“Isn’t the whole point (of the law) to prevent backfilling of vacancies by putting in somebody as the first assistant after the vacancy arises?” Judge Eric Miller, a Trump appointee, asked. nevadacurrent.com/2026/02/12/t...

The funding that was at risk provides support to students from low-income families, English language learners, special education students, children in foster care, and those who lack housing. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/trump...

“The DMV does not deny that Signal chats existed with DMV employees,” ACLU of Nevada attorney Sadmira Ramic said during a hearing in Carson City Friday. “They don’t even deny that they may have discussed DMV business on there.” nevadacurrent.com/2026/02/06/j...

Attorneys for the Nevada PUC and NV Energy argued Tuesday that consolidating the Bureau of Consumer Protection’s case with one filed by Vote Solar would prevent conflicting rulings and conserve court resources. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/judge...

In the last three years, 95% (42 of 44) bears killed by hunters in Nevada were hounded – chased by hunting dogs until they climbed trees out of fear and exhaustion, or ended up on a cliff with nowhere to run. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/30/h...

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Gov. Joe Lombardo said protecting the right to peaceably assembly is “a top priority for officials at every level," but under Lombardo’s watch, LVMPD was widely criticized for its tactics during Black Lives Matter protests, including killing a protestor. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/lomba...

Gov. Joe Lombardo, who has hitched his reelection wagon to Trump and his efforts to rid the U.S. of undocumented immigrants, did not respond to questions about the shootings. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/27/f...

Amy Novak, who owns a Las Vegas school attended by autistic children, attributes the newly-imposed limitations on benefits to “corporate greed” and worries other providers will join UnitedHealth Care. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/23/u...

NV Energy owed customers a total of $65.4 million, but initially offered to reimburse a portion of affected customers just $2.5 million, claiming regulations limited their obligation to repay customers for just six months of overcharges. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nv-en...

Efforts abound at the local and federal levels to limit large investor purchases of single-family homes. The report says such policies miss the mark. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/19/i... nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/19/i...

The NV officials are asking Kristi Noem to rescind and revise the proposed rules with input from local leaders in order to strike the “appropriate balance between safeguarding national security and preserving the economic vitality of states like Nevada.” nevadacurrent.com/briefs/congr...

LVMPD has withheld MGM Grand casino video which purportedly shows no wrongdoing, claiming it is evidence in the case, which is closed. A video that lacks images of a criminal act is generally not considered evidence, according to legal experts. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/15/g...

NV Energy, which has overcharged customers by as much as $65 million since 2002, says it regrets the errors, but doesn’t intend on making customers whole, according to the company’s filing last week with the Nevada Public Utilities Commission. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/13/n...

NVEnergy, which has overcharged customers by as much as $65 million since 2002, says it regrets the errors, but doesn’t intend on making customers whole, according to the company’s filing last week with the Nevada Public Utilities Commission. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/13/n...

Clark County was the 223rd most affordable county of the 594 analyzed in the report, while Washoe County was 220th. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/12/h...

“The links between domestic violence and animal abuse are well-documented and apparent in this case,” Gina Greisen of NV Voters for Animals said Thursday. “We’re having a rash of animal cruelty cases, and we're among the worst in the nation for domestic violence.” nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/08/r...

In six months, the Crisis Response Team responded to 758 incidents involving 678 patients. Only 30% were taken to emergency rooms, compared with 82% of individuals involved in similar calls in 2024. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/07/c...

“Do you continue to throw good money after bad at the Animal Foundation, or do you do something that’s actually going to make a difference?” asks Keith Williams of the Community Cat Coalition of Clark County. nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/11/a...

@alexandermarks.bsky.social says NSEA's complaint to the LCB “was more about the pattern we’ve seen since 2023” and the “powers that be that believe they’re above the law,” than just about Sandoval, Aguero, and Vellardita. nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/05/s...

Gamblers Robert Cipriani and James Russell allege Resorts World “adopted a deliberate business strategy — premised on ignoring regulatory and legal restrictions" to conduct “a criminal racketeering Enterprise.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/03/c...

The New York board “views this lack of transparency as concerning and recommends that the Commission weigh this in its licensing evaluation.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/03/r...

Americans, lulled into complacency by Trump’s “truly masterful flood the zone with shit strategy,” have been slow to awaken to the panoply of threats posed by the president, says UNLV Associate Professor of Political Science, Rebecca Gill. nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/24/d...

Kypreos’ brokerage, GK Properties, along with others, is involved in “fraudulently inducing home buyers into using Zillow Flex agents and illegally steering buyers into using Zillow Home Loans,” the suit alleges.   nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/21/s...

“I want to state clearly the way our AML (anti-money laundering) program operated in this instance was unacceptable,” Caesars Entertainment Chairman of the Board Gary Carano told the commission. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/gamin...

