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Watch live: Biden gives remarks at NAACP convention, attends economic forum
President Biden is making two campaign appearances in Las Vegas Tuesday, as he works to regain public confidence after several tumultuous weeks. The events are Biden’s first campaign stops since Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Trump. First, Biden will address the 115th national convention of the NAACP. Biden’s speech before the influential organization, founded…
Results released for toxic algal blooms testing at Lake Tahoe beaches
(FOX40.COM) — The results of testing at two Lake Tahoe beaches for harmful algae blooms may help determine the cause of a dogs death in the area over the July 4th weekend. The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection carried out water sample collections on July 8 and […]
Jacky Rosen challenger puts swing state Democrats on notice with record fundraising numbers
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) may be in for a tougher race than she bargained for after Republican challenger Sam Brown nearly doubled his fundraising numbers over last quarter’s haul. Brown is running to flip Rosen’s seat red this November. This week, reports revealed he raked in more than $4 million between April and June, making […]
Swing state voters have low confidence in Biden’s chances while Democratic Senate candidates fare better: Poll
A YouGov poll of seven swing states, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, shows President Joe Biden trailing behind former President Donald Trump by as much as 7%. The poll was conducted between July 4 and July 12 by the University of Stanford, Arizona State University, and Yale University, which was […]
Home prices staying hot, with more available for sale
A recent Las Vegas Realtors report shows local home prices warmed up again in June with more homes available for sale. LVR reported the median price of existing single-family homes sold in Southern Nevada through its Multiple Listing Service during June was $475,000. That’s up 7.7 percent from $440,990 in June of 2023. Local home prices are approaching the all-time record of $482,000 set in May of 2022.
Prison director works to mitigate heat, but advocates, incarcerated say efforts falling short
Policy, politics and progressive commentary Nevada’s prison director James Dzurenda last week candidly acknowledged with state officials and advocacy groups that correctional facilities throughout the state need more money to invest in infrastructure to fix ongoing issues. Those problems became more apparent at High Desert State Prison, located northwest of Las Vegas near Indian Springs, where the more than 20-year-old […] The post Prison director works to mitigate heat, but advocates, incarcerated say efforts falling short appeared first on Nevada Current.
Rural officials tell NV lawmakers they can’t keep up with flood of proposed energy projects
Policy, politics and progressive commentary The federal push to build large-scale renewable energy projects on public lands is in full force, and Nevada’s rural counties fear they may be on the chopping block. As of June, there are over 130 pending applications to build renewable energy projects across Nevada’s public lands. Most of those projects are in rural counties, where […] The post Rural officials tell NV lawmakers they can’t keep up with flood of proposed energy projects appeared first on Nevada Current.
Nuclear waste, atomic testing on tap for Nevada in Project 2025 manifesto
A victory by Donald Trump in November could revive America’s long-shuttered nuclear weapons testing program in Southern Nevada, as well as the stalled effort to bury the nation’s radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas. “This is a new ballgame,” former U.S. Sen. Richard Bryan, chairman of Nevada’s Commission on Nuclear […] The post Nuclear waste, atomic testing on tap for Nevada in Project 2025 manifesto appeared first on Source New Mexico.
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