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2 days ago · 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 …
2024 Voter Guide - Nevada Current
As in previous election cycles, the Nevada Current has deliberately focused mostly on down-ballot and especially non-partisan races. Those contests for judges, school board and the like often get little attention and can be the most puzzling to voters. State legislative races that are covered are those that are competitive, and that will determine control of …
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2 days ago · BY: Hugh Jackson - November 13, 2024. In 2020, the first Nevada election with universal mail voting, more than 690,000 Nevada voters cast mail ballots. This year, less than 684,000 did. In 2020, more than 578,000 Nevadans voted early in person. This year, less than 543,000 did. And in 2020, nearly 156,000 Nevadans voted in person on Election Day.
End of early in person voting leaves Nevada Democrats with a lot …
Nov 2, 2024 · Of 483,171 mail ballots received as of Friday, 40.2% were sent by Democrats, 30.3% by Republicans, and 29.4% by others. Of the slightly more than one million total votes – mail and early in person – reported cast during the early voting period, Republicans accounted for 38.4% to Democrats 33.6% and 28% for the nonpartisans/other parties.
Clark County Lands Bill's boosters see economic growth, critics see ...
3 days ago · Legislation to open thousands of acres in Clark County for development while conserving environmentally sensitive lands cleared a crucial hurdle in the U.S. Senate Tuesday, prompting mixed reactions from Nevada conservation groups. Members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted 13-6 to advance the Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act — […]
Lee, Titus, Horsford reelected, Rosen hanging on to lead over Brown
Election Date: 11/5/2024. Carson City Las Vegas. As of Thursday morning Rosen led Brown by 13,000 votes. Her lead when counting ended on election night was merely 180 votes. Of the three House members, Nevada Democratic Rep. Susie Lee was in the tightest race. But she had extended her lead over Republican Drew Johnson in Nevada’s third ...
Election 2024 Archives - Nevada Current
Nov 13, 2024 · Decision 2024. Nevadans will make their voices heard in the election this year. This year’s ballot includes the presidential race, competitive U.S. Senate and House races, dozens of legislative races, and seven ballot measures. Here you’ll find all of the Current’s coverage of this year’s elections. COMMENTARY.
Nevada adopts heat standards, despite some industry push back
1 day ago · Various industries pushed back on the regulation during the rule-making process. Several small businesses in Nevada filed comments with regulators opposing the proposed Nevada OSHA heat illness regulations, arguing they would adversely impact businesses. American AVK Company, a manufacturing plant in Minden, told regulators in August that the ...
Like its urban counterpart, rural homelessness increasing in Nevada
Nov 12, 2024 · The increase mirrored trends in Nevada’s urban counties – Clark and Washoe – where rates of homelessness have likewise increased. The rural count tallied 439 adults experiencing homelessness across the 15 rural counties during its 2024 PIT count. About three-fourths of them – 348 people – were unsheltered at the time, while 91 were in ...
Politics + Government Archives - Nevada Current
Nov 13, 2024 · BY: Dana Gentry - November 15, 2024. Nevada’s captains of industry and political leaders are doing little, if anything, to prepare for the potential economic hit as well as the human toll of President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to deport at least 11 million undocumented immigrants, including 189,000 who live in Nevada.