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Small, rural communities have become abortion access battlegrounds

The quest to enact local bans is particularly acute in towns like West Wendover, on the border between abortion-restricting Utah and Nevada, where laws preserve access.

 

New law allows Nevada public school students to wear religious, cultural adornments at graduation

In a law signed Thursday by Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, Nevada students can wear eagle feathers and other cultural adornments at graduation.

 

New $80M Tahoe Event Center on track for opening this year. Here's an early look

The Lake Tahoe events center will host live entertainment, sports and conferences, and generate up to $60 million in economic impact annually.

 

Nevada Legislature passes health care stipends for substitute teachers

The Legislature has passed a bill that provides long-term substitute teachers who work for 30 or more days with a subsidy to purchase health care.

 

Bill to legalize 'medical aid in dying' for terminally ill patients clears Nevada Legislature

Senate Bill 239 would allow the prescription of life-ending medications to mentally competent adults who have been diagnosed with a terminal condition by two medical practitioners and are expected to…

 

Lawmakers consider restrictions on using solitary confinement in prisons

Nevada lawmakers are reconsidering limits on how state prisons use solitary confinement after similar legislation failed to pass during the 2021 legislative session.

 

25 WCSD schools will have a new principal in August: Is your school on the list?

Who will be the new leaders at more than two dozen Washoe County School District schools when the 2023-24 school year begins in August?

 

A's, Nevada leaders reach tentative agreement for Las Vegas ballpark

It still needs approval from both the state Senate and Assembly.

 

Professor Hawkeye? Jeremy Renner in talks to build a studio and grow film programs with UNR

The University of Nevada, Reno could soon be making a deal with actor Jeremy Renner to build a film studio and even grow film production courses.

 

Bill criminalizing fake electors passes Nevada Legislature

Bill heads to desk of Gov. Joe Lombardo, who recently
expressed support for one of the Nevada GOP's fake electors.

 

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