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Nevada DMV admits to talking with ICE on encrypted app, walking back court argument

The Nevada DMV communicated with ICE over Signal for its work on a federal task force that it says does not relate to immigration enforcement.

Clark County School District Superintendent Jhone Ebert.
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Clark County supe: Changing school start times is worth it, even in budget crunch

The Clark County School District superintendent said research the new school start times could lead to an improvement in student test scores.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers patrol the Las Vegas Strip.

Vegas police are big users of license plate readers. Public has little input because it’s a gift.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department quietly entered an agreement in 2023 with Flock Security, an automated license plate reader company that uses cameras to collect vehicle information and cross-reference it with police databases. Unlike many of the other police departments around the country that use the cameras in their police work, Metro funds the project with donor money funneled into a private foundation.

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Report: 16 Nevada insurance carriers illegally give mental health care claims short shrift

A state lawmaker described the findings as “alarming” and a “disturbing realization” of how mental health care can be treated as second-tier to physical care.