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By Jackie ValleyThe Nevada Independent More than half of Nevada schools are meeting or exceeding performance standards, according to data released late Sunday by the Nevada Department of Education. Education officials heralded the 2019 Nevada School Performance Framework results as more evidence that the state’s frequently criticized public school system is making gains despite ongoing […]
As School Ratings Show Some Statewide Gains, Education Officials Call for More Sharing of Best Practices
Sanders Accuses Biden of Distorting ‘Medicare for All’ Plan
By Scott Sonner Associated Press CARSON CITY — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders accused former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday of distorting his proposal to provide single-payer, universal health care through “Medicare for All.” Campaigning in the early caucus state of Nevada, the 78-year-old Vermont senator said one of the things that disturbed him […]
EPA Repeals Obama-Era Land Use Restrictions
The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency has finalized the repeal of yet another Obama-era regulatory overreach, specifically rules that defined every stream, ditch, seasonal puddle and muddy hoof print as being covered by the restrictions of the Clean Water Act of 1972 that was intended to prohibit pollutants being dumped into navigable waters — known […]
Wild Horse Overpopulation is Dire
We’ve known for years that the wild horse and burro population growth on public land in the West is not sustainable, but little is being done about it. A recent article in the online E&E News, which touts itself as the essential news source for energy and environment professionals, by Scott Streater paints an eye-opening […]
Nevada Court Cites Gun Rights in Domestic Violence Ruling
Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A change in Nevada state law to ban gun ownership by people convicted of domestic violence led the state Supreme Court to expand provisions for jury trials in misdemeanor cases. A unanimous ruling last Thursday points to a 2015 law that justices say means a conviction for misdemeanor domestic violence […]
Dutch Men Who Wanted Area 51 Video get Jail for Trespass
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Two Dutch tourists who told authorities they wanted to take video of Area 51 have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor trespass and illegal parking following their arrests at a different secure U.S. government site in Nevada. A judge on Monday sentenced Govert Sweep, 21, and Ties Granzier, 20, […]
September 12, 2019
Panel Considers Benefits and Challenges of Placing Solar Projects on Mine Sites
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent For similar reasons that Las Vegas homebuilders look to build in the city’s outlying areas, solar developers often seek federal public land when looking for where to place large-scale projects. The land is easy to develop. It is open. It stretches on for miles. But these solar projects routinely […]
Vandals Win Big for Second Straight Week
Keeping the ball primarily on the ground, Eureka rolled up 300 yards rushing in posting a 56-6 win at Whittell last week. Vandals coach Fred Minoletti said the Warriors are “really down this year from what they have been in the past. A pretty young team with only 11 players and one senior.” The Vandals […]
Nevada State Panel Upholds Permit for Huge Open Pit Mine
By Scott Sonner Associated Press CARSON CITY — Nevada’s Environmental Commission rejected conservationists’ appeal last Wednesday of a water pollution control permit granted last year for a huge openpit mine critics warn could pollute the state’s precious groundwater for centuries. The Great Basin Resource Watch had urged the state panel to rescind the permit for […]