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DA race over, but push for reform isn’t
A 55-year-old white male was arrested July 31 because of a citation he received in February for expired license plates, registration violations and making an improper U-turn. His cash bail, according to Clark County Detention Center records, totaled $2,005. Unpaid tickets for driving without a license and speeding at least 20 miles over the limit […]
On anniversary of benefits, groups worry about fate of Medicare, Medicaid
Fifty-three years ago, Medicare and Medicaid were born to ensure vulnerable populations — low-income seniors, people with disabilities, children — have access to health care. On its anniversary Monday, progressive groups such as Battle Born Progress, Mi Familia Vota and Planned Parenthood Affiliates warned about continual risks to those programs. “Over a million Nevada residents […]
No on 3 declines to endorse Question 6
While Yes on 3 recently endorsed Question 6, No on 3 declined Thursday to support or oppose the renewable energy ballot initiative. “The Coalition to Defeat Question 3 is focused solely on defeating Question 3 for many reasons, including the negative impact it would have on Nevada’s current and future pro-renewable policies,” Tracy Skenandore, a […]
Energy ballot measures: Who’s on first?
Environmentalists oppose Question 3. Question 3 supports Question 6. Question 6 is supporting, well, Question 6. Sorry, no flow chart yet. The Sierra Club, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Western Resources Advocates issued a joint statement Thursday opposing Question 3, which would amend the Nevada constitution to allow customers to […]
Waiting for Meals on Wheels
In 2017, Nevada lawmakers pledged funding to address the nearly 1,000 people waiting to take part in a Meals on Wheels program. A year later, the waiting list still has 800 people on it. The Legislature approved $3.4 million to fund home-delivered meals until 2019, increasing the budget by $1.9 million. The state was able […]
High heat suspected in deaths of three homeless this week
Three homeless people were found dead this week near the downtown Las Vegas I-15 corridor. Though the exact cause of death is still unknown, the City of Las Vegas says “high heat recently is suspected as a contributing factor.” “It is heartbreaking that these deaths are occurring,” said Las Vegas City Councilman Cedric Crear in […]
Transgender homeless struggle to find shelter, resources
When Bobby Evans became homeless almost a year ago, she was referred to the Las Vegas Rescue Mission. “I got there and thought, ‘Nope, not for me,’ ” she says. She was fearful about staying at a shelter that didn’t have a facility specific for transgender women. Babylyn Galit, who got the same referral when she […]
Silver State Health Services to receive funding for sobering shelter
Other than jail, there is no temporary shelter for people experiencing homelessness to go when they are inebriated. Silver State Health Services is planning to open a 20-bed sobering facility on Salvation Army’s campus to house them. “We could go up to 35 beds in the next couple years depending on funding,” says Ryan Linden, […]
March for Our Lives focuses on November election
Whether from Las Vegas, Chicago or Parkland, Fla., young people in the March for Our Lives movement want to end gun violence, enact common sense legislation and defeat politicians who stand in the way. At the July 16 Road To Change town hall at Sierra Vista High School, students made sure to identify Attorney General […]
Heat hits vulnerable Nevadans hardest
Last week, HELP of Southern Nevada received a call from a 92-year-old man whose air conditioner broke in the triple-digit heat. “He had been sitting in his home for three days,” says Kelly Robson, the chief social services Officer with the nonprofit. “That’s not good for anyone, especially a 92-year-old.” Bob Cleveland, the executive director or […]
ACLU: ‘Stonewalling… secrecy’ surround first NV execution in 12 years
Update: The Nevada Department of Corrections issued a press release listing the lethal injection drugs it will be using, which includes midazolam, fentanyl and cisatracurium. Days before Nevada’s first execution in 12 years, the ACLU of Nevada is challenging the Nevada Department of Corrections’ transparency regarding the drugs being used. “The Nevada Department of Corrections has […]
Las Vegans protest Trump at Families Belong Together rally
Deisy Castro recalls the cold room she, her brother and mother stayed in when they were apprehended after coming to the United States. For hours, the family was terrified, not knowing where her father had been taken. “I remember what I went through, and I can’t imagine being separated from both parents,” she says. “No […]