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Nonprofit news outlet reporting on Nevada politics, policy and people since 2017 | Your State. Your News. Your Voice. | [email protected]
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Records analyzed by The Indy and Sunlight Research reveal Elon Musk’s Boring Company is buying up land near proposed Vegas Loop transportation tunnels. What does it all mean? @oona_milliken reports:
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Is construction along Boring Co.’s Las Vegas Loop part of Elon Musk’s master plan? Or, as critics say, a gamble with long odds?
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Nevada officials are optimistic about new data that shows strong improvements in elementary reading proficiency. But many students are still struggling while the state plans to roll out a program to retain underperforming third graders. Read more here:
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Across the past three school years, third graders are doing better every year in reading proficiency. But less than half of the more than 35,000 Nevada third graders read at grade level.
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company has purchased a handful of properties near the proposed pathways of its Vegas Loop transportation tunnels. Observers say the plan — and its prospects for success — is an open question. Read about it here:
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Is construction along Boring Co.’s Las Vegas Loop part of Elon Musk’s master plan? Or, as critics say, a gamble with long odds?
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Reading proficiency is improving among Nevada elementary students. But literacy rates still largely lag behind pre-pandemic numbers as the state approaches the rollout of a policy to hold back underperforming third graders. @eric_neugeboren reports:
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Across the past three school years, third graders are doing better every year in reading proficiency. But less than half of the more than 35,000 Nevada third graders read at grade level.
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Nevada plans to revert nearly $8 million in already-allocated American Rescue Plan funding for food assistance, before SNAP funding is set to run out on Nov. 1. @tabitha_mueller reports: https://t.co/3XDToKuyeZ
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Email records indicate the governor had included the treasurer in federal communications, but later asked him to step back.
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NEW: NV Gov reverted ARP $ to address food insecurity as SNAP funding is set to run out Nov. 1. Gov spox said the programs submitted Friday total $5.9M but some additional programs are being submitted tomorrow, bringing the overall total to approximately $8M. The programs will
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Nevada representatives are blaming their political opponents for the shutdown and highlighting the harms it could — or already has — inflicted on Nevadans’ food, health care and paychecks. @kiadams101 and @katecreynolds have the story. https://t.co/z0u5feyh8u
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Nevada’s congressional delegation have been active in town halls and press calls, blaming their political opponents for the fallout.
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As the shutdown heads into its fifth week, elected officials are calling attention to the real-world effects it could have for Nevadans’ food and health care. @kiadams101 and @katecreynolds report: https://t.co/z0u5feyh8u
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Nevada’s congressional delegation have been active in town halls and press calls, blaming their political opponents for the fallout.
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Food stamp benefits are set to end for nearly 500,000 Nevadans on Nov. 1 unless the government shutdown ends. How and if using state funds to backfill that funding has become a point of contention between the governor and treasurer. https://t.co/3XDToKu0pr
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Email records indicate the governor had included the treasurer in federal communications, but later asked him to step back.
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Eastside Cannery, the last Las Vegas casino to never reopen after the COVID pandemic, will be demolished and its land sold for residential housing. Read the full story here:
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The Boulder Strip casino has been closed for more than five years. The company plans to sell the real estate for residential use.
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According to a Gallup poll, from 1997 to 2023, at least 60 percent of Americans reported drinking alcohol at least occasionally. That number is now 54 percent. Learn more about it in this Fact Brief:
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Find out in our latest fact brief.
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A diversity council has been removed from the Nevada higher education manual. Proponents describe it as a cleanup measure, while critics say it may send the wrong message at a time when DEI is under fire from the Trump administration. Read about it here:
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The five-person IDEA council is responsible for keeping the system’s diversity statistics as well as promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives among students, staff and faculty....
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Conflict is brewing between Nevada’s governor and state treasurer over how and whether to use state funds to keep $90 million in federal food stamp benefits flowing, once funding runs out on Nov. 1. @tabitha_mueller reports: https://t.co/3XDToKu0pr
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Email records indicate the governor had included the treasurer in federal communications, but later asked him to step back.
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MGM Resorts made a surprise departure from the New York City casino process, citing dramatic changes in the economic and competitive conditions governing the application. Read more about it here:
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The surprise departure of MGM Resorts from the New York City casino process baffles analysts and local leaders.
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Boyd Gaming plans to demolish the Eastside Cannery casino and sell the site for residential housing. The east Las Vegas casino never reopened after closing its doors five years ago during COVID. @howardstutz reports:
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The Boulder Strip casino has been closed for more than five years. The company plans to sell the real estate for residential use.
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Are fewer people in the U.S. drinking alcohol? Find out in this Fact Brief by @kiadams101: https://t.co/MWQEEm2bm2
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Nevada’s higher ed system has removed a diversity council from its code — a move the chancellor said streamlines the document and may avoid “unwanted attention.” @bella_tweetss reports:
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The five-person IDEA council is responsible for keeping the system’s diversity statistics as well as promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives among students, staff and faculty....
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One by one, the Strip’s largest casino operators have departed New York City’s lengthy casino-resort approval process after spending millions to woo residents and decision makers. @howardstutz has the story:
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The surprise departure of MGM Resorts from the New York City casino process baffles analysts and local leaders.
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Despite a falling student population, the leader of the Washoe County School District says better school star rankings and test scores means “we're moving in the right direction.” Watch the full IndyTalks event here:
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Washoe County schools Superintendent Joe Ernst said he wants to “eradicate the idea that the education system is failing.”
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A federal judge last month barred Nevada Acting U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah from participating in several cases after ruling she was not validly serving in her position. But on Thursday, he put the ruling on hold as it awaits an appeal. Read more: https://t.co/G2qqZxgpyr
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