Lorraine Longhi is a reporter for The Nevadan and native of the southwest. A graduate of Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication, she spent eight years reporting in Arizona, including at The Arizona Republic and The Copper Courier, where she covered education, health care and state politics. She returned to Las Vegas, her hometown, last year as an education reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where she was later promoted to assistant city editor
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Biden and ‘none of these candidates’ win in Nevada primary election
Despite not appearing on Republican primary ballots, the shadow of former president Donald Trump loomed large as former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley faced an embarrassing loss to “None of these candidates.”
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What’s going on with Nevada’s Republican primary and caucuses?
Nevada Republicans will have two opportunities to vote, after the state Republican Party moved to operate its own caucus two days after the state-mandated primary election.
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Superintendent Jesus Jara to resign as head of Clark County schools
The superintendent has faced criticism from district teachers and their union, as well as calls from state lawmakers to step down.
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Las Vegas solar manufacturing facility to triple operations after federal funding
Nevada continue to transition to clean energy, a particularly crucial process for a city like Las Vegas, that is among the fastest-warming in the country.
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Lawmakers talk gun violence solutions with UNLV students, community members
This week marks the point in the year where gun deaths in the US surpass the number of gun deaths that other developed countries see in an entire year.
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En el aniversario de Roe v. Wade, una mirada retrospectiva a las leyes de aborto en Nevada
En Nevada, el derecho al aborto fue reafirmado por los votantes décadas después de Roe y antes de Dobbs.
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On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a look back at Nevada’s abortion laws
In Nevada, the right to abortion was reaffirmed by the voters decades after Roe and before Dobbs.
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School district releases video of officer encounter with Durango High School students
Last month, after the district previously denied requests for the records, a Las Vegas judge ordered that the footage be released.
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Sunrise Hospital workers vote to unionize
Workers at Sunrise Hospital–including pharmacists, social workers and physical therapists–voted 78% in favor of unionizing.
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Nevada to get electric school buses thanks to millions in federal funding
Zero- and low-emission school buses are intended to contribute to cleaner air around school communities.
