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“When you see the tech giants behind Donald Trump, people think it’s just about making them richer ... it’s really [Trump’s] ability to have control over how those tech platforms do their business, as far as content control.”

Competition in Big Tech is at stake as Trump seeks more control of FTC • Nevada Current

Leaders in the tech industry have enjoyed more freedom to make business moves and an overall deregulatory attitude under the Trump administration, but antitrust experts say the administration’s hands-...

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“Buy now, pay later” consumer loans in Nevada may soon be easier to get, and they may come with better consumer protections, thanks to a new state law that went into effect earlier this month.

Nevada eases rules on ‘buy now, pay later’ loans • Nevada Current

“Buy now, pay later” consumer loans in Nevada may soon be easier to get, and they may come with better consumer protections, thanks to a new state law that went into effect earlier this month. BNPL lo...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 17h

While the bill is intended to improve insurance availability in a high-risk environment, its provisions may leave many Nevada homeowners without essential protection.
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Nevada insurance law may leave consumers exposed to wildfire • Nevada Current

In June 2025, the Nevada Legislature passed A.B. 376, a bill that could fundamentally reshape Nevada’s property insurance system. Starting January 1, 2026, insurers will be permitted to exclude wildfi...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 18h

USDA is transferring $300 million into WIC from its child nutrition programs account. The transfer does not require congressional approval and is expected to keep the program afloat through the end of this month.

Nutrition program for women, infants and children to stay afloat through end of month • Nevada Current

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is infusing $300 million into a key federal nutrition program to keep it running through October, while a government shutdown continues without an appar...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 18h

A private equity watchdog group hopes a recent settlement reached between Nevada and an apartment rental pricing software company marks the start of reining in practices nationally that critics say allows landlords to fix prices on rents.

NV's RealPage case may signal step toward reining in private equity rental practices, watchdog says • Nevada Current

A private equity watchdog group hopes a recent settlement reached between Nevada and an apartment rental pricing software company marks the start of reining in practices nationally that critics say al...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 19h

Nevada is a Dillon’s Rule state, noted the ACLU's Athar Haseebullah, meaning “if the Nevada Legislature does not grant authority for the local agency to act, the agency cannot do that action.”

Metro’s cooperation with ICE violates state law, says ACLU of Nevada lawsuit • Nevada Current

The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is challenging the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s agreement with the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to assist the federal agency by ...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 3d

With the cumulative review and approval process cancelled, “the applicants will now have the option to submit individual project proposals to the BLM,” an Interior Dept. spokesman said. It's unclear how many will.

Trump administration’s revised approval process threatens to scuttle giant NV solar complex • Nevada Current

The Trump administration cancelled its review of a massive joint solar project in Nevada that would have added up to be one of the largest continuous solar farms in the world – at least as it was envi...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 4d

Thanks to generous tax deductions, each year several gold mines pay no mining net proceeds tax at all. Last year 11 mines collectively produced $623.6 million worth of gold but paid zero under the state’s primary mining tax.
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Why gold’s wild ride of 2025 doesn't mean much to Nevada • Nevada Current

For the first time ever the price of an ounce of gold went above $4,000 this week. The price has shot up by 50% since the start of the year. Bitcoin’s a cyberslacker by comparison. It’s only gone up ...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 4d

“This is a tough thing for people to swallow, because you came in under the guise of one thing, of being in the tunnels, and now you’re saying ‘we’re not going to be in the tunnels.’”

Vegas Loop gets approval to bring Teslas up for air • Nevada Current

A plan by Elon Musk’s Boring Company to maximize its Las Vegas investment while digging an at least 68-mile long labyrinth of tunnels beneath the tourism corridor won approval Thursday from the Nevada...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 4d

The governor’s office did not directly respond to questions about additional details on the cyber attack, including what ransom was demanded by the attackers, and whether a ransom was paid by the state.

State still mum on whether it paid ransom to cyber attackers • Nevada Current

More than six weeks have passed since Gov. Joe Lombardo’s office announced the State of Nevada had been breached by cyberattackers and Nevadans are still in the dark about the scope of the damage done...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 5d

Rosen said Wednesday it would be “a little naive” to vote for a Republican funding plan to reopen the government without first obtaining firm commitments that Republicans will reverse course and extend health insurance subsidies so as to prevent skyrocketing premiums.

Trusting Trump to negotiate if Dems surrender in shutdown would be 'naive,' Rosen says • Nevada Current

Democratic U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen said Wednesday it would be “a little naive” to vote for a Republican funding plan to reopen the government without first obtaining firm commitments that Republicans wi...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 5d

Residents argue the last thing Tahoe needs is more tourists, and suggest the development resembles a hotel more than a campground.

Tahoe agency okays removal of hundreds of trees to make room for ‘glamping’ • Nevada Current

A development designed as an opportunity to enjoy Tahoe’s great outdoors requires the removal of 300 hundred towering pine trees on nine acres of privately owned land in Douglas County near the Lake T...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 5d

The Lincy Institute at UNLV makes the case that gender disparities in health, education, administration, and literacy (HEAL) professions warrant a closer look by state policymakers. Men make up only 22% of the HEAL workforce.

