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The nonprofits use funding provided by donations to buy medical debt from health providers and collection agencies at steep discounts.
Latino civic group partners with nonprofit to buy down medical debt for 128,000 Nevadans • Nevada Current
The Latino engagement group Somos Votantes Education Fund partnered with the national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt to write down $133 million of existing medical debt for people in Nevada. Undue Medic...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The nonprofits use funding provided by donations to buy medical debt from health providers and collection agencies at steep discounts.
A report from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service states the judiciary’s “immunity principle protects Members from ‘intimidation by the executive’ or a ‘hostile judiciary’ by prohibiting both the executive and judicial powers from being used to improperly influence or harass legislators.”
Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they’re now being probed by the FBI • Nevada Current
WASHINGTON — Democratic members of Congress who released a video in mid-November telling members of the military that they are not required to follow illegal orders announced Tuesday the Federal Burea...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
A report from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service states the judiciary’s “immunity principle protects Members from ‘intimidation by the executive’ or a ‘hostile judiciary’ by prohibiting both the executive and judicial powers from being used to improperly influence or harass legislators.”
Underlying the special session was frustration, anger, and confusion caused by a process wherein rules seemed to alternate between capricious and optional, and transparency was shelved — all for what several legislators characterized as bills that did not warrant a special session.
The public and lawmakers alike say they got shortchanged by a shambolic legislative session • Nevada Current
Rank-and-file lawmakers, lobbyists, and issue advocates repeatedly criticized the chaotic nature of a week-long special session that saw the demise of a Democratic-sponsored plan to publicly subsidize...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Underlying the special session was frustration, anger, and confusion caused by a process wherein rules seemed to alternate between capricious and optional, and transparency was shelved — all for what several legislators characterized as bills that did not warrant a special session.
Before Bondi appointed the prosecutor, Trump had publicly complained that the prosecutions against Comey and James both were not developing faster.
Judge drops James Comey and Letitia James charges, saying prosecutor appointed 'unlawfully' • Nevada Current
A senior federal judge dismissed charges Monday against two public officials with long-running public disputes with President Donald Trump, saying the controversial appointment of the president’s form...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Before Bondi appointed the prosecutor, Trump had publicly complained that the prosecutions against Comey and James both were not developing faster.
The question may already be affecting troop morale. “The moral injuries of this operation, I think, will be enduring,” said a National Guard member who had been deployed to LA. “This is not what the military of our country was designed to do, at all.”
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Just follow orders or obey the law? What US troops told us about refusing illegal commands • Nevada Current
As the Trump administration carries out what many observers say are illegal military strikes against vessels in the Caribbean allegedly smuggling drugs, six Democratic members of Congress issued a vid...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The question may already be affecting troop morale. “The moral injuries of this operation, I think, will be enduring,” said a National Guard member who had been deployed to LA. “This is not what the military of our country was designed to do, at all.”
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“It is just too much for any one person to keep track of the ways in which this administration is flat out violating laws,” said UNLV's Rebecca Gill.
The resulting exhaustion and complacency have invoked the metaphor of the frog who remains in gradually heating water, unaware of its impending doom.
The resulting exhaustion and complacency have invoked the metaphor of the frog who remains in gradually heating water, unaware of its impending doom.
Democracy is sounding an alarm. Is America putting it on snooze? • Nevada Current
As the United States approaches its 250th birthday, the tethers that bind it to the principles of democracy, enshrined in the Constitution by its founders, are being tested in unprecedented fashion. P...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“It is just too much for any one person to keep track of the ways in which this administration is flat out violating laws,” said UNLV's Rebecca Gill.
The resulting exhaustion and complacency have invoked the metaphor of the frog who remains in gradually heating water, unaware of its impending doom.
The resulting exhaustion and complacency have invoked the metaphor of the frog who remains in gradually heating water, unaware of its impending doom.
“I refuse to be a battered wife hoping it all goes away and gets better," said the MAGA Republican firebrand who recently fell out with Trump.
"There is no plan to save the world or a 4-D chess game being played,” she added. Via @georgiarecorder.com
"There is no plan to save the world or a 4-D chess game being played,” she added. Via @georgiarecorder.com
'It's all so absurd and completely unserious': Marjorie Taylor Greene says she'll resign in January • Nevada Current
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia, a Rome Republican, announced her plans to resign from Congress Friday evening in an unexpected video message. Greene, who was first elected in Georgia’s ...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“I refuse to be a battered wife hoping it all goes away and gets better," said the MAGA Republican firebrand who recently fell out with Trump.
"There is no plan to save the world or a 4-D chess game being played,” she added. Via @georgiarecorder.com
"There is no plan to save the world or a 4-D chess game being played,” she added. Via @georgiarecorder.com
“Some of his ideas really are the same ideas I have,” Trump said. “You know the new word is affordability. Another word is just groceries. It’s sort of an old-fashioned word, but it’s very accurate."
