By Eric Neugeboren and Sean Golonka The Nevada Independent More than 80 laws passed by the Legislature earlier this year will go into effect Jan. 1, including measures that restrict the use of solitary confinement in Nevada prisons and expand Medicaid coverage for postpartum care and adults with autism. The group of the roughly 540 bills signed by Gov. Joe Lombardo … [Read more...]
State’s drought designation likely to lift by this spring
The Nevada Independent All Nevada drought designations are likely to lift by this spring, according to data released Thursday by the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center. Small pockets of Southern Nevada remain under a drought designation, but those are likely to be removed by the end of March. A little more than a year ago, 100 percent of Nevada was in … [Read more...]
Reno mentorship program provides community, language practice for young refugees
By Carly Sauvageau The Nevada Independent Twenty-year-old Fakhar Sultani lived in Afghanistan until he and his family moved to Reno in 2017. Six years later Sultani — who goes by Omar because “Fakhar is kind of hard to pronounce” — has finished high school by age 16, completed his associate degree in automotive studies at Truckee Meadows Community College and is … [Read more...]
Local Briefs
SPARKS CITY HALL AND PARKS AND RECREATION ANNOUNCE NEW OFFICE HOURS FOR 2024 Sparks City Hall and Sparks Parks and Recreation Department are set to implement revised office hours in 2024. Beginning January 2, 2024, Sparks City Hall will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Sparks Parks and Recreation Department will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday … [Read more...]
Overshadowed by electrification push, hydrogen gains steam in Nevada public transportation
By Amy Alonzo The Nevada Independent Lithium exploration, geothermal development and expanding transmission capacity are key topics in the drive for green energy development in Nevada. But regional transportation commissions throughout the state are looking to another form of green energy to reduce their carbon footprint: hydrogen. The Regional Transportation … [Read more...]
Christmas tree recycling underway
Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful’s Christmas Tree Recycling Program is in its 30th year! This year, the program is again sponsored by NV Energy Foundation and is open starting the day after Christmas, December 26, through January 7, 2024. KTMB will again be recycling non-working Christmas lights at our three staffed locations! KTMB encourages residents to recycle their … [Read more...]
BLM opens public scoping for the Reno to Las Vegas Fiber Optic Project
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District Office, has prepared a Preliminary Environmental Assessment (PEA), Vero Fiber Networks Reno to Las Vegas Fiber Optic Project # DOI-BLM-NV-C000-2023-0003-EA (Vero Fiber Optic Project PEA). The proposed project would include the construction and operation of an approximately 450-mile-long underground fiber optic line, … [Read more...]
Local Briefs
Registration is Now Open for the 2024 Reno-Tahoe Senior Winter Games Athletes 50 and older can sign up now for the 2024 Reno-Tahoe Senior Winter Games, a program dedicated to promoting and implementing fitness programs and activities. The Games offer participants individual and team competitions and compete within age groups to win gold, silver, and bronze medals. The … [Read more...]