Lack of men in crucial fields exacerbates NV workforce shortages, research finds • Nevada Current

A public policy think tank recommends Nevada create a commission on boys and men to address gender disparities in some of the state’s most in-demand occupations. The Lincy Institute at UNLV, in a poli...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 6d

Wildfires in Nevada are typically from July to September when vegetation has been baked dry, heat is high and precipitation is low. However, some of the region’s most destructive fires can occur in the fall when snow hasn’t piled up yet, and seasonal wind patterns can make a fire spread fast.

BLM warns about potential for fall fires in Nevada • Nevada Current

In Nevada, the majority of wildfires happen in the summer – but not all. And this year, dry conditions and strong winds have the potential to fuel destructive late-year fires.

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 6d

The Clark County Commission originally approved adjusting the tax for inflation in 2014, and two years later nearly 60% of Clark County approved extending the fuel revenue index until 2026.

Clark County looks to extend gas tax indexing to keep paying for roadwork • Nevada Current

Clark County is looking to extend inflation-adjusted gas taxes through the next decade in an effort to stave off budget shortfalls needed to fund Southern Nevada roadways. The fuel revenue index (FRI...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 6d

"There are some people that really don’t deserve to be taken care of and we’ll take care of them in a different way,” Trump said.

Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown • Nevada Current

This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did following the last government shutdown, p...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 7d

The industry's investment in AI is likely “to go to the operation side of casinos first. Eventually, if there’s a benefit there, maybe it filters back to compliance.”

Casinos can do more with AI than enhance customer service and replace humans, experts say • Nevada Current

From kiosks designed to speed customer check-in to vibrant casino games, Nevada’s tourism industry is putting artificial intelligence to work. But one of AI’s potential best uses – its ability to ass...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 7d

By publicly announcing there will be a special session, Lombardo is triggering county commissions to fill vacancies created by 2 Republicans who resigned from the Legislature. By state law, their replacements must be members of the same political party.

Lombardo announces there will be a special legislative session… at some point • Nevada Current

Gov. Joe Lombardo on Monday announced he plans to call the Nevada State Legislature into a special session “at some point over the next few months.” His two-sentence statement did not include a timeli...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 8d

“The big message is not all water savings are equal. Some projects saved water at a fraction of the cost of others.”

Paying farmers proves most cost-effective way to conserve Colorado River, study says • Nevada Current

The most cost-effective and quickest way to conserve the Colorado River’s shrinking water supply amid persistent drought and rapid population growth is changing how states handle the largest use of wa...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 8d

Saying the Trump administration directly contravened her Saturday order blocking the federal government from mobilizing National Guard troops in Portland, a judge issued an order Sunday barring the relocation of National Guard members to Oregon from any state. Via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

Federal judge bars Trump administration from sending any National Guard troops to Portland • Nevada Current

After Judge Karin Immergut's Saturday order the federal government sought to deploy first California and then Texas troops.

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 9d

"...this country has a longstanding and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach, especially in the form of military intrusion into civil affairs,” the judge wrote. Via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

Federal judge blocks Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard to Portland • Nevada Current

This is a breaking news story and will be updated. A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from federalizing and deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland following a c...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 10d

Friday’s jobs report for September was missing because of the federal government shutdown. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics staff responsible for collecting, analyzing and releasing the data have been furloughed.

Economists say job losses likely, even as shutdown delays report • Nevada Current

Friday’s jobs report is missing in action because of the federal shutdown, but economists are finding other ways of measuring apparent job losses concentrated in Midwestern states and oil country.

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 10d

The vast majority of Americans, including Republicans and those who identify as strong Trump supporters, want Congress to renew the enhanced ACA tax credits as Democrats have called for during the shutdown debate.

Renewal of health insurance subsidies backed by big majorities in poll, including Trump voters • Nevada Current

WASHINGTON — The vast majority of Americans, including Republicans and those who identify as strong supporters of President Donald Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 11d

Family Promise recently opened its Family Navigation Center in Las Vegas to provide transitional housing for families with minor children who are experiencing homelessness.

Family Promise nonprofit opens complex for families experiencing homelessness • Nevada Current

Tonya Jones was days away from being evicted when she began scouting out bridges and tunnels around Southern Nevada where she and her 3-year-old daughter could potentially sleep if they couldn’t find ...

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Nevada Current @nevadacurrent.com · 11d

The increase is due to “rising medical costs and prescription drug spending, increased medical utilization and a less healthy risk pool, Medicaid unwinding and the expiration of enhanced federal premium subsidies,” according to the Nevada Division of Insurance.

Nevada Health Link premiums expected to rise 26% for 2026 • Nevada Current

Nevadans who get insurance through Nevada Health Link, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, are facing premium rate hikes of 26%, the state Division of Insurance confirmed to the Nevada Curren...

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