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The 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods were initially scheduled for Feb. 1. However, at the last minute, Trump ga...
02/27/2025

The 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods were initially scheduled for Feb. 1. However, at the last minute, Trump gave the allies a reprieve, after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that they were taking action to stop the flow of fentanyl and immigrants into the United States.

Trump then delayed the tariffs to early March. On Monday, Trump said the tariffs on Canada and Mexico would go ahead next week. But at his Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Trump said he was looking at April.

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National parks across the U.S. are bearing down on an uncertain season, as federal layoffs and staffing shortages threat...
02/26/2025

National parks across the U.S. are bearing down on an uncertain season, as federal layoffs and staffing shortages threaten many of the services they provide for their millions of annual visitors, from reservations to cleanup to education.

A bit of welcome news came later that week when the Trump administration gave the NPS permission to fill temporary seasonal positions that had been paused due to the federal hiring freeze. The agency is allowed to fill a total of 7,700 positions — higher than the three-year average of 6,350 — according to a memo obtained by NPR.

Though filling those positions will likely now be delayed, and visitors to national parks are already noticing the effects.

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When visiting a national park, monument or recreation area during this time, take extra care for your personal safety and the landscape around you.

The federal workers, mostly software engineers and product managers, were once part of the U.S. Digital Service, which w...
02/25/2025

The federal workers, mostly software engineers and product managers, were once part of the U.S. Digital Service, which was renamed DOGE when Musk launched his initiative from within the White House. The Musk-led unit has laid off thousands of workers and moved to dismantle entire agencies in a slash-and-burn campaign to reduce the size of government.

Read the latest: tinyurl.com/mryktneh

More than a dozen federal workers at Lake Mead National Recreation Area were among those fired last week as part of the ...
02/25/2025

More than a dozen federal workers at Lake Mead National Recreation Area were among those fired last week as part of the Trump administration’s move to terminate all recent hires across federal agencies.

Park rangers, engineers, ecologists, maintenance workers, and cultural resource staff were among at least 13 federal workers terminated from the Lake Mead National Recreation Area during the three-day Presidents’ Day weekend.

📰 Read more by the Nevada Current: tinyurl.com/kd22sj4j
Image: Andrew Cattoir/NPS

The first executive order President Trump signed in his second term, "Unleashing American Energy," wouldn't seem to have...
02/25/2025

The first executive order President Trump signed in his second term, "Unleashing American Energy," wouldn't seem to have a direct impact on how much water is in the Colorado River, at least in the short term.

The order, signed the first day Trump took office, aims to "unleash America's affordable and reliable energy and natural resources," by ending "burdensome and ideologically motivated regulations."

But the order also says, "All agencies shall immediately pause the disbursement of funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022."

While some of those funds were earmarked to prop up renewable energy, at least $4 billion was set aside to protect the flow of the Colorado River, which supplies about 40 million people with drinking water, is the foundation for a massive agricultural economy across the Southwest, and generates significant hydroelectric power.

💧 Hear or read more from KUNC: tinyurl.com/mdt9t3f3

Lawmakers in Nevada are considering a measure to end Daylight Saving Time in the state. Under Assembly Bill 81, Nevada w...
02/25/2025

Lawmakers in Nevada are considering a measure to end Daylight Saving Time in the state.

Under Assembly Bill 81, Nevada would remain on Pacific Standard Time throughout the entire year, meaning residents would no longer need to change their clocks after 2025.

Democratic Assemblymember Selena La Rue Hatch is the bill’s sponsor. She says this isn’t the first time lawmakers have considered legislation that would lock the clock: “Previous bills have tied us to whether we'll change when California changes or we'll change when the feds change. And, in my opinion, we are the Nevada legislature, and I don't think we can wait on anybody else to do what's right for our constituents.”

Fifteen other states have introduced similar legislation this year including California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Lawmakers in Utah were also considering the measure but opted to table the bill. Federal law prohibits states from observing Daylight Saving Time year-round.

📰 Find more of the day's news at knpr.org.

In Congress right now, Republicans have made it known that they’re considering plans to cut billions of dollars from the...
02/24/2025

In Congress right now, Republicans have made it known that they’re considering plans to cut billions of dollars from the Medicaid program.

Medicaid is designed to help lower-income people with basic health needs.

In Nevada, about one in four residents is reportedly on Medicaid, which is funded both by the state and federal government. Total funding in 2023 was more than $6 billion, with about a billion coming from the state.

What then, could cuts at the federal level mean for Nevada, for the hundreds of thousands who rely on Medicaid for health care? And do state lawmakers have a plan in place, or are they working on what, in case the Trump Administration does cut Medicaid?

🎧️ ➡️ Hear the full interview: https://shorturl.at/csKcY

📷️ An ambulance is parked at the University Medical Center in Las Vegas on Oct. 12, 2020. (John Locher/AP)

Nevada’s four national monuments cover 1.5 million acres. They are Tule Springs Fossil Beds, Avi Kwa Ame, Gold Butte and...
02/24/2025

Nevada’s four national monuments cover 1.5 million acres. They are Tule Springs Fossil Beds, Avi Kwa Ame, Gold Butte and Basin and Range.

