Since the state's Native American waiver program was established in 2021, it's grown from about 170 recipients in its first year to nearly 700 recipients during the 2024-25 school year.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife's Karelian Bear Dogs have become indispensable components of the department's operations, flushing bears from urban dens, locating injured bears and hazing human-habituated bears by chasing and nipping at them as they are released back into the wild. The goal is to ensure bears can still live in places such as Tahoe that are now teeming with humans.
South Carolina is once again leading the nomination calendar, with the rest of the order still in flux. The party could revisit the decision four years from now.
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It's a saga that raised questions over how a 30-year-old building could fall into such disrepair, and whether the state made the right call in pulling the plug on the complex altogether.
There are dozens of people who have been waiting for months to receive funds through the state's Victim Compensation Program, according to interviews with victims and advocates. The program, which is partially funded through federal dollars, is supposed to provide financial assistance to victims of violent crimes, helping them with everything from recouping medical expenses to lost wages.
"This is not a change in direction," said Taylor Adams, president and CEO of the organization, now called Northern NV Now, a name meant to be action-oriented and forward-thinking. "It is a clearer way to say who we have become."
Nevada voters already approved both ballot questions by wide margins in 2024 — 64.4 percent for Question 6 and 73.2 percent of the vote for Question 7. But as both questions would amend the state Constitution, they must pass in two consecutive general elections to take effect.
The comments, made at a closed-door event for veterans July 2, come as ICE arrests have surged nationwide. The New York Times has reported that the agency made more than 10,000 arrests during a five-day period in June.