Colorado River states and tribal users have until late August to come up with a plan to cut 2 to 4 million acre feet of water use in 2023 or face federally-imposed restrictions.
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Sisolak touts ARPA housing investments, says ‘minimum wage kind of took care of itself’
Sisolak made remarks on those and several other subjects while meeting with reporters to provide an update of priorities laid out during a state of the state speech in February.
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Republicans block Cortez Masto bill protecting patients traveling for abortion services
Senate Republicans blocked U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s bill that would protect patients in states where abortion is banned who seek to travel out of state to access services.
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Medical providers, organizers expect ‘tidal wave’ of patients seeking abortion services
Nevada medical providers are already seeing an influx of patients from across the country seeking abortion services and are warning about a potential tidal wave that could wash over on Nevada’s system of care.
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A report released Thursday by the nonpartisan election organization FairVote, which has been a proponent for ranked choice voting, showed Nevada congressional and statewide candidates in five Republican primaries and one Democratic primary were decided by less than 50% of the votes
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More money for more of the same policing will bring us greater human tragedy without greater safety.
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Nye County will be the first and only county in the country to provide Shoshone language assistance — a traditionally non-written language that will require qualified interpreters at the polls going forward.
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As Nevadans struggle to afford rising costs and skyrocketing rents, minimum wage workers will receive a slight bump in their pay.
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State upholds Thacker pass permit, conservation group warns of toxic slurry in the making
Environmental advocates are pointing to a report warning that flawed analysis of the mine may lead to failures that could unleash toxic slurry into the state’s watershed.
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The state of Nevada needs to have authority to “say no” to projects that will drive species extinct.