“You’re making waves... and major players are exerting political influence. The Governor trusts Kris and will be deferential to him on these kinds of decisions,” a key insider in Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo's re-election campaign wrote. nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/17/l...

The complaint says Caesars Palace banned Bowyer after news surfaced that his home had been raided by federal agents investigating gambling by unsavory characters in Las Vegas casinos. The Current was first to report the raid. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/caesa... nevadacurrent.com/briefs/caesa...

Former State Sen. Warren Hardy, lobbyist for @humaneworldorg.bsky.social, says he intends to “try to get the legislative commission to reject that insulting regulation and then back to the drawing board.” Legislative action, he says, “is likely our only recourse.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/12/s...

“We urge Congress to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the federal government,” said a letter from US Travel, Caesars Entertainment, MGM, & LVCVA, which informed @rosen.senate.gov "that we planned to sign" and shared its content. nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/11/n...

Will the success of Democratic candidates’ focus on affordability be a jolt to Republicans? “It better be,” said longtime campaign consultant Lisa Mayo DeRiso. “If not, Republicans are going to be in deep, deep doo doo.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/10/p... nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/10/p...

It’s unknown how much of the money has been paid back. NV Energy first attempted to reimburse a portion of customers a total of $2.5 million. A law passed by the Legislature this year requires that utilities pay back all overcharges with interest. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nv-en...

Chris Giunchigliani, who formerly served in the state Legislature and on the Clark County Commission, reminded the council that its predecessors passed a ban on pet sales, only to rescind it a year later. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/las-v...

Gov. Lombardo is slated to attend a fundraiser Thursday in D.C. as close to half a million Nevadans struggle to make do with a fraction of federal food assistance benefits, another 100,000 face the prospect of unaffordable health insurance, and others go unpaid. nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/06/l...

“Both parties are failing to govern in an effective manner and act in the interest of the voters,” said Clark County Commission candidate Becky Harris. “We need candidates who are not affected by a party and want to help the community.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/04/f...

Former state senator discards Republican mantle in run for Clark County Commission nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/04/f...

Last month, VPRP executive director Jamie Gregory told the Current she earns $74,000 a year in salary. Bylaws she provided indicate the executive director is to earn $20 an hour for 30 hours a week, which would total $31,200 annually. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/30/a...

The endeavor raises questions about Trump’s conflict of interest in appointing the commissioners charged with oversight of his venture, as well as bets being placed on outcomes of events or issues that as president, Trump could control. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/30/t...

Mesquite, once a predominantly LDS community, is NV’s fastest growing city. Some residents suggest a good old boy network, frustrated by longer meetings, a lack of decorum, and the influence of newcomers, is attempting to control public dialogue. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/29/a...

Nevada teachers’ union, @nsea.bsky.social, to announce endorsement this morning of @aarondfordnv.bsky.social over Gov. Joe Lombardo, who the union opposes because of his commitment to vouchers and other school choice issues.

Trade orgs said NVEnergy's requested waiver, denied by FERC, would have allowed projects jeopardized by Trump to withdraw without penalty and ensure the return of their deposits. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/feds-...

The Nevada Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection contends rate changes approved last month by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission as part of a $119 million rate hike for NV Energy are prohibited by state law. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/22/n...

“Pit bulls and pit bull mixes make up the majority of shelter intake... and are also the breed most likely to be euthanized,” says Hearts Alive Village, which hopes to remove barriers such as cost and access to veterinary care. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/subsi...

Homeowners in the U.S. made a median profit of 49.9% on homes and condos sold during the third quarter. That’s down from 55.4% a year ago, according to the report. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/20/h... nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/20/h...

“There are nearly 800 animals on our campus today at the Animal Foundation," CEO @hilariegrey.bsky.social told the committee. “With so many animals... there’s just no reason for the puppy mill pipeline and sales to continue. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/propo...

Although Mesquite is now the fastest growing city in Nevada, the police department and city government, according to residents, remain in the control of a ‘good old boy’ network. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/15/f...

“This isn’t intended to disparage LVMPD,” @aclunv.bsky.social Executive Director Athar Haseebullah said at a news conference announcing the legal action. He suggests Metro acquiesced to Trump’s threats against local and state governments. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/13/m...

“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,’” NTA chairman Vaughn Hartung told the Boring Company representatives. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/10/v...

“Camping is evolving,” Julie Regan of the TRPA said of the project at a meeting in late September. “How people experience the great outdoors is evolving.” But enjoying the great outdoors should not require the removal of healthy trees, say critics. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/09/t...

“AI is being used on the operations side, but not necessarily on the compliance side,” says attorney Michael Beckwith of Dickinson Wright, who is speaking Tuesday at the Global Gaming Expo about maximizing the ability of AI to prevent fraud and money laundering. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/07/c...

Owning a car in Nevada costs about $297 (10%) more than the national average, based on the costs of insurance, repairs, and gas. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nevad...