Nevada State News

20/07/2022

Those in violation of trespass laws could be required to pay administrative costs caused by the trespass, along with fair market land rent or charge for road use for the years of trespass.

Officials with the Bureau of Land Management this week said they’re seeing an increase of “unauthorized use” on public lands.

20/07/2022

On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Southern Nevada an environmental justice grant to study air quality in East Las Vegas, where about 65% of residents are Hispanic.

18/07/2022

“Anti-choice state legislators in Missouri, Texas, and Arkansas have said they want to pass bills to fine or prosecute women who travel for health care."

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.

14/07/2022

“It would allow private developers to purchase hundreds of thousands of acres of public land for sprawl and industrial development, including 10,000 acres in Douglas County, 50,000 acres in Churchill County, and a near unlimited amount of acreage in Pershing County."

Progressive and environmental groups on Tuesday protested outside of Congressman Mark Amodei’s (R-Nev.) office on Kietzke Lane in south Reno.

14/07/2022

The tour was part of the launch of the Nevada Climate Series, an effort by the state’s Climate Initiative and the governor to draw attention to the impacts of climate change.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on Wednesday toured the site of the 2020 Pinehaven Fire in west Reno and met with elementary school students who were affected by the fire.

12/07/2022

The Nevada State Railroad Museum collaborated with other rail museums to make the Great Western Steam Up a success.

The Great Western Steam Up attracted a reunion of V&T locomotives that became a common everyday fixture during the railroad’s golden years.

11/07/2022

💲 The state seeded the Infrastructure Bank with $75 million in general obligation bonds, bringing outside funding into Nevada for the projects. Local and tribal governments and nonprofits are able to borrow capital from the bank at a lower cost than other borrowing options.

After months of work to establish Nevada’s State Infrastructure Bank, the bank is now ready to begin taking applications for funding.

09/07/2022

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Nevada State Railroad Museum.

The Great Western Steam Up attracted a reunion of V&T locomotives that became a common everyday fixture during the railroad’s golden years.

09/07/2022

“The winner is chosen by only a fraction of a fraction of the electorate.”

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.

08/07/2022

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.

07/07/2022

How do we stop senseless police killings while making our communities safer for everyone?

More money for more of the same policing will bring us greater human tragedy without greater safety.

07/07/2022

Deputy Director Jim Lawrence has been named by Gov. Steve Sisolak as acting director for the agency.

The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (NDCNR) is under new leadership after Director Bradley Crowell was tapped by the Biden administration to serve on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.