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Legislation would allow third party control of properties if landlords refuse to meet safety codes
BY: MICHAEL LYLE, Nevada Current Clark County officials told state lawmakers Wednesday of numerous occasions of landlords refusing to fix substandard and dangerous living conditions throughout apartment complexes that put the health and safety of tenants at risk. The legal remedy at the county’s disposal is to fine the property owners or shut down apartments…
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Feds approve Nevada public option health insurance plans
In becoming the third state to offer publicly-available health care plans, officials say residents can soon expect lower premiums and improved quality of health care throughout the Silver State. By Dana Gentry, Nevada Current Public option health insurance plans, offered at lower costs than the plans available through the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, will…
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NV Supreme Court upholds ruling on mail ballots received post-Election Day
The Nevada Supreme Court noted in its opinion, which was posted by Democracy Docket, that the RNC identified 24 non-postmarked mail ballots that were received by Clark County after this year’s June primary election day, but they provided no evidence regarding the partisan lean of those ballots. The lack of a postmark “occurs as the result…
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Commentary: Nevada’s fake electors outnumber Nevada’s noncitizen voters
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and national and state Republican organizations have sued Nevada, alleging noncitizens could be voting in the state. The suit does not document or even allege a single specific instance of a noncitizen voting in Nevada.
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PUC denies NV Energy bid to triple service charge in Northern Nevada
In a rare victory for NV Energy consumers, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted Tuesday to reject the utility’s bid to nearly triple the basic service charge for Northern Nevada customers from $16.50 a month to $45.30 a month, “a number that I believe is much too high,” Commissioner Randy Brown said during the…
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State approves Elko charter school tied to controversial ‘classical’ curriculum
The Nevada State Public Charter School on Friday approved the opening of an Elko charter school that plans to use curricula from Hillsdale College, a conservative Christian private college with an outreach program “devoted to the revitalization of public education through the launch and support of classical K-12 charter schools.”
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NV AG’s office says alleged apartment price-fixing is ‘on our radar’
The Nevada Attorney General’s Office said the real estate tech firm RealPage, which has faced accusations of price-fixing rents in multiple states, is on its “radar” but wouldn’t say if it was investigating corporate landlords that use the software.
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Nevada heat demands more than cooling centers, lawmakers told
Despite Nevada having two of the fastest warming cities in the nation — Reno and Las Vegas — the state has taken the least action to protect the public from the impacts of climate change.
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Northern Nevadans fear NV Energy plan would mean some of highest service charges in U.S.
The proposal, which is confined to the north for now, is designed to stabilize energy bills, according to the utility, which wants to increase its rate of return to investors from 9.5% to 10.4%.
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Nevada gets federal approval to test out Medicaid funds for housing
Nearly 1 in 3 Nevadans – 882,000 people – are covered by Medicaid, a joint state and federal program that provides health insurance for low-income individuals or those with disabilities.
