By Sean Golonka and Tabitha Mueller The Nevada Independent Sure, almost 240 bills failed to survive the Legislature’s first committee passage deadline, but let’s break that down a bit more. Did the Senate or the Assembly pass more bills out of committee? Which lawmakers had the most bills die? Does longevity in office make a difference as far as bill success … [Read more...]
More work needed to prevent sexual misconduct at Nevada’s colleges, universities
By Sarah Peterson The Nevada Independent Beginning a collegiate career is arguably one of the most exciting times in a young person’s life. The first taste of freedom for some, it can feel surreal to be on the precipice of adulthood. However, particularly for women going to college for the first time, there’s an unspoken anxiety about the likelihood of experiencing sexual … [Read more...]
April 12, 2023
As Minden siren persists, lawmakers hope to close loopholes in ‘sundown siren’ law
By Carly Sauvageau The Nevada Independent Even though lawmakers in 2021 unanimously passed AB88, a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Howard Watts (D-Las Vegas) that prohibited “sundown sirens,” or sounds citywide to alert people of color to leave town by a certain time, the town of Minden still sounds a siren at 5 p.m. The city says the sound honors first responders … [Read more...]
Through an app, Reno middle schoolers aim to tackle food insecurity
By Rocio Hernandez The Nevada Independent A group of Reno sixth graders are on a mission typically outside the wheelhouse of middle schoolers — to develop an app to raise awareness of food insecurity and help people facing it. The project by five students at Doral Academy of Northern Nevada charter school was recently named the state winner of the Samsung Solve for … [Read more...]
Record snowpack eases drought, but raises a new risk for the spring melt: flooding
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent After years of back-to-back drought, a historic — and in many cases, record breaking — volume of water has accumulated as snow in mountains across western Nevada and the Great Basin. The snowpack, among the largest in the past 40 years, is providing the arid West and much of Nevada with a respite from prolonged drought. … [Read more...]
April 5, 2023
Special event on tap at the Sparks Museum with Samantha Szeciorka of the Nevada Discovery Ride
Adventures abound at the Sparks Heritage Museum on Saturday, April 1 as the museum welcomes Samantha Szesciorka of the Nevada Discovery Ride. Samantha has made three long-distance journeys across the State of Nevada on horseback with her horses Fremont and Sage, and her trusty canine companion Juniper. Her efforts at logging thousands of trail miles and exploring Nevada by … [Read more...]