"#Nevada voters will not vote on if state will estab an indep redistricting committee after a ruling from Nevada Supreme Court today. ...affirms a lower court order from March that disqualified the ballot initiative.
BREAKING: #Nevada Supreme Court allows #abortion measure to be on the ballot this November. If passed, the measure would enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution.
NEW: In a win for voters, a federal judge — for the second time — rejects a right-wing challenge to a new #Nevada law that makes it a felony to harass and intimidate election officials. The crucial law will remain in place.
So I saw this on Mastodon yesterday and was like "is this a scam?" and then looked at the IRS website and holy shit the IRS is piloting a direct filing program!
So if you're located in Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, or Wyoming search 'IRS Direct File' or follow the link cause jfc I want them to continue this
@georgetakei This year my school district, which is the 5th largest in the country, eliminated middle school girls softball because ONE woman complained there isn't a baseball program for middle school boys. Because of her complaint 100s of girls who aren't able to play in the rec league or in the competitive leagues won't have a chance to play. The woman was told boys can play.The school league was fully funded by parents with the exception of using school fields. #discrimination#CCSD#Nevada
NYT: A Republican candidate who ran unsuccessfully for Congress in #Nevada in 2020, and was endorsed by Donald #Trump, surrendered to the police on Wednesday after he was charged with killing a man at a Las Vegas Strip resort last year, his lawyers said.
NEW: #Nevada judge allows a measure to create strict voter ID requirements to go before voters this fall, but blocks two ballot initiatives to create an independent redistricting commission in the state.
Looks like the Boring Company's Las Vegas tunnels are going about as well as you'd expect from an Elon project...
"The muck pooling in the tunnel at the north end of the Las Vegas Strip had the consistency of a milkshake and, in some places, sat at least two feet deep. ... At first, it merely felt damp. But in addition to the water, sand and silt—the natural byproducts of any dig—the workers understood that it was full of chemicals known as accelerants.
"The accelerants cure the grout that seals the tunnel’s concrete supports, helping the grout set properly and protecting the work against cracks and other deterioration. They also seriously burn exposed human skin. At the Encore dig site, such burns became almost routine, workers there told Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. An investigation by the state OSHA, which Bloomberg Businessweek has obtained via a freedom of information request, describes workers being scarred permanently on their arms and legs. According to the investigation, at least one employee took a direct hit to the face. In an interview with Businessweek, one of the tunnel workers recalls the feeling of exposure to the chemicals: “You’d be like, ‘Why am I on fire?’”"
#Nevada Republicans’ Caucus Adds Chaos and Confusion to the State’s Presidential Primary
While legal, the party’s decision to host a competing contest to the Feb. 6 primary election has angered #GOP voters and provided fertile ground for #misinformation to take hold, experts say, undermining voters’ trust in the process.
Today in Labor History February 2, 1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, ending the U.S. war with Mexico. As a result of the treaty, Mexico was forced to cede over 1/3 of its territory to the U.S., including California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and Texas. 25,000 Mexicans and 12,000 Americans died in the war.
Video of Tijuana No, with Kid Frost, performing “Stolen at Gunpoint.”
This weekend is the start of the Nevada primary, meaning we'll be hearing the name of the state umpteen times over the next couple of weeks. Journalist Dan Nosowitz says that there's a difference between the way Nevadans and non-Nevadans pronounce the word. He writes for Atlas Obscura about the history of the state, why there might be disagreement on how to say its name, and the reason Nevadans are so adamant their way is correct. How do you say Nevada? Tell us in the comments if you're from there!
"When #Nevada’s Republican voters receive their sample ballots for the state’s presidential primary this month, the name of the party’s frontrunner will be missing.
His absence has nothing to do with any legal challenges to Trump’s eligibility to participate in the state’s primary...
The Future of the Colorado River Hinges on One Young Negotiator
J.B. Hamby, California’s representative in talks about sharing #water from the #ColoradoRiver, holds the keys to a quarter of the river’s flow — and its future.