Starting in April, all Southern Nevada NV Energy customers, including those who have solar, will have a new billing structure that will charge ratepayers for the maximum amount of electricity used at a single point during the day rather than the total amount of electricity consumed over a day.

The email threats came as lawmakers in other states received similar communications in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Last month, the College of Southern Nevada ended its TRIO program after the Trump administration canceled its Student Support Service grant, which had provided $300,000 in funding for 200 students and three staff members.

In remarks lasting more than 20 minutes, Lombardo touted a litany of policies enacted during his tenure, such as raises for teachers and law enforcement, more accountability of schools and efforts to increase attainable housing statewide.

International students' representation remains strong at UNR and UNLV, as colleges nationwide worry about declining international enrollment

Progressive Policy Institute President Will Marshall lauded Las Vegas as “truly one of America’s great working-class cities” at the New Directions for Democrats Summit held in Las Vegas.

The Indy looks at which Southern Nevada governments charge the most for public records, and the debate over what rates are appropriate.

A Nevada Independent analysis found that the Treasury Department’s list cast a wide net, surpassing experts’ previous estimates about who receives tips.

This summer’s scourge of heat-related deaths in Nevada mirrors a nationwide trend, with recent studies showing that extreme summertime heat is now the leading cause of weather-related deaths.

The Nevada Independent put together a timeline of what has transpired since the attack, with details on what information state officials have (and haven’t) disclosed and what The Indy has learned through its reporting.

Lombardo reiterated that there is no evidence that personal information had been compromised, instead saying that the state believes the attacker received information related to internal state systems.

While the pandemic had an outsized affect on student achievement, experts said falling scores are part of a longer arc in education that cannot be attributed solely to COVID-19, school closures and related issues, such as heightened absenteeism.