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Robust Streamflow Projected In NV This Summer
Snow water measurements across the Carson and Walker basin have surpassed all previous peak snow water amounts for any year back to 1981.

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Snow water measurements across the Carson and Walker basin have surpassed all previous peak snow water amounts for any year back to 1981.

Lawmakers in Carson City are considering a measure that would more than double the amount of cannabis recreational users can possess.
Lawmakers take to corners as Lombardo stays out of the ring.
Proponents of the compact say it allows hospitals and other facilities to easily bring in additional nurses during times of emergency.
Medication abortion, a two-step regimen, is used in more than half of pregnancy terminations in the United States.
This is what the modern Republican Party has become; this is what it is trying to make America become.
The proposed rule would prohibit blanket bans of transgender athletes competing in sports consistent with their gender identity.
The only Nevada project on the list is $2.43 million to stabilize the Marble Bluff Dam on the Truckee River bank to reduce erosion.
Businesses can currently claim pseudo-voucher scholarship tax credits against the modified business tax.
U.S. Senate Democrats appear lukewarm about pursuing reproductive rights legislation in a divided Congress.
Mothers of children who are incarcerated tell lawmakers, “I want to hug my son”
Fixes would cost state millions a year.
The proposed legislation would help address and avoid conflicts over groundwater by purchasing rights from those willing to sell.
At least 13 states have bans on the books, including two other Nevada neighbors, Arizona and Utah.
Many Nevadans are impacted by high prescription drug costs.
Housing vouchers in particular have historically been subject to stigma resulting in some landlords refusing to rent to recipients.
The digital goods tax bill would broaden Nevada’s sales tax base to include ebooks and streaming services.
Nationally, electricity generated from solar and wind grew 16% from 2021, with wind accounting for about 74% of that.
Grandparents are taking in a generation of children who have lost the care of a parent, often from drug addiction, mental illness.
Opponents argued Republican state Sen. Settelmeyer should be removed from office, because his appointment violated the state constitution.