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Increased Medicaid Coverage For Immigrants Linked To Reversal Of ‘Public Charge' Rule
Nearly 41,ooo legal permanent residents—a record number—have health coverage through Nevada Medicaid.

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Nearly 41,ooo legal permanent residents—a record number—have health coverage through Nevada Medicaid.

The illness that lasts for months and possibly even years has so far confounded doctors.
There has been nothing notably unique or unconventional about the punishments handed down in such cases by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Good Jobs First released a ‘report card’ grading how transparent states’ public subsidy programs are.
Legislation capping insulin costs for insured passed House, heads to uncertain fate in Senate.
The Dixie Valley toad is unique to Nevada, and is restricted to 760-acres of wetland habitat.
Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah voted with all 50 Senate Democrats.
The word “billionaire” didn't even exist until 1844. Fifty years later, we got “multibillionaire.”
“Importantly, this bill is comprised of dollar-for-dollar offsets and will not cost the American people a single additional dollar.”
“It is something we should be working on together instead of playing politics with it, it is a problem we have.”
Nevada’s plan to implement a top-down voter registration system is not on track to meet its January 2024 deadline.
White privilege doesn’t mean you haven’t had struggles. It just means that one of those struggles wasn’t related to the color of your skin.
The bill would remove marijuana from the controlled substances list, expunge convictions and add a 5% federal tax.
The court agreed to hear two cases that challenge race-conscious admissions at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina.
Fumo, Treffinger critique performance of no-show incumbent.
The volume of short-term rentals is eating into the already limited supply of affordable housing.
“Those sitting on leases and idle wells will either have to start producing or pay the price for their inaction.”
Nationally, that move to electric vehicles would generate $1.2 trillion in health benefits and $1.7 trillion in additional climate benefits.
The Clark County Commission should stop hand-wringing and start acting.
Organizers say district attorney backed out over fears of Black community.