Across Nevada|News|
Fed Wants Inflation To Get Down To 2% – But Why Not Target 3%? Or 0%?
Most economists agree that an inflation rate approaching 8% is too high, but what should it be?
Nevada Current, News Partner
- Across Nevada
- Website
Nevada Current, a nonprofit, online source of political news and commentary, documents the policies, institutions and systems that affect Nevadans’ daily lives. The Current is part of States Newsroom, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by grants and a coalition of donors and readers.
Posting Activity
Across Nevada|News|
Geothermal Developer Shrinks Plans After Toad's Endangered Listing
The toad’s only known habitat is restricted to 760-acres of wetland habitat fed by hot springs in the Dixie Valley northeast of Fallon.
Across Nevada|News|
Attempt To Help States Ease Banking For Marijuana Businesses Stumbles In Congress
Measures to loosen federal marijuana restrictions were not included to an annual policy, to the disappointment of advocates.
Across Nevada|News|
Organizers Call On Congress To Pass Last-Minute Immigration Reform, Pathway To Citizenship
Ongoing DACA uncertainty ‘amounts to a two year subscription to the U.S.’
Across Nevada|News|
Here's When Drug Prices Will Start To Decrease For Medicare Recipients
The insulin cap that goes into effect next month benefits Medicare Part D recipients.
Across Nevada|News|
CCSD, Lawmaker Eye Shift To Opt-Out Sex Education, More Medically Accurate Info
Nevada is one of only five states where parents or guardians must give permission before students can enroll in sex ed.
Across Nevada|News|
Nevada's State Budget Is Flush. Hmm, How'd That Happen?
We should remember the state’s plumpy budget is not some accident, and was by no means inevitable.
Across Nevada|News|
Nevada Delegation Teams Up To Expand Fallon Bombing Range
The bill will also open thousands of acres of public land for development in Churchill County and Lander County.
Across Nevada|News|
Feds Seek To Hasten Clean Energy Development On Public Lands In The West
The new process is meant to “guide responsible solar development and provide certainty to developers.”
Across Nevada|News|
Clark County Declares Pets Are Not Products, Bans Sale From Pet Stores
The ordinance is also intended to help stem overcrowding in shelters.
Across Nevada|News|
Talks Over Protecting Dreamers Pick Up In Congress, But Agreement Still Elusive
The success of any major immigration deal appears unlikely.
Across Nevada|News|
A Judge In Texas Uses A Recent Supreme Court Ruling To Say Domestic Abusers Can Keep Their Guns
The U.S. is in danger of backtracking and turning a blind eye to domestic violence.
Across Nevada|News|
Recession Or Not, Nevada And Gov.-Elect Lombardo Are Primed For A Bigger Budget
Gov. Sisolak said the Economic Forum projections show Nevada is “continuing our steadfast path toward recovery.”
Across Nevada|News|
VA To Host Town Hall For Nevada Veterans Seeking PACT Act Benefits
The PACT Act expands services for veterans from the U.S. wars who were exposed to environmental hazards or toxins.
Across Nevada|News|
Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Colorado Case Involving Free Speech And Same-Sex Marriage
“You can’t deny someone access to a product or service based on who they are.”
Across Nevada|News|
Despite Partisan Divide, Policy Watchers Say The New Congress Could Make Progress On Public Health
Potential progress could be made on telehealth, mental and behavioral health, and the fentanyl crisis.
Across Nevada|News|
What Nuclear Microreactors Have In Common With Conventional Reactors: Risks And Waste
“If nuclear power is to play an expanded role in helping address climate change, newly built reactors must be demonstrably safer.”
Across Nevada|News|
Democrats Approve Biden Plan: South Carolina's 1st, Nevada, New Hampshire Tie For 2nd
Since the 2008 presidential cycle, Nevada has gone third, after Iowa and New Hampshire.
Across Nevada|News|
U.S. Senate Averts Freight Rail Strike, But Bid To Include Worker Sick Leave Fails
Senator Bernie Sanders called out railroad companies practices “barbaric.”
Across Nevada|News|
Biden Says South Carolina Should Go First, Then Nevada And New Hampshire Share Second
Iowa was left out of the early lineup.