The Trump Administration has asked for a review of national monuments nationwide. The administration has made clear they want to increase oil, mineral and gas extraction in the U.S., and some of those monuments might be targeted if they’re opened up.

At the same time, though, surveys have shown more than half of the voters in the southwest — Republicans and Democrats — dislike the idea.

One person who will have a big role in what happens is Congressman Mark Amodei, a Republican who represents most of northern Nevada.

🎧️ ➡️ Hear our interview with him and Mathilda Guerrero Miller of Indigenous Voices of Nevada: tinyurl.com/45vj6979

"They locked me out of all my systems," says Mike Macans. "The only place I've gotten any help is online — on frickin' R...
02/24/2025

"They locked me out of all my systems," says Mike Macans. "The only place I've gotten any help is online — on frickin' Reddit."

The Trump administration has fired tens of thousands of federal workers over the past two weeks as part of a seemingly indiscriminate purge of probationary employees, typically those in their first or second year on the job.

This past weekend, billionaire Elon Musk — a special adviser to Trump — issued another ultimatum to remaining employees.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Musk suggested that workers could lose their jobs if they didn't respond to an email blast from the Office of Personnel Management asking for a list of five things they did in the past week. With the legality of the ask in doubt, some agency leaders have told their employees not to respond.

As of this post, it's not immediately known how many or Nevada's 14,000 federal employees have been or will be fired.

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CHIME IN TODAY: The Middle with Jeremy Hobson is teaming up with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's weekly show Cro...
02/23/2025

CHIME IN TODAY: The Middle with Jeremy Hobson is teaming up with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's weekly show Cross-Country Checkup again for a live two-hour special this (Sunday) afternoon, Feb. 23, from 4 to 6 p.m. ET (or 1 to 3 p.m. PT).

Jeremy Hobson and CBC host Ian Hanomansing will broadcast live from Vancouver and will open the phones to listeners across the US and Canada, to talk about President Trump’s proposal that Canada should become the 51st state, and more broadly about the future of the relationship between the US and Canada.

📞 Join live by calling 1-888-416-8333.
📱 You can also reach out through CBC.ca/AirCheck or text 226-758-8924.

Public lands have been at the center of several conflicts in the West. A few national monuments in Utah and Nevada are p...
02/21/2025

Public lands have been at the center of several conflicts in the West. A few national monuments in Utah and Nevada are potential targets to have their boundaries redrawn by the Trump administration in a push to expand energy production.

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah and Avi Kwa Ame in Nevada could make the shortlist. The two Utah monuments were recently expanded, and Avi Kwa Ame, which was also known as Spirit Mountain, was made a national monument by President Joe Biden in 2023.

"It’s a big slap in the face to every single Indigenous person out there.”

📰 Read or hear more: tinyurl.com/erw7xz64
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Most of Las Vegas and much of the country remembers what happened on Oct. 1, 2017. With 60 victims and some 800 injured,...
02/21/2025

Most of Las Vegas and much of the country remembers what happened on Oct. 1, 2017. With 60 victims and some 800 injured, that shooting on the Las Vegas Strip was the worst modern-day shooting in the country’s history.

Since then, a design has been chosen and a large-scale memorial is planned for the site of the shooting, just across the street from Mandalay Bay, where the shooter opened fire with several weapons from the 32nd floor.

Fifty-eight people initially died. The shooter killed himself. Another person died of their injuries after the fact. Then, in November of 2024, another victim: Kristin A. Babik, 31.

➡️ Hear our interview with her brother Jeff, Rev. Steve Smith of Las Vegas Fire and Rescue and Tennille Pereria of the Resiliency & Justice Center: tinyurl.com/32pkt25w

You don’t have to be wealthy or retiring to take advantage of tax-smart giving. Whatever your stage in life or income le...
02/21/2025

You don’t have to be wealthy or retiring to take advantage of tax-smart giving. Whatever your stage in life or income level, there are ways you can help protect your assets and create a meaningful legacy that secures Nevada Public Radio’s future as an independent service to our community.

To learn more about ways you can support Nevada Public Radio through tax-smart planning, visit knprlegacy.org.

Among the many federal agencies experiencing staffing cuts under the Trump administration is the U.S. Forest Service. It...
02/20/2025

Among the many federal agencies experiencing staffing cuts under the Trump administration is the U.S. Forest Service. It's responsible for everything from maintaining hiking trails to helping fight wildfires and making public lands less prone to fire. Some of those workers are now warning that staffing cuts make the agency less prepared for the upcoming fire season.

➡️ Hear the story or read more: tinyurl.com/487shcxf

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026, the Kentucky Republican announced Thursd...
02/20/2025

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026, the Kentucky Republican announced Thursday.

"Seven times my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate," McConnell said on the Senate floor Thursday, his 83rd birthday. "Every day in between, I've been humbled by the trust they place in me to do their business right here. Representing our Commonwealth has been the honor of a lifetime. I will not seek this honor an eighth time. My current term in the Senate will be my last."

