Former President Donald Trump looked to cement his base during a Reno rally on Sunday, repeating much of his regular stump speech for a Northern Nevada audience in his second major Silver State rally ahead of the Feb. 8 Republican caucus. That caucus has for months created confusion among the Nevada Republican rank and file, as party leaders have sought to differentiate the party-run process from the state-run primary election set for Feb. 6.
Nevada cannabis consumers and patients experience a market unlike those in nearby states because of its “ecosystem,” which has fewer options for consumers, industry leaders say. In an industry that remains illegal at the federal level, but regulated in certain states, Nevada is experiencing some challenges also seen nationwide, such as slower investment and heavy regulation, but others that are confined to its borders. The broad challenges that face businesses that have been legal for just a few years were among the topics of discussion at the 2023 MJBizCon Dare to Grow conference that wrapped earlier this month in Las Vegas.
Everyone can understand that sometimes you have to “tighten up your belt” to get through tough financial times, says Juan Lizarraga, but for far too many Nevadans the belt can’t tighten much further. And having their gas bills rise 10% next year certainly won’t help. Lizarraga and more than a dozen others, many of them volunteers of the environmental advocacy group Chispa Nevada, attended a consumer session Thursday at the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, which is considering approving a nearly $70 million general rate increase proposed by the natural gas monopoly.
Lawmakers approved $15 million in SB 231 funding for several rural school districts whose plans encompassed both their educators and support staff. Those amounts included $5.3 million to Carson City School District, $4.2 million to Nye County School District, and $4.5 million to Douglas County School District. Lander County School District requested $590,000 in funding, which would have supported raises for only one of the two relevant collective bargaining units. That vote for approval was deferred to a future meeting, “for consistency” with the decision for CCSD, added Monroe-Moreno.
The Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services (DWSS) encourages people to update their address and complete the Medicaid renewal packet for their eligibility to be reviewed. Denials for procedural causes, like incomplete paperwork and incorrect address information, will start on Jan. 1, 2024, for renewal packets mailed in November.
The Nevada State Police will be joining forces with participating law enforcement agencies in Nevada for a Joining Forces Impaired Driver Campaign. The campaign will take place from now to Jan. 3, 2024.
WINNEMUCCA — The Bureau of Land Management, Black Rock Field Office, in partnership with Friends of Black Rock High Rock, will hold multiple art exhibits for the 2023 Artists in Residence.
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Half of the four Republican presidential candidates on a debate stage in Alabama on Wednesday night focused their attacks on former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who’s vying for the prized second place in the nominating contest. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy teamed up early in the debate to repeatedly hit Haley on issues including transgender health care, support for Ukraine’s and Israel’s war efforts and her backing from corporate and wealthy donors.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday that would make it easier for tribal nations to access and invest federal funding on their own terms. “It’s hard work to heal the wrongs of the past and change the course and move forward,” Biden said. “But the actions we are taking today are key steps into that new era of tribal sovereignty and self-determination.”
PowerShift by NV Energy announced the launch of Smart Shop – an online storefront giving customers an option to directly purchase energy-efficient products and equipment.
CARSON CITY — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Lucas Ingvoldstad today announced that USDA is awarding $100,000 to American Institute of Building Science (AIOBS) through the Rural Energy for America Program Technical Assistance Grant (REAP TAG).
WINNEMUCCA — Nevada Outdoor School (NOS) received $25,000 from the NV Energy Foundation to support their Nature in My World school-based programs in Pershing, Humboldt, Lander, Elko, Eureka and White Pine Counties. This funding will help provide rural Nevada students with high quality outdoor learning experiences that increase their “Time Spent Outdoors” and strengthen their critical thinking, problem solving and observation skills.
Back in 2013 when Colby and Ashley Frey broke ground on a distillery to produce ultra-premium whiskey using grains grown on their 2,500-acre farm in Fallon, they made just 4,000 nine-liter cases of whiskey. Today, Frey Ranch produces more than 100,000 nine-liter cases of whiskey annually, which is about 1.2 million one-liter bottles of its signature bourbon, rye, and uncut farm-strength bourbon. A recent expansion of distillery operations, combined with brand expansions in multiple states, has the Frey’s raising a glass and toasting the good life.
Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) will vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden later this week.