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By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent In 2008, Congress passed legislation to ban the export of mercury. The legislation, sponsored by then-Sen. Barack Obama, aimed to reduce global emissions of […]
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Nevada Senators: Trump can’t be Trusted with U.S. Security RENO — Nevada’s U.S. senators say they had no choice but to vote Wednesday to remove President Donald Trump from office […]
Nevada’s New Red Flag Law Expanded Background Checks Rankle Gun Show Attendees
By Shannon Miller, Tabitha Mueller, Kristyn Leonard and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez The Nevada Independent At a gun show last weekend in Carson City, where handguns and scopes and rifles were […]
Unite Here Labor Union Staying Neutral in Democratic Primary
By Michelle L. Price and Nicholas Riccardi LAS VEGAS — The international union representing hotel and casino workers said Tuesday that it will not endorse a candidate in the Democratic […]
Vegas Airport Reports Record 51.5 Million Travelers in 2019
LAS VEGAS — McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas says a jump in the number of travelers in December pushed it to a record 51.5 million passengers in calendar 2019. […]
February 6, 2020
Navy Review Backs Planned Expansion of Bombing Range
The U.S. Navy released their final Environmental Impact Statement on Jan. 10 which addresses the expansion and modernization of the Fallon Range Training Complex for the Naval Air Station Fallon. […]
Sheriff’s Letter to Governor Getting Mixed Reactions
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez The Nevada Independent Eureka County Sheriff Jesse Watts issued an open letter earlier this month expressing “distain” (sic) for Gov. Steve Sisolak and accusing him of […]
January 30, 2020
Eureka Sheriff Pens Letter to Governor about Controversial New Gun Law
Eureka County Sheriff, Jessie Watts sent Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak a letter earlier this month. The letter is dated January 7, 2020, describing Watts discontent on Sisolak’s signing of the […]