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Five employees, or 20% of the staff, of Nevada's Great Basin National Park, were let go this past weekend, according to ...
02/19/2025

Five employees, or 20% of the staff, of Nevada's Great Basin National Park, were let go this past weekend, according to an employee of the park on LinkedIn this past weekend.

Great Basin National Park was established in 1986, protecting Wheeler Peak's ancient bristlecone pines, Lehman Caves — which were originally protected as a national monument in 1922, and some of the darkest skies in the U.S. Tours of the caves were canceled this week; those booked for Feb. 22 will get refunds, according to the park website. The page for tour information appeared blank on Wednesday.

The firings were first reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

📰 Read more about the nationwide firings: tinyurl.com/nusd3p9n

The U.S. Department of Education has given schools and universities that receive federal funding an ultimatum: eliminate...
02/19/2025

The U.S. Department of Education has given schools and universities that receive federal funding an ultimatum: eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal funding.

The Education Department has directed institutions, from preschools to colleges, to stop using "racial preferences" in admissions, financial aid, hiring and other areas in a letter sent last week. The directive extends President Trump's executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs as part of his fight against "wokeness."

The funding at risk includes Title IV, student loans, state funding for curriculum development, free or reduced lunch programs, and support for students with special needs, among others.

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A President’s Day weekend swept by fear and grief from the sudden termination of thousands of federal employees in the U...
02/19/2025

A President’s Day weekend swept by fear and grief from the sudden termination of thousands of federal employees in the U.S. Forest Service and Department of Interior left chaos and uncertainty after the latest assault on the federal workforce by the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

For people on the ground in mountain communities, small towns and rural areas, the cuts were nothing short of devastating. They came with no explanation, warning or discernment, and the impact on public land and wildlife, observers say, will be felt for years.

Official counts of everyone fired across the country are still hazy, as many were still receiving termination emails over the holiday weekend, but early numbers show at least 3,400 people were fired from the Forest Service and about 2,300 people from the Department of Interior, the agency that oversees the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

📰 Read more from High Country News: tinyurl.com/4sz2ktdk

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Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign is advertising on the Las Vegas Sphere for her rally in Southern Nevada on Thursday. This is the first political campaign to advertise on the Sphere, KLAS reported. Harris' event is scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 31 with special guest Maná. 📰 Get more of the day's news at knpr.org. 📽️ Video courtesy of Kamala Harris/X.

Some great news from officials on the #DavisFire this morning. Despite a frightening weather alert yesterday, more than 600 personnel were able to keep the fire in check, measuring no perimeter growth overnight. The fire is now 37% contained. 📰 Get more details: tinyurl.com/cmn69upv

The news came a few weeks ago that Las Vegas would again have to cut back on its use of the Colorado River, even though it already has the smallest share of water out of seven states that use the river. And it’s made us all wonder about our water supply. We can have all the megaresorts we want, but without a steady supply of water, Las Vegas doesn’t exist, or it exists on a much smaller scale. But is that even a potential future? Will the seven states get their act together and come up with enough river cuts that we can stop worrying for a while? 🎧️ ➡️ Hear the full discussion: tinyurl.com/3smbrsxf

In Clark County, the sheriff oversees a workforce of more than 6,000, who are there to keep the peace in a jurisdiction that includes the state’s largest airport, the state’s biggest economic engine and about half of the county’s 2.3 million residents. The department is led by Sheriff Kevin McMahill, who took office in January 2023. So far this year, the sheriff has some good news and some not-so-good news. Good news: homicides are way, way down, but the department could be looking at financial headwinds. 🎧 Hear the full discussion: tinyurl.com/5far7vmk

Seven airmen from Nellis Air Force Base were awarded today for their heroism that saved four people in Zion National Park earlier this month. The airmen (Airman 1st Classes Will Martin, Demarcus Norman, Maximos Olade, Jacob Stillwell, and Rony Lopez-Aguilar, plus Airmen Andres Parra and Christian Reyes) were hiking in the park two hours north of Las Vegas when Martin noticed the river rising, according to a release from the base. As they made their way to higher ground, they spotted a woman floating on her back, blue and lifeless. Norman was able to pull her to shore. She remained barely conscious for an hour as they called for help. As they prepared for air evacuation, the woman said she was pregnant and traveling with three others. The group of airmen reunited the woman's husband and found the other two, one of whom had an injured knee. The men formed a human chain to withstand the flooding river and got him across. All involved were airlifted to safety, the base said. 📷️ Courtesy of Nellis Air Force Base

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Politicians are falling all over themselves lately to support the idea that the federal government shouldn’t tax tips. For the tens of thousands of workers in Las Vegas who consider tips a part of their living wages, it seems like a good idea. But is it fair to workers in other industries? Will it actually do much for those same workers? Is it good policy and would it pass in Congress? Or is this something politicians have to support because it looks good in the short run? In the long run, should service businesses simply pay higher wages so the workers don’t have to rely on tips? 🎧️ ➡️ Hear the full conversation: tinyurl.com/yhup74kx

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