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The Worm Squirms: Nevada Senators Show What CCSD Oversight Can Look Like | Opinion
Superintendent Jesus Jara and CCSD Police Chief Mike Blackeye were called to a joint meeting of the Senate Judiciary and Education committees on Wednesday.
A Pair of Measures Aim to Tackle State’s Behavioral Health Provider Shortage
All of Nevada’s counties are federally designated mental health provider shortage areas. The state ranks last in the nation for mental health metrics like access to care and high prevalence of mental illness.
Japan Beats USA in Thrilling World Baseball Classic Championship
The World Baseball Classic came to a close on Tuesday night with the USA facing Japan in the final, winner-takes-all game.
President Biden Declares Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
President Joe Biden has designated Avi Kwa Ame, known by some as Spirit Mountain, a national monument.
Ramadan Finds Greater Recognition in America’s Public Schools
Although this may only represent a small portion of public school students nationwide – and many Muslim children attend private Islamic schools – Muslim students are a part of a 60% majority of students in public schools who say that religion is important in their lives.
Senate Bill to Spend More Public Money on Private Schools May Not Get a Hearing
Democratic State Sen. Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro is declining to say whether she’ll allow legislative hearings on a bill introduced in the Senate last week to implement Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s plan to augment public funding to help families pay private school tuition.
Low Wages for Prison Inmates ‘Remnants of Slavery,’ says Lawmaker Seeking to Outlaw Practice
Nevada inmates may be working for as little as 35 cents an hour and having significant portions of their checks withheld by the Nevada Department of Corrections.
Lawmaker: Nevada’s Regulation of Weed Strangling Industry as Sales Fall
Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board is thwarting growth of the industry according to experts, who say the state’s practice of charging licensees for regulators’ time and effort amounts to double billing because the agency is already fully funded via an excise tax paid by licensees.
The Retention Problem: Women are Going Into Tech But are Also Being Driven Out
By 2029, there will be 3.6 million computing jobs in the U.S., but there will only be enough college graduates with computing degrees to fill 24% of these jobs.