Category: Nevada Current
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GOP members of US Senate protest Trump freeze of $6.8B in school funding
This article was originally published at nevadacurrent.com Republicans in the U.S. Senate are calling on the Trump administration to release billions in frozen school funding. (Photo by Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Republican members of the U.S. Senate called on Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought in a letter Wednesday to release the $6.8 billion in…
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Senate Republicans vote to claw back funding for NPR, PBS, foreign aid programs
This article was originally published at nevadacurrent.com The National Public Radio headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate agreed to legislation early Thursday that will cancel $9 billion in previously approved funding for public broadcasting and various foreign aid accounts, another victory for the…
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Federal judge quickly rules in favor of Planned Parenthood in suit over Medicaid funding
This article was originally published at nevadacurrent.com A Planned Parenthood clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah, is pictured on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by McKenzie Romero/Utah News Dispatch) Note: Originally published in the Nevada Current; republished here but edited for tone, length and clarity. WASHINGTON — A U.S. District Court judge in Massachusetts issued…
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Tahoe homeowner ‘blindsided’ by settlement with NV Energy
Fire prevention effort exceeds parameters, residents allege This article was originally published at nevadacurrent.com Written by Dana Gentry.Edited for tone, length, and neutrality by Amelia Hollis. Lake Tahoe resident Dr. Staci Baker is reconsidering her decision to enter into a settlement with NV Energy, which cleared trees and vegetation from her property in 2022 without…
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Abrego Garcia was beaten and tortured in Salvadoran prison according to court filings
This article was originally published at nevadacurrent.com Prison officers stand guard at a cell block at the Salvadoran mega-prison Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, or CECOT, on April 4, 2025. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported in March to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador, endured “severe…
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Hospitals, health care providers warn Medicaid cuts will be felt by people not on Medicaid
This article was originally published at nevadacurrent.com Only three states – Wyoming, Idaho, and Mississippi – have fewer doctors per 100,000 population than Nevada. (Photo: Ronda Churchill for Nevada Current) Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is warning Nevadans that President Donald Trump’s spending and tax cut bill will ripple through every aspect of the state’s…
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NV Laws: Breastfeeding protections, use-of-force reports among bills going into effect July 1
Legislation expanding protections for reproductive health providers, offering support around breastfeeding, and requiring schools to release data when law enforcement use force against students are among the bills taking effect July 1.
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BREAKING: US House passes massive tax break and spending cut bill, sending it to Trump
U.S. House Republicans cleared the “big, beautiful bill” for President Donald Trump’s signature Thursday, marking an end to the painstaking months-long negotiations that began just after voters gave the GOP unified control of Washington during last year’s elections.
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Lombardo’s pledge to fix Nevada’s economy belied by policies, say critics
Gov. Joe Lombardo made righting Nevada’s economy a focus of his gubernatorial campaign. Now, as he begins his quest for re-election in 2026, critics contend he has failed to fulfill two central promises – to make housing more affordable and to lower the unemployment rate.
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Battles over public lands loom even after sell-off proposal fails
This article was originally published at nevadacurrent.com A sign welcomes visitors to Bureau of Land Management land near Cedar City, Utah. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) Hunters, hikers and outdoors lovers of all stripes mounted a campaign this month against a Republican proposal to sell off millions of acres of federal public…
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