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5 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 …
DOE finalizes nearly $1B loan for contentious NV Rhyolite Ridge …
1 day ago · In an effort to strengthen the nation’s domestic battery supply chain and electrify the transportation sector, the federal government closed a $996 million loan guarantee for a controversial lithium mine on the habitat of an endangered Nevada wildflower. On Friday, the Department of Energy (DOE) announded it had finalized the nearly $1 billion loan to […]
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6 days ago · Republicans fall in line for Trump’s embattled pick for Pentagon chief at confirmation hearing BY: Ashley Murray - January 14, 2025 WASHINGTON — Senators jockeyed to magnify contrasting aspects of Pete Hegseth’s life at his confirmation hearing Tuesday on whether the veteran, Fox News personality and accused perpetrator of sexual misconduct is qualified to lead the nation’s military ...
The state of the state is static • Nevada Current
2 days ago · “In 2022,” Gov. Joe Lombardo observed during his state of the state speech Wednesday, “Nevada voters elected a sheriff to be their governor.” And then in 2024 Nevada voters elected as president someone found liable of sexual abuse by one jury and guilty of 34 felonies by another for covering up hush money payments to […]
Lame duck Congress ended without mine permitting reform bill …
1 day ago · A bipartisan effort to give mining companies more legal rights to federal lands and speed up the permitting process did not make it past a contentious five-week lame duck session, dashing hopes to reverse a major court ruling adopting a stricter interpretation of federal mining law, at least for the time being.
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Jan 7, 2025 · The time a Trump sympathizer radicalized into a violent extremist but nobody cared about that BY: Hugh Jackson - January 9, 2025 “This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake up call,” reads a line in written notes authorities made public last week from Matthew Livelsberger, the driver of the Cybertruck who killed himself in the vehicle shortly before it …
Early winter snowpack promising, but drought and warmer …
Dec 25, 2024 · As Nevada heads into the winter months, the state’s water reserves will largely depend on the amount of precipitation and snowmelt that hits the state over the next several months. Water levels in Lake Mead, the largest water source for Southern Nevada, are nearly 18 feet higher this fall than two years ago, when the […]
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 …
NV Energy seeks to prematurely recover costs of $4.2 billion ...
Jun 20, 2024 · 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 ...
Feds advance four solar projects in Nevada, and more in …
Jan 18, 2024 · More utility-scale solar development is on the horizon for Nevada’s deserts after federal land managers announced the advancement of four proposed solar projects in the state Wednesday. If approved, the combined projects would generate enough renewable energy and battery storage to power nearly 400,000 homes.