Politics
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Hundreds of workers launch 48-hour strike at Virgin Hotels
Lack of compromise for wage increases drives a wedge between Culinary Union and Virgin Hotels, pushing hundreds of workers to strike.
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Biden administration finalizes nursing home, Medicaid reforms to improve care
The rules issued last month establish national minimum staffing requirements for federally-funded nursing homes, enact national appointment wait time standards for Medicaid and CHIP enrollees, and more.
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New affordable housing community for seniors to open in Las Vegas
Hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested and awarded to help address the affordable housing crisis in southern Nevada, but the state still has a shortage of about 78,000 affordable homes.
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Rosen supports bill to study health defects in children of vets exposed to toxins
The bill would establish a multi-agency task force to research diagnoses and treatments sought by the children of former service members who were exposed to toxic substances during their military service Nevada US Sen. Jacky Rosen is endorsing a proposal that would fund a first-of-its-kind study of the potential health defects of descendants of veterans…
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‘It helped us try to recover’: How Nevada schools used American Rescue Plan funds to get through the pandemic
Nevada schools used the COVID-era relief funds to help students recover from learning loss and trauma, invest in classroom supplies, and pay teachers’ salaries and bonuses amid recruitment and retention challenges.
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Beneficiarios de DACA podrán recibir seguro médico a bajo costo después de nueva regla de Biden
Más de un tercio de los 530,000 beneficiarios de DACA del país no tienen seguro médico, según el gobierno federal. Nevada es hogar para unos 10,500 Dreamers.
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Opinion: Trump has shown he can’t keep Americans safe. In a second term, that could be disastrous.
From his failed response to COVID-19 to his role in the overturning Roe v. Wade to his new economic agenda that could cause job losses and price hikes, Donald Trump has proven he can’t protect Americans, writes Chris Edelson.
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DACA recipients get access to low-cost health care coverage under new Biden rule
More than a third of the nation’s 530,000 DACA recipients do not have health insurance, according to the federal government. Nevada is home to about 10,500 Dreamers.
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Trump, GOP sue Nevada election officials over mail voting
The Trump campaign claims Nevada’s timeline for counting mail ballots received after Election Day “clearly violates” federal law, even though dozens of other states have similar laws on the books. Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, the Republican National Committee, and the Nevada GOP filed a lawsuit on Friday against the state’s top elections officials, alleging the…
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Republican Sam Brown’s past support for Yucca Mountain draws criticism
Brown once touted the economic potential of establishing a dumping site for the nation’s nuclear waste 100 miles from Las Vegas. Now, conservatives want to advance the proposal if Trump retakes the White House. Local officials and advocates are sounding the alarm bell over a proposal to revive a decades-old plan to establish a repository…
