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Trump keeps promises to Nevada voters. Except the economic ones. • Nevada Current “When he was campaigning Trump told you he was going to raise tariffs, so he’s doing what he campaigned on,” is a thing people say. Fair enough. When he was campaigning, Trump also promised “Starting ...

“When I take office your 401 (k) or IRA will start losing money very quickly, almost like nobody’s ever seen before” was not among Trump’s campaign promises. But he delivered on it anyway.
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a man in a suit and tie is standing with his hands in his pockets . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing with his hands in his pockets .

I don't want to say the Schumer optics are bad but Gavin Newsom just invited him on his podcast.

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If Trump really wanted a good economy, he would have left it alone • Nevada Current This is the second time Trump has inherited a strong economy. He could have done nothing, except one thing that he's actually quite good at: falsely taking credit.

Trump built his career bullying people, suing people, and conning people. Nothing in his history suggests he has the desire, let alone the skillset, to fix what he’s broken. (And no, Nevada, holy sacred No Tax On Tips amen will not save you.)

1 year ago 2 1 1 0

More than a dozen NPS workers fired from Lake Mead as part of mass federal workforce purge • Nevada Current More than a dozen federal workers at Lake Mead National Recreation Area were among those fired last week as part of the Trump administration’s move to terminate all recent hires across federal agencie...

"In all likelihood, the $3,000 of kits will get stuck in a closet while they expire...Who knows what will happen to that money? It just feels so wasteful."

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HOA bills range from displaying religious items to charging EVs • Nevada Current Nevada has 3,711 HOAs which represent the owners of 623,917 housing units – half of the state’s 1.3 million homes, according to the state. Wielding powers generally reserved for government tribunals, ...

Most of these look more homeowner-friendly than homeowner-hostile. For a change.

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Lawmakers propose tougher traffic laws, critics prefer smarter infrastructure • Nevada Current Laws already exist to punish reckless driving, and legislative efforts being considered this session won’t address the underlying conditions that make roads hazardous, argue critics of the proposals

The redundant piling of laws upon laws aside, ginning up public support for laws by naming them after victims has had its moments, but now it's unnerving, or worse.

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Largest public subsidy in state history makes legislative debut • Nevada Current Critics of corporate tax breaks contend they pit states against one another in “a race to the bottom.”

Looks like a couple industries saying to each other "hey what do you wanna bet if we make a powerpoint we can get the state to give us a bunch of money?" And there's ample precedent for industries to believe it'll work.

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Lombardo joins chorus urging congressional Republicans to rethink Medicaid cuts • Nevada Current Lombardo wrote that an “abrupt reduction in federal funding would not only disrupt care for those who rely on Medicaid, but would also destabilize public and private healthcare providers, leading to w...

Democrats make Lombardo say "Medicaid."

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Medicaid cuts would be painful in all states, but Nevada would get hurt more than most • Nevada Current Only two states and the District of Columbia would see a larger portion of Medicaid enrollees lose coverage

You know how when big bad national things happen they always seem to hit Nevada harder than other states?

Republicans cutting Medicaid would be like that.

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NV deprived of $38M in EV charging funds following Trump program suspension • Nevada Current The Trump administration halted a federal program that promised Nevada $38 million to build faster, more efficient electric vehicle chargers along the state's highways.

States that tend to give short shrift to government programs and services to begin with are also the ones that can be most vulnerable to the Trump administration's willy-nilly edicts, decrees, and royal pronouncements. @jensolis.bsky.social reports a case in point...

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Licensing scheme contributing to shortage of psychologists in Nevada, say critics • Nevada Current Nevada, perpetually ranked one of the worst states in the nation for mental health services, is the only state that requires applicants for licensure as a psychologist to pass a test that is deemed by...

Perpetually ranked one of the nation's worst states for mental health services, NV is the only one where applicants for licensure as a psychologist must pass a test deemed by critics to be racially biased, and that was scrapped by the organization that developed it, @danagentrylv.bsky.social reports

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Lawmaker hopes to extend paid family leave law to Nevada’s private sector • Nevada Current Only a fraction of Nevadans work for an employer that is required to offer paid family and medical leave, but one state lawmaker is hoping that might change this year.

Paid leave in NV? There's a bill for that, @aprilcore.bsky.social reports:

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Legislation would allow third party control of properties if landlords refuse to meet safety codes • 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 ...

“These are situations where seniors are crawling up the stairs or are trapped in their unit because an elevator has been inoperable for months,” said Assemblymember Venicia Considine, the bill's sponsor. @mjlyle.bsky.social reports:

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Nevada congressional Democrats should stop sanewashing Musk & Trump • Nevada Current The only reason Nevada’s Democrats should be reaching across the aisle right now is to grab any Republican who they think can be reasoned with and see if they can shake some damned sense - or guts - ...

"...one thing that assuredly will not save us is congressional Democrats — still shell-shocked, evidently — 'working across the aisle' and vying for a seat 'at the table.'"

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