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Nevada Medicaid has begun reaching out to recipients about eligibility changes set to go into effect on Jan. 1. The Nevada Health Authority, which houses Nevada Medicaid, announced Wednesday it has started mailing notices to affected enrollees, and will follow up with text messages and emails…
Thousands of people from El Salvador living in Nevada could face deportation if the Trump administration decides not to extend their protected status next week. Temporary protected status (TPS) for El Salvador is scheduled to end on Sept. 9, ending the longest-running TPS designation in U.S…
Northern Nevada residents who lost food purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits due to the Bug, Fred, Stallion or Hawk fires or related power outages can request replacement benefits through September 7, 2026. Four major fires in the last month have burned through…
Allegiant Stadium, Southern Nevada’s $2 billion partially taxpayer-funded football arena, opened just six years ago but is already poised for a facelift, courtesy of taxpayers. The Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board, without a comment or question from a single member, except Chairman Steve Hill who…
Concerned that Nevada agencies have relied on artificial intelligence without much oversight, state lawmakers are proposing legislation to establish basic standards on how the technology is used by state and local government entities. Proposed legislation that would require transparency around AI…
While some Nevada officials want to implement guardrails to limit the use of automated license plate readers like Flock, others have warned regulations won’t go far enough and want Nevada to ban surveillance technology outright. Democratic Assemblymember Selena La Rue Hatch of Reno confirmed with…
Clark County Judge Jessica K. Peterson is hoping to retain her seat in District Court Dept. 8 after a bumpy first term. Earlier this year, the Nevada Supreme Court found Peterson violated the First Amendment when she ordered the removal of reporters from her courtroom and altered a court…
A federal administrative court has temporarily revoked authorization to build a massive data center near Boulder City, concluding the federal government likely erred when it approved the project construction on public land without a proper environmental analysis. The Interior Board of Appeals ruled…
A major data center developer is looking to build two private gas power plants less than 30 miles from Reno as data center growth outpaces NV Energy’s ability to supply electricity for a surge of new developments. Denver-based Fleet Data Centers, a subsidiary of Tract Capital Management, is asking…
Kelsey Brickl can’t get a ride from the airport to the Las Vegas Strip. Brickl is a non-ambulatory wheelchair user who cannot ride in a conventional passenger vehicle. Her medically prescribed power wheelchair weighs 388 lbs. The concierge team at the hotel where Brickl initially planned to stay…
Nevada’s Democratic House members heard testimony from expert witnesses on Friday who tied President Donald Trump’s policies and “self-enrichment” to the rising costs of gas prices, groceries, housing costs, and energy bills. Nevada Reps. Susie Lee, Dina Titus, and Steven Horsford were featured in…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a win for Nevada’s regulated sports betting industry Friday when a three-judge panel ruled that sports bets accepted by Kalshi are likely not swaps as determined by the Commodity Exchange Act. The court rejected the arguments of prediction markets…
Governor Joe Lombardo signed a formal request on Friday asking the White House to issue a presidential emergency declaration for Nevada following the Hawk Fire impacting northwest Reno. The Hawk Fire is now 95% contained as crews focus on areas with heavy fuel and remove remaining burning materials…
If Nevada lawmakers want to reform the state’s complicated and widely criticized property tax structure, a number of already vetted options are available. State Sen. Dina Neal (D-North Las Vegas) this week had the Legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal staff lay out several options to members of the…
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat who is challenging Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, has an affordability message focused on housing, healthcare, and utilities that is likely to resonate with inflation-weary voters. But with a little more than two months to go in the campaign, Ford is…
Nevada could receive as much as $256 million from multibillion dollar multistate settlement over claims that Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, is addictive and lacks child safety protections. Under the settlement announced this week, the social media company agreed this week to pay 47 states…
Nevada’s general election ballot this November will only feature two statewide questions, both returning measures from 2024. Three political action committees attempted to qualify six new proposed constitutional amendments, but those efforts were thwarted by lawsuits, signature gathering hurdles…
Efforts to curb workplace bullying and expand a pharmacist’s ability to prescribe medications are among the bill draft requests sought by the state legislative interim Commerce and Labor Committee. The proposals, which were approved by the committee last week, will be drafted as legislation for the…
A spate of multi-million dollar sanctions levied against Las Vegas casino companies in the last year and a half has spurred a “sea change” on the Strip, former Nevada U.S. Attorney Greg Brower, who represents the Venetian, told the Nevada Gaming Commission Thursday, as they voted to approve a $7.2…
