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Nevada to now require parental notification for minors' abortions after court lifts 40-year pause - The Nevada Independent Nevada's long-dormant law requiring minors to give parental notification before undergoing an abortion will go into effect at the end of the month, after a federal judge lifted a federal injunction th...

Nevada to now require parental notification for minors' abortions after court lifts 40-year pause. The law, enjoined by a federal injunction for the past 4 decades, will take effect April 30. @thenvindy.bsky.social's Gabby Birenbaum reports:
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Real estate and development groups in Nevada donated a record $1.8 million to state legislators during the 2024 election cycle, and the donations had a much more Republican lean than usual.

Here’s who gave money — and to whom:
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The feds allocated $8 million to buy fresh food from Nevada farmers to distribute in food banks and school districts. But the Trump administration cancelled it — and producers and food banks are worried about the future.

Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...

In today’s Behind the Bar:
🍸 A booze bill bonanza
🚗 DMV project price cut
🕌 Sikh, Muslim holidays on the books?

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Expanding graduate medical education is an idea with bipartisan support in #nvleg - but as @tabithamueller.bsky.social reports in this week's Behind the Bar, the question of 'who gets the credit' appears to be boiling over -->

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Nevada’s mental health nonprofits warn of ‘devastating’ potential federal funding cuts - The Nevada Independent Nevada’s mental health nonprofits warn of ‘devastating’ potential federal funding cuts. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

“The nonprofits in this state are the ones that have held social services together over decades. They have filled in the gaps of services that haven't been there — and there hasn't been money to be there."

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"'Soil is a living thing:' Why a healthy dirt program is again before Nevada lawmakers."

🔗: thenevadaindependent.com/article/soil...

Gun confiscation under Nevada’s ‘red flag’ law ticking up after slow start - The Nevada Independent Gun confiscation under Nevada’s ‘red flag’ law ticking up after slow start. Read more from The Nevada Independent today.

Back in 2022, we reported that use of Nevada's 'red flag' gun law had been scant -- only 13 filed over a two year period.

This follow-up finds that use of the law has continually ticked up since then amid a grant+efforts by @nevadaag.bsky.social

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"It was later reported, however, that after the agreement ended, Metro — under Lombardo's direction — helped ICE agents arrest potentially hundreds of undocumented immigrants who were not in jail for violent offenses."

State ‘deemed’ mine tax data confidential; mining backs bill to make data public again • Nevada Current A state Department of Taxation webpage linked to years of the “Net Proceeds of Minerals Bulletin,” as the annual report is called, for public perusal. Not anymore.

As the kids would say... SUS #nvleg

"For decades, data on gross and net revenues at individual Nevada mines — and the amount of taxes paid on those revenues — have been at the heart of state mining tax debates and legislation.

And for decades, the data was publicly available.

Not anymore."

“Requiring members of the public to individually request each supporting document or watch hourslong videos of meetings to gather the information is unacceptable and throws a massive shroud over the work of our elected representatives" - Nevada Open Government Coalition

Shutdown showdown: Where Nevada Democrats stand on the spending battle in Congress - The Nevada Independent Congress is barreling towards another government shutdown deadline — and with Democratic votes necessary to move any spending bill over the finish line, Nevada’s congressional delegation appears wary…

Members of Nevada’s congressional delegation want to avoid a shutdown that could happen March 14. But they are wary of the GOP majority’s spending plan, and — in the era of DOGE — wonder if the money will even be spent.

Here’s where the state’s electeds stand:

As trade war simmers, Canadian province bans U.S.-made gaming equipment - The Nevada Independent Alberta took the action in response to U.S. tariffs placed on goods from Canada. Nevada’s slot machine industry worries other provinces will follow.

A Canadian province has banned slot machine and video lottery purchases from U.S.-based gaming equipment providers amid the ongoing trade war, which could cost many Nevada-based companies millions in lost sales.

@howardstutz.bsky.social reports:

Is insurance required to cover in vitro fertilization in Nevada?

Find out in this Fact Brief: buff.ly/ygz1XMe

Proposed state fund could help rural counties replace dilapidated school buildings • Nevada Current The bill was designed to address the needs of White Pine School District, which has the two oldest public school buildings in Nevada, but it could eventually help additional schools in rural counties ...

Unacceptable, if you ask me. #nvleg

White Pine student Ty Willman said that when he broke his leg and required a straight-leg cast he was forced to temporarily pivot to online classes because he could not use the school’s numerous flights of stairs.

IVF coverage could be codified in Nevada law under new bill - The Nevada Independent In the late addition of Behind the Bar, more information on proposed Medicaid cuts, legislators want age verification for adult websites and a lawmaker withdraws a controversial school board bill. La...

