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网页5 天之前 · Nevada Current is a nonprofit online source of political and policy news and commentary. We seek to demonstrate how policies, institutions and systems make life harder for Nevadans than it needs to be; document how things got that way, and; explore what it might take to fix them. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state ...
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网页5 天之前 · BY: Jeniffer Solis - September 30, 2024. The responsibilities of the Board of Regents include overseeing the Nevada System of Higher Education’s more than $2 billion budget, setting tuition prices, and hiring a chancellor and school presidents. They oversee four community colleges, two universities, one research institute, and one state college.
Question 7 would require photo ID for in-person voting, …
网页1 天前 · After several years of embracing expanded voter access, Nevadans may, in the upcoming election, signal their openness to enacting some restrictions. Question 7 proposes establishing in the state constitution a requirement that Nevadans must present government-issued photo identification before voting in-person. Question 7 would also require that voters using a mail ballot list the last […]
From not enough water to too much: Floods in Nevada bring pain …
网页2023年9月25日 · Nevada broke its rainfall records this year, more than doubling to 9.20 inches of rain, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s Weather Prediction Center. After record rains, more than three-quarters of Nevada is now fully drought free for the first time since April 2020. It’s a vast improvement from the same time last year, when 99.5% of the state was in severe ...
Question 3 promises to give political power back to voters …
网页5 天之前 · A proposed election reform that most in the political establishment seem to oppose — but that voters two years ago supported — is back on the ballot for final approval. Question 3 asks Nevadans to adopt an open primary, ranked choice voting system. It is a citizen-driven proposed state constitutional amendment, which means it must […]
New NV transmission line will slash energy costs, says White House
网页2023年10月31日 · Cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable electricity may be in Nevada’s future after the White House vowed to deliver the largest electric grid infrastructure investment in U.S. history. On Monday, the White House announced $1.3 billion in new federal funding to create three new, massive electrical transmission lines in the Southwest and New England.
Federal funds for community solar in NV slowly trickling in
网页2024年8月20日 · Last year, the Nevada Legislature gave $1 million to the Nevada Clean Energy Fund to get their project plan ready in time for 2025. The funding is expected to pay for about 50 multifamily and community solar projects across Nevada. Those projects will directly benefit more than 20,000 low-income and disadvantaged households in Nevada.
Horsford credits Biden for $800 million to help tribal communities …
网页2024年7月23日 · As Nevada struggles with impacts of the climate crisis, U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford on Monday touted more than $800 million of federal investments being allocated to tribal communities in Nevada for mitigation measures and infrastructure projects. During a virtual roundtable with the Native Voters Alliance of Nevada and the Department of Energy, Horsford credited President […]
NV Energy seeks to prematurely recover costs of $4.2 billion ...
网页2024年6月20日 · When NV Energy CEO Doug Cannon pitched Nevada lawmakers in 2021 on Greenlink, a massive transmission line project estimated at the time to cost $2.5 billion, he promised “Nevadans will not be asked to pay for this investment until at least five to six years down the road.”. Now, with the project delayed about a year and estimated at $4.2 billion (not including monthly interest carrying ...
Water managers across drought-stricken West start negotiations …
网页2023年12月18日 · Top water officials for the seven Colorado River Basin states met last week during this year’s Colorado River Water Users Association conference in Las Vegas. With a few more years of stability secured for the river, state representatives resumed negotiating a new compromise for how they will share — …