strike Feb. 2 if remaining strip and downtown properties don’t meet similar contract demands. The union, which is negotiating new contracts at 21 strip and downtown properties including the […]
Lee, nonprofits discuss resources amid growing housing crisis
Nevada is in a “severe housing crisis,” and one that would be even worse if not for federal assistance programs enacted during the Biden administration, Democratic Rep. Susie Lee said in Las Vegas Friday. Lee heard from nonprofits providing food, housing and utilities assistance including the Just One Project and the United Way of Southern […]
Harris touts administration’s commitment to labor in Las Vegas visit
Vice President Kamala Harris boasted about the strength of the labor movement and congratulated Culinary Union 226 workers on recent successful contract negotiations, but shied away from mentions of the 2024 presidential election during a Wednesday trip to Las Vegas. The visit comes months after the Culinary threatened a 35,000-worker strike on the Las Vegas […]
Paid leave, prison reform, health measures among dozens of state laws taking effect with new year
Housing for people experiencing homelessness, paid family leave for state employees, and “human composting” are among issues addressed in new Nevada laws that took effect January 1. Eighty-five bills enacted during the 2023 Legislative Session went into effect with the new year, including several measures designed to address barriers to building more affordable and low […]
For a while, a series of measures protected renters from NV’s harsh eviction laws. Not anymore.
Around the same time Kathleen Dominguez filed a response with a court to the eviction notice she received in June, she also applied for rental assistance through Clark County in hopes of getting help paying $1,035 of back-owed rent. The 7-day pay-or-quit notice came the day a statewide eviction protection expired, meaning there was no […]
High-speed rail project secures $3 billion in funds from bipartisan infrastructure law
After years of speculation, and promises, to bring a high-speed train to connect Southern Nevada to Southern California, the latest proposed rail system seems to be on track after receiving $3 billion in federal funding. Nevada lawmakers announced Tuesday the Brightline West project received $3 billion in funds, a not insignificant fraction of the estimated […]