IVF coverage could be codified in Nevada law under new bill - but will GOP get on board? Check out our latest edition of Behind the Bar, our all things #nvleg newsletter
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Douglas County sheriff partners with ICE, allowing stops about immigration status - The Nevada Independent As President Donald Trump begins to crack down on illegal immigration, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office has become the first jurisdiction in Nevada to sign a 287(g) agreement. Learn more today.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has partnered with ICE, allowing stops in the community about immigration status. It's the first Nevada agency in years to strike a 287(g) agreement.

Read the full story here:

After 2024 losses, new Vice Chair Artie Blanco wants DNC to get 'back to basics' - The Nevada Independent With the party locked out of power and having lost the popular vote for the first time in decades, Blanco (who has worked in Nevada since 2009) ran for DNC vice chair with a motto of “back to basics” ...

Check out Gabby Birenbaum's interview with new DNC Vice Chair @artieblancosays.bsky.social and her goal of getting the party "back to basics" and out of the political wilderness -->

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Wagering on Super Bowl LIX in Nevada was the lowest figure since the pandemic -- $151.6M.
However, the state's sportsbooks held 14.6% of all wagers for a record revenue of $22.1M.
Joey Feazel of Caesars: More customers backed the Chiefs; Barkley not scoring helped."
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Some real 👀 quotes in here from the Uber/ballot initiative folks, including saying NV Supreme Court justices have "protected a system that enables attorneys to fly on private jets."
Via @tabithamueller.bsky.social

Dark money groups were ~by far ~ the biggest financial backers to groups supporting/opposing Nevada's 2024 ballot questions on abortion and ranked choice voting.

Great reporting & 📈s by @thenvindy.bsky.social's Eric Neugeboren:
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Jason Frierson, Nevada's U.S. Attorney under Biden, spoke to @thenvindy.bsky.social's Gabby Birenbaum about his time in office and his next move -- returning to Carson City to help open a lobbying shop:

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Trump granted clemency to 8 Nevadans for Jan. 6 crimes. Who are they and what did they do? - The Nevada Independent With a stroke of his pen, President Donald Trump pardoned, commuted the sentences or ordered the dismissal of the cases of more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to their conduct on the at...

I recognize the need of some people to memory-hole Jan. 6. It's the past, move forward, etc. But this was a coup attempt incited by a president and should never be forgotten. His pardoning of violent criminals, including some Nevadans, is an outrage.

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The Nevada Independent - Your state. Your news. Your voice. The Nevada Independent is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news and opinion website founded in 2017 by veteran political journalist and commentator Jon Ralston. The site and its supporting channels are focuse...

Big news -- the @thenvindy.bsky.social's newsletter dedicated to all things #nvleg is returning tomorrow. Subscribe to Behind the Bar here and be among the first to know details about Lombardo's State of the State address and much more:
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Effort to block Reno data center offers glimpse of increasingly thorny issue in Nevada • Nevada Current An environmental group is appealing the recent approval of a data center by the Reno Planning Commission, arguing the city established zoning guidelines for data centers without giving the public the ...

In 2023, 15 states accounted for 80% of datacenter electrical demand, and Nevada was one of them, according to the Electric Power Research Institute. Datacenters used nearly 9% of all the electricity “consumed” in Nevada in 2023, and EPRI projects that to grow to nearly 20% by the end of the decade.

Reporting by @rociohdz.bsky.social

Lieutenant governor’s new task force continues debate over transgender student athletes - The Nevada Independent A new task force announced Monday by Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony (R) will support a bill barring transgender athletes from women’s sports and block them from competing against cisgender female athletes.

ACLU of Nevada Executive Director Athar Haseebullah said if the ban on transgender female athletes in women’s sports were to make it out of the Democrat-controlled state Legislature, it would violate the Equal Rights Amendment added to Nevada’s Constitution.

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Four years ago, Nevada received $2.7 billion in flexible state aid as part of the American Rescue Plan.

In this great piece of data journalism from @thenvindy.bsky.social's Eric Neugeboren, find out where all of that money has been allocated:

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Amazon is the top employer of Nevada Medicaid recipients. And it’s not even close. • Nevada Current In the four years since Amazon became the leading employer of Nevada Medicaid recipients, the retail giant has surged from having 7,892 employees and dependents on Medicaid to 18,093. That’s a 143% in...

An analysis of Nevada Medicaid recipients showed there are 18,093 Amazon employees on Medicaid, a 143% increase since 2020. @aprilcore.bsky.social takes a look at the report.
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“She was the heart and soul of the family,” Monique Laxalt said. “It’s a huge loss and there are a lot of people in mourning this morning. We will miss her terribly.”