Trump praises NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani in warm White House meeting • Nevada Current
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani turned around their heated criticism in remarks to the press after an Oval Office meeting Friday. After months of attac...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
“Some of his ideas really are the same ideas I have,” Trump said. “You know the new word is affordability. Another word is just groceries. It’s sort of an old-fashioned word, but it’s very accurate."
The poll, like the early endorsements of Ford, seem to assume there's no other viable Democratic candidate for governor. That assumption could prove to be premature.
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Lombardo vs. virtually anyone not named Lombardo might be a dead heat right now • Nevada Current
In the race for Nevada governor, Republican incumbent Joe Lombardo and Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford are tied at 41% in a poll released this morning by Emerson College via KLAS. A Lombardo-Fo...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The poll, like the early endorsements of Ford, seem to assume there's no other viable Democratic candidate for governor. That assumption could prove to be premature.
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A federal lawsuit alleges a Las Vegas real estate brokerage operated by George Kypreos, president of Las Vegas Realtors, conspired with Zillow to obtain clients, garner hidden fees, and steer prospective buyers to costly mortgage loans that were not in their interest.
Suit alleges collusion between Zillow and brokerage of LV Realtors’ president • Nevada Current
A federal lawsuit alleges a Las Vegas real estate brokerage operated by George Kypreos, president of Las Vegas Realtors, conspired with Zillow to obtain clients, garner hidden fees, and steer prospect...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A federal lawsuit alleges a Las Vegas real estate brokerage operated by George Kypreos, president of Las Vegas Realtors, conspired with Zillow to obtain clients, garner hidden fees, and steer prospective buyers to costly mortgage loans that were not in their interest.
"The way our AML (anti-money laundering) program operated in this instance was unacceptable,” Caesars Entertainment Chairman of the Board Gary Carano told the commission.
Gaming commissioners approve fine against Caesars, conflate illegal bookies • Nevada Current
The Nevada Gaming Commission voted Thursday to approve a stipulated fine against Caesars Palace, which allowed illegal bookmaker Mathew Bowyer to gamble for years, despite his lack of a verifiable sou...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"The way our AML (anti-money laundering) program operated in this instance was unacceptable,” Caesars Entertainment Chairman of the Board Gary Carano told the commission.
"This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens," the lawmakers said in the video. "Our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders,” they said, adding "Don't give up the ship."
Trump accuses 6 Democratic lawmakers of 'seditious behavior, punishable by death' • Nevada Current
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of sedition on social media Thursday and threatened them with punishment as severe as death, after they appeared in a video message...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens," the lawmakers said in the video. "Our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders,” they said, adding "Don't give up the ship."
The resolution, which passed both houses on party lines and is not subject to a gubernatorial veto, will now return to the 2027 Legislative Session for consideration. If passed by state lawmakers again, it will appear on general election ballots in 2028 for final approval by voters.
Democrats pass resolution to enshrine universal mail-in ballots into constitution • Nevada Current
State lawmakers for the second time in two days opted to advance their own priority issue during a special session called by the governor, passing a resolution to enshrine universal mail-in ballots in...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The resolution, which passed both houses on party lines and is not subject to a gubernatorial veto, will now return to the 2027 Legislative Session for consideration. If passed by state lawmakers again, it will appear on general election ballots in 2028 for final approval by voters.
After seven days of intense lobbying and political drama, the Nevada State Legislature adjourned the 36th Special Session on Wednesday without approving a $1.8 billion megadeal derided by progressive and conservative groups alike as a “Hollywood handout.”
$1.8b megadeal for Las Vegas film studio dies at Legislature in ‘referendum on special interests’ • Nevada Current
After seven days of intense lobbying and political drama, the Nevada State Legislature adjourned the 36th Special Session on Wednesday without approving a $1.8 billion megadeal derided by progressive ...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
After seven days of intense lobbying and political drama, the Nevada State Legislature adjourned the 36th Special Session on Wednesday without approving a $1.8 billion megadeal derided by progressive and conservative groups alike as a “Hollywood handout.”
A policy that allows officers to target people based on factors like ethnicity and accent has also swept up U.S. citizens and legal residents.
Immigration officers targeting Latinos causing unlawful arrests, group says • Nevada Current
WASHINGTON — Federal immigration officers are making unlawful arrests in the District of Columbia because they are relying on ethnicity to identify targets, immigration advocates argued in federal cou...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A policy that allows officers to target people based on factors like ethnicity and accent has also swept up U.S. citizens and legal residents.
The fuel revenue index program, which allows Clark County to index gas taxes to the rate of inflation, was approved by voters in 2026, and was set to expire at the end of 2026.
Clark County extends gas tax needed to prevent budget shortfalls, pay for roadways • Nevada Current
In an effort to stave off projected budget shortfalls that local transportation officials warned would have decimated funding needed to maintain and grow Southern Nevada roadways and transit projects,...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The fuel revenue index program, which allows Clark County to index gas taxes to the rate of inflation, was approved by voters in 2026, and was set to expire at the end of 2026.
