Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 9h

Nevada needs to address the growing number of young men aged 16 to 24 who are not in employment, education or training.

Lack of men in crucial fields exacerbates NV workforce shortages, research finds • Nevada Current

A public policy think tank recommends Nevada create a commission on boys and men to address gender disparities in some of the state’s most in-demand occupations. The Lincy Institute at UNLV, in a poli...

nevadacurrent.com

3

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 1d

You know how the NYT bestsellers list has the little dagger to indicate that bulk sales or some other shadery is likely influencing a book's appearance on the list? The music charts need that to signal the 'variant' cash grab/market manipulation that has become a hallmark of Taylor Swift releases.

1

Reposted by April Corbin Girnus

This Is Reno @thisisreno.bsky.social · 1d

Nevada Health Link premiums will rise 26% in 2026 amid higher medical costs and the end of federal subsidies.

👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/10/neva...

#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews #renotahoe #journalism #northernnevada #renoheartsyou

Nevada Health Link Premiums to Surge by 26% in 2026

Nevada Health Link premiums are set to rise 26% in 2026, driven by rising medical costs and the expiration of federal subsidies.

thisisreno.com

1

Reposted by April Corbin Girnus

Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 2d

By publicly announcing there will be a special session, Lombardo is triggering county commissions to fill vacancies created by 2 Republicans who resigned from the Legislature. By state law, their replacements must be members of the same political party.

Lombardo announces there will be a special legislative session… at some point • Nevada Current

Gov. Joe Lombardo on Monday announced he plans to call the Nevada State Legislature into a special session “at some point over the next few months.” His two-sentence statement did not include a timeli...

nevadacurrent.com

2 1

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 2d

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo says he intends to call a special session "at some point over the next few months." #nvleg

Governor Lombardo Releases Statement on Special Legislative Session

LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, Governor Joe Lombardo released the following statement on calling the Nevada State Legislature to Carson City for a special legislative session:

“At some point over the next few months, I intend to call the Legislature back for a special session. The goal will be to finish what the Legislature left unfinished – plain and simple.”

2 1

Reposted by April Corbin Girnus

👹👻 boo-rit 👻👹 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · Aug 4

gm bsky

the scene from midsommar of a path with swedish women dressed in white with flower crowns and the duolingo owl saying “this is your last swedish lesson!”

10 80 710

Reposted by April Corbin Girnus

Sean Scully @seanibus.bsky.social · 5d

Nevadans who get insurance through Nevada Health Link, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, are facing premium rate hikes of 26%, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Nevada Health Link premiums expected to rise 26% for 2026 • Nevada Current

Nevadans who get insurance through Nevada Health Link, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, are facing premium rate hikes of 26%, the state Division of Insurance confirmed to the Nevada…

buff.ly

4 3

Reposted by April Corbin Girnus

Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 5d

The vast majority of Americans, including Republicans and those who identify as strong Trump supporters, want Congress to renew the enhanced ACA tax credits as Democrats have called for during the shutdown debate.

Renewal of health insurance subsidies backed by big majorities in poll, including Trump voters • Nevada Current

WASHINGTON — The vast majority of Americans, including Republicans and those who identify as strong supporters of President Donald Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who...

nevadacurrent.com

2 2

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 5d

Wow. I shouldn't be surprised tho. This season got me watching for the first time. 😀

2

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 5d

Wrote this the same day I found out my premium is going up $530 a month. 🍻

Nevada Health Link premiums expected to rise 26% for 2026 • Nevada Current

Nevadans who get insurance through Nevada Health Link, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, are facing premium rate hikes of 26%, the state Division of Insurance confirmed to the Nevada Curren...

nevadacurrent.com

1 1

Reposted by April Corbin Girnus

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 6d

As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...

230 3.2K 8.9K

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 6d

It's always multiple factors. Life is complex.

*cough* but it's social media *cough*

Suicide claims more Gen Z lives than previous generation • Stateline

For Gen Z adults, the oldest of whom are now reaching their late 20s, suicide is taking more lives than 10 years ago when millennials were the same age.

stateline.org

1 2

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 7d

States reliant on the Colorado River are approaching a 2026 deadline to decide how to manage the river, and they have until mid-November to reach a preliminary agreement or risk federal intervention.

@jensolis.bsky.social reports

'Getting down to the wire,' conservation groups try to pump up Colorado River negotiations • Nevada Current

The report by the coalition of conservation groups highlights nine recommendations on how to permanently reduce water use on the Colorado River as supplies shrink.

nevadacurrent.com

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 7d

Another year, another proposal for an independent redistricting commission dies. #nvleg

Organizers to withdraw independent redistricting proposal after court challenge • Nevada Current

A proposed ballot measure to allow voters to decide whether Nevada should have an independent redistricting commission will be withdrawn, say organizers, following a court challenge by lawyers aligned...

nevadacurrent.com

Reposted by April Corbin Girnus

Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 8d

Nevada’s senior U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto was one of only two Democrats voting with Republicans against a government shutdown Tuesday. Cortez Masto was also one of ten Senate Democrats who voted with Republicans in March to avert a shutdown.

