A pair of law firms known for representing Democratic officials and causes filed two lawsuits last week aimed at blocking proposed ballot questions that would take redistricting out of the Legislature’s control. The lawsuits — both filed Thursday in Carson City District Court by Bravo Schrager and Elias Law Group on behalf of Las Vegas-based Democratic voter Eric Jeng — argue that the ballot questions violate the Nevada Constitution because they would create a new state body (an independent redistricting commission) without raising revenue necessary to pay for the expenses of the commission and because the descriptions on signature-gathering forms accompanying the initiatives fail to mention the cost.
A member of an immigrant advocacy group represented by well-known Democratic attorneys is suing to stop a question aimed at requiring Nevadans to provide photo identification before voting from appearing on next year’s general election ballot. The lawsuit, filed last Monday in Carson City District Court, argues that the ballot initiative is unconstitutional because its description of effect (a 200-word summary of the measure included on signature forms) does not reflect all of the question’s implications and would expend taxpayer funds as it does not have an identified funding source. Challenging the description of effect is a common tactic in Nevada to persuade judges to reject proposed ballot questions.
During the pandemic, children in Nevada benefited from a popular free food program that fed kids during school closures and summer vacation. Now the U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering a similar program, Summer EBT, on a permanent basis. The new permanent summer nutrition assistance program for children, known as Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer, would provide families with $40 each summer month per eligible child to buy food at grocery stores, farmers markets, or other authorized retailers.
Nevada Gold Mines’ Goldrush Mine project in Lander and Eureka counties has been approved, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced Tuesday.
ELKO — Great Basin College has partnered with BetterMynd, an online therapy platform, to offer enrolled GBC students, 18 and older, access to free teletherapy sessions from a diverse network of licensed mental health counselors. Dr. Amber Donnelli, Associate Vice President for Faculty Success, helped spearhead the new service to meet what she says is a growing need among students for mental health support.
Native American tribes opposing a mine over what could be the country’s largest natural lithium deposit have decided to abandon efforts to halt its construction through the courts after a series of legal setbacks. But that doesn’t mean they are abandoning the fight. Recently, the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony announced the tribe won’t appeal U.S. District Judge Miranda Du’s decision last month to dismiss their claim that the mine’s approval violates federal preservation law and land policy. Instead, the tribe has a larger target: The General Mining Law of 1872.
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Jeffrey Martin returned to delight and devastate the audience’s eager ears and hearts with his thoughtful and poetic songs during his show at The Martin Hotel Dec. 5. Once a high school English teacher, Martin turned to writing songs and touring full time, continuing his love of words and stories. Martin has three intensely lyric-driven albums under his belt, two of which were released on the Portland indie-label, Fluff & Gravy Records.
The Lowry High School boys basketball team split a pair of road games this past weekend. The Buckaroos traveled to Reno High School on Friday to play the Huskies for the second time in six days.
The Pershing County High School girls basketball team likes a challenge. They know that's how they'll grow as a basketball team.
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RENO (AP) — Nevada has named Jeff Choate its new head football coach, the school announced Monday. Choate had been co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Texas since 2021.
The Pershing County High School boys basketball suffered two lopsided losses this week. On Thursday they lost to the visiting Galena Grizzlies 64-17 and on Saturday, they hosted the Lowry Buckaroos and lost 61-25.
In recent years, utilities have seen increased reports of their customers being contacted by scammers who pose as utility workers in an attempt to access their financial information or to obtain immediate payment by threatening service interruptions. These are known as utility impostor scams. Utilities United Against Scams, a consortium of more than 150 U.S. and Canadian electric, water, and natural gas utilities and their respective trade associations, continues to raise customer awareness of common scams and new scam tactics used by utility impostors.
Pershing County Sheriff's Report for December 13th, 2023