The introduction of the immigration-focused amendment, paired with a stripped-down parallel crime bill, set up a scenario where Lombardo might veto his own crime bill and instead pass a less comprehensive bill that would still meet priorities for the resort industry.
Nevada state Senate passes crime bill after adding immigration-focused amendment • Nevada Current
Tuesday — and the wee hours of Wednesday — brought a plot twist to the Nevada State Legislature and Gov. Joe Lombardo’s sweeping crime bill, with the introduction of an amendment adding provisions tha...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The introduction of the immigration-focused amendment, paired with a stripped-down parallel crime bill, set up a scenario where Lombardo might veto his own crime bill and instead pass a less comprehensive bill that would still meet priorities for the resort industry.
Two Republican state senators agreed to join with Democrats to reach a required two-thirds majority, and signed a petition to introduce a bill that seeks to limit cash-rich corporate investors from purchasing large swaths of housing.
Legislators take reins of special session from governor, look to target corporate homeownership • Nevada Current
For the first time in Nevada, a bipartisan supermajority of state lawmakers have petitioned to add their own topic to an ongoing special session. Republican state Sen. Ira Hansen and Assemblymember Al...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Two Republican state senators agreed to join with Democrats to reach a required two-thirds majority, and signed a petition to introduce a bill that seeks to limit cash-rich corporate investors from purchasing large swaths of housing.
Updated with Senate passage: A senior administration official told States Newsroom the president will sign the bill “whenever it gets to the White House.”
US Senate agrees with overwhelming House vote to force release of Epstein files • Nevada Current
This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — A bill is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk compelling the release of unclassified investigative files from the case against convicted sex offender Je...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Updated with Senate passage: A senior administration official told States Newsroom the president will sign the bill “whenever it gets to the White House.”
Secretaries of state from Nevada, 9 other states raise questions with DOJ, DHS over voter data security. Via @coloradonewsline.com
State election officials in letter ask if they were 'misled' by Trump administration • Nevada Current
A group of Democratic secretaries of state in a letter to top Trump administration officials say they're concerned they were misled.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Secretaries of state from Nevada, 9 other states raise questions with DOJ, DHS over voter data security. Via @coloradonewsline.com
Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., was the lone “no” vote.
US House overwhelmingly votes to force release of Epstein files • Nevada Current
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday to force the release of unclassified investigative files from the case against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a frien...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., was the lone “no” vote.
"...every time the light of truth shines on what perpetrators want to hide, it feels like a bell rings for justice."
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But his emails • Nevada Current
They say sunshine makes a great disinfectant. President Donald Trump told us so back in 2020. While we know women didn’t ruin the workplace, a la that much mocked New York Times opinion piece, it migh...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"...every time the light of truth shines on what perpetrators want to hide, it feels like a bell rings for justice."
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"We just watched a $1.5 billion deal leave the Assembly for special interests," Neal said, referring to the film industry subsidy bill, "and you have the audacity to tell me who is deserving?"
Windsor Park relocation assistance bill clears Legislature • Nevada Current
The mostly Black and Latino residents of Windsor Park may be getting closer to relocation into a geologically sound neighborhood, following the final passage of legislation Monday. Windsor Park was am...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"We just watched a $1.5 billion deal leave the Assembly for special interests," Neal said, referring to the film industry subsidy bill, "and you have the audacity to tell me who is deserving?"
Federal immigration enforcement wasn’t listed on Lombardo’s proclamation calling a legislative special session. But the issue made an appearance anyway, in the form of an initiative from Democratic Assembly leaders that was unequivocally rejected by their colleagues in the Latino Legislative Caucus.
The curious case of the immigration resolution that immigrant advocates don't want • Nevada Current
Federal immigration enforcement in Nevada wasn’t an issue listed on Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s formal proclamation announcing a special session last week. But the issue made its way to one legisla...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Federal immigration enforcement wasn’t listed on Lombardo’s proclamation calling a legislative special session. But the issue made an appearance anyway, in the form of an initiative from Democratic Assembly leaders that was unequivocally rejected by their colleagues in the Latino Legislative Caucus.
A Senate vote on the film subsidy bill could come as soon as 11 a.m. on Tuesday. It would divert state revenue from the public to the private sector, and only needs a simple majority of the chamber’s 21 members to pass.
Day 6 of the special session could bring votes for film studio, crime bills • Nevada Current
Monday, the fifth day of the special legislative session, came and went without any public movement being made on the Summerlin film studio bill. That lack of movement on Assembly Bill 4, which would ...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A Senate vote on the film subsidy bill could come as soon as 11 a.m. on Tuesday. It would divert state revenue from the public to the private sector, and only needs a simple majority of the chamber’s 21 members to pass.