Cortez Masto sides with Republicans in shutdown fight for second time this year • Nevada Current

Nevada’s senior U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto was one of only two Democrats voting with Republicans against a government shutdown Tuesday. Cortez Masto was also one of ten Senate Democrats who vote...

nevadacurrent.com

6 1 2

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 8d

"Nevada still has what many states have already lost: vast, connected landscapes where wildlife can move freely across seasons and generations. That is a gift and a responsibility."

lovely commentary by Makena Seller

🦌🦌🦌

Don’t let Nevada’s wild highways close • Nevada Current

In Nevada, migration is as old as the land itself. Long before highways and fence lines, mule deer crossed snowy passes, pronghorn streaked across sagebrush basins, and bighorn sheep traced rocky ridg...

nevadacurrent.com

1 4

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 8d

Some good news for renters! Starting Wednesday landlords in Nevada will be required to better disclose those hidden fees they typically bury deep inside rental agreements.

@mjlyle.bsky.social explains

Tenant protection reining in hidden fees in rental leases takes effect Oct. 1 • Nevada Current

Starting Wednesday landlords will be required to state the total amount of rent a tenant is required to pay up front in the lease, including those hidden fees normally buried deep inside rental agreem...

nevadacurrent.com

2 4

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 8d

I am begging parents. Befriend your fellow parents. Ask them for help. Help them when they need it. We have to rebuild our physical, tangible communities.

School ride-hailing services may be nudging aside traditional buses • Stateline

A pathway has opened for an industry of small-car, ride-hailing and private transport services to ferry children to and from school.

stateline.org

1 3

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 9d

CCSD is conducting a survey on school start times. People have some strooooong opinions on this. Will be interesting to see results.

School Start Time Survey

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

www.surveymonkey.com

2

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 9d

"Taken together, SNEDCA and the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act represent a one-two punch: one bill sells off Nevada’s lands to developers, while the other makes it easier for mining companies to pollute what’s left."

commentary by Olivia Tanager/@sierraclubtoiyabe.bsky.social

The greatest threats to Nevada’s public lands aren’t dead — they’re rushing through Congress • Nevada Current

On Saturday, folks across the country celebrated Public Lands Day. Each year, Public Lands Day is a chance to celebrate the open spaces that make Nevada extraordinary. From the cliffs of Sloan Canyon ...

nevadacurrent.com

1 1

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 9d

Nationally, 43% of nursing home falls involving Medicare patients are not being reported, according to the report. In Nevada, 60% of nursing home falls were not reported.

story by @danagentrylv.bsky.social

Nevada has 3rd worst record in U.S. for reporting nursing home falls • Nevada Current

A study from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reveals Nevada has the third-worst record among the states for failing to report nursing home falls that result in a major injury and requ...

nevadacurrent.com

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 12d

U.S. Rep. Susie Lee said Republicans must “stand up with” Democrats and do what Congress has done since the Constitution was ratified in 1789, assert its constitutional authority.

"At what point are they going to side with the American people over the corruption of this president?"

Lee warns of ‘debilitating’ health insurance premium hikes if Trump gets his way • Nevada Current

U.S. Rep. Susie Lee on Thursday said she and her Democratic colleagues are working to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits set to expire this year, and if an impasse on the issue results in a federa...

nevadacurrent.com

3

Reposted by April Corbin Girnus

Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 14d

The Washoe County Commission failed to address “serious threats” to public safety and wildfire evacuation when it approved development amendments adopted in 2023 by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, says a Petition for Judicial Review filed Tuesday.

Citing safety risks from overdevelopment, Tahoe residents take Washoe to court • Nevada Current

The Washoe County Commission failed to address “serious threats” to public safety and wildfire evacuation when it approved development amendments adopted in 2023 by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency,...

nevadacurrent.com

3 6

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 14d

“Everyone says I should get the Nobel Prize,” President Donald Trump proclaimed at one point.

'Your countries are going to hell': Trump lashes out at world at UN • Nevada Current

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump harshly criticized fellow world leaders Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly days after key allies of the United States recognized a Palestinian state, an...

nevadacurrent.com

2

April Corbin Girnus @aprilcore.bsky.social · 14d

41% of UNLV and UNR students said they have self-censored on campus at least once or twice a month.

UNLV, UNR, like most colleges nationwide, receive failing grades for free speech climate • Nevada Current

Nevada’s two research universities are in the top half of a ranking of the free speech climate at college campuses, but the bar is low, with the national average score earning an “F” from the civil li...

nevadacurrent.com

1