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Nevada so far escapes the worst of a historic multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak but remains on high alert
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1187+ words) Thursday, July 16, 2026 | 2 a.m. Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude and Google Gemini. Nevada has so far escaped one of the…...
Nevada secretary of state fires back at Justice Department letter threatening election officials
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (1079+ words) Tuesday, July 14, 2026 | 8:45 a.m. Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar has formally responded to a Department of Justice letter warning him and election officials in every other state that they could face criminal prosecution if noncitizens are knowingly allowed to remain on…...
Nevada immigrant advocacy groups urge state lawmakers to limit ICE enforcement overreach
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (811+ words) By Ava Chatlosh (contact) Tuesday, July 14, 2026 | 2 a.m. Advocacy groups are urging Nevada lawmakers to adopt new protections against immigration enforcement overreach. Chief among the recommendations, delivered in testimony last week to the Nevada Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs: legislation…...
Hoping to snuff out smoking, health advocates push to nearly double Nevada tobacco tax
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (370+ words) By Ava Chatlosh (contact) Friday, July 10, 2026 | 2 a.m. The Nevada Tobacco Control & Smoke-free Coalition is urging state lawmakers to raise the cigarette tax, arguing that an increase would drive down smoking rates after a decade without one. Jennifer Atlas, government relations director…...
Las Vegas' Harry Reid among Nevada airports to benefit from $30M federal funding boost
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (189+ words) Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 4:44 p.m. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, both Democrats, in a news release announced the new funding secured from the Federal Aviation Administration, which includes about $3.5 million for Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport to rehabilitate pavement and…...
JPMorganChase commits $400k to fuel Southern Nevada small-business growth through UNLV
1+ week, 1+ day ago (277+ words) Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 11:20 a.m. JPMorganChase is investing $400,000 in Southern Nevada’s small-business pipeline, awarding a two-year grant to the Nevada Small Business Development Center at UNLV to expand advising for entrepreneurs and startups. The funding, announced Thursday as part of the bank’s American…...
Education officials warn that Nevada schools will continue to suffer without new funding sources
2+ week, 1+ day ago (701+ words) Thursday, July 2, 2026 | 2 a.m. The state’s commission on school funding is preparing an updated recommendation to bring Nevada’s education funding up to the national average — work that lawmakers have chipped away at but are still far from achieving, especially after nearly static…...
Nevada announces a new state park along the Carson River and invites the public to name it
2+ week, 1+ day ago (343+ words) Thursday, July 2, 2026 | 2 a.m. From Pony Express routes to a 1940s divorce ranch, a 4.5-mile stretch of the Carson River steeped in Nevada history is now the state’s newest park, Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday. The 1,627-acre park, which spans both the north…...
Why some Nevada advocates aren't fully celebrating Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling
2+ week, 2+ day ago (633+ words) By Ava Chatlosh (contact) Wednesday, July 1, 2026 | 2 a.m. Nevada politicians and community members welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Tuesday reaffirming the long-held principle that the Constitution guarantees that nearly all children born on U.S. soil are citizens. “There is no mistaking why people…...
Nevada mail voting rules stand secure after Supreme Court rejects major Republican challenge
2+ week, 3+ day ago (619+ words) By Ava Chatlosh (contact) Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | 2 a.m. Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar and Attorney General Aaron Ford on Monday framed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on late-arriving mail ballots as another victory for Nevada’s mail-voting system. The Supreme Court on Monday…...