April Corbin Girnus
@aprilcore.bsky.social
📰 deputy editor @nevadacurrent.com 🔍 covering nevada state politics, policy, labor, economy, education & more 🎰 based in las vegas ✏️ write me: april@nevadacurrent.com
"This is the latest example of the president’s mission to implement unlawful federal overreach no matter the consequences," said Nevada Attorney Aaron General Ford.
Nevada joins multistate lawsuit against Trump administration over antipoverty program data • Nevada Current
A group of states is challenging a Trump administration rule that would force them to provide data on people receiving antipoverty benefits.
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The project developer said the solar project would support “the growing energy needs of emerging western U.S. industries, including large data centers and AI-related development,” according to a development plan prepared for BLM.
BLM advances frozen solar project in Nye County • Nevada Current
Federal land managers are moving forward on a massive proposed solar project about eight miles southeast of Pahrump — one of few to be cleared following renewable energy permitting hurdles under the T...
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Retaining 3rd grade students to raise 4th grade reading test scores is a political ruse, writes a retired educator in a guest commentary for @nevadacurrent.com
Retention of 3rd graders is far too late • Nevada Current
The countdown clock is ticking loudly. Mandatory retention of low-level readers at the end of 3rd grade in Nevada is set to begin in 2028. It is time to pull the plug on, not resuscitate, this piece o...
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An interim legislative committee voted to sponsor a bill modeled after legislation passed by New Mexico earlier this year. The legislation would, among other things, restrict armed federal agents near polling places. #nvleg
Lawmakers eye proposals to shield elections from federal interference, speed up ballot processing • Nevada Current
Nevada lawmakers next year may consider legislation meant to shield state-run elections from federal interference. The Nevada State Legislature’s Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Operations and ...
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"You can almost hear Nevada’s travel industry and its private-public partners gleefully hum Joni Mitchell’s Big Yellow Taxi as they seek state and federal funding to pave over more paradise and put up more parking lots." Commentary:
Tahoe's next state legislative battle: Public safety or tourism development • Nevada Current
What was once one of the most beautiful, isolated drives in Nevada is now among the most harrowing due to an endless stream of visitors and unfettered tourism development. Highway 28 winds along the ...
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“The burden has now become placed on us as humans. If we want to have a private conversation, we really need to take extra steps to have that private conversation.” Hmm. 🤔 Good story by @danagentrylv.bsky.social @nevadacurrent.com
Smart phones render Nevada privacy law vague and outdated, says attorney • Nevada Current
A law invoked by Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson in separate cases – one against a former Mesquite police chief and the other against a current Henderson city councilwoman – for allegedly...
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One day we'll all be in the Tesla tunnels, hiding from 140 degree heat and Flock robots, sneaking out at night to scrounge for scraps of food.
A Vegas Loop Station at the Airport? Plus, Protecting DACA Recipients, and Buying the Runnin' Rebels - City Cast Las Vegas
Talks are underway to extend the Vegas Loop tunnel system directly into Harry Reid International Airport, so would that finally make the Vegas Loop...
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Reporter Leilah Ortega in the @nevadacurrent.com highlights some great community-level aid being provided in Las Vegas (and now Reno)
Southern Nevada medic group bridges gaps in homeless community with ‘Sidewalk Sundays’ • Nevada Current
Down in the Historic Westside, behind a mosque, stand two tents and an RV that operate a medical clinic for unhoused individuals every week. With limited equipment and a volunteer system, The People’s...
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Housing affordability is expected to be a key issue this election year. Here's a look at Nevada's 1st Congressional District Republican candidate Carrie Buck on the issue.
Republican congressional candidate opposed bipartisan-backed housing bills, including Lombardo's • Nevada Current
Housing affordability is expected to be a key issue this election year, ranking as a top concern in surveys of voters, especially younger ones who feel home ownership is simply out of reach. In her ca...
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In addition to the 98 deaths attributed to natural causes in the last two and a half years, 25 deaths were ruled an accident, 18 were determined to be a homicide, 13 were deemed a suicide, and 12 cases are still pending. Story by @mjlyle.bsky.social
Nevada Current@nevadacurrent.com · 3w agoA paucity of data prompted questions about the causes of death, the factors at play, how Nevada prison death data compares with other states, and efforts to decrease the numbers, for which system officials had few answers.
'Trump has repeatedly said he wants to “take over the voting.” For him to attempt do that, perhaps by deploying ICE or other, more competent armed federal forces, still might seem too outlandish and unimaginable, even for Trump. But so did launching a war on Iran and losing it.' Commentary:
Trump sics his wretched Department of Homeland Security on Nevada's free and fair election • Nevada Current
“We refute these claims,” Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar said Friday in response to the latest baseless allegations and crude extortion threats hurled at Nevada and its elections from Trump a...
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Yes! When my time comes, compost me. Cool piece by Lucia Starbuck at KUNR.
New green burial option in Nevada
What do you want to happen with your body when you die? A growing number of people are making that decision earlier and looking for environmentally friendly funerals. A new Nevada law now allows you t...
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Boulder City Attorney Brittany Walker argued BLM’s approval of the data center was a departure from BLM precedent and procedure, giving the city the right to appeal the decision “especially for a brand new use that, to my knowledge, has never been authorized on BLM land.”
Boulder City Council seeks to stop data center on BLM land • Nevada Current
The Boulder City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to appeal the approval of what officials say would be the first data center on U.S. Bureau of Land Management land. The appeal follows a June 2...
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The Republican release complained that “only approximately 40 percent of referrals are accepted for criminal prosecution” by Ford’s Medicaid Fraud Case Unit, a division that exists in every state. The U.S. Inspector General reported the rate for such referrals nationally in 2025 was less than 19%.
Ford prosecutes twice the share of Medicaid fraud referrals as the national average • Nevada Current
Attorney General Aaron Ford, criticized by Gov. Joe Lombardo and one of the governor’s legislative allies for acting on only 40% of Medicaid fraud referrals sent to his office, is taking on twice the ...
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Why didn't all these people just say "I'm Joe Lombardo" to get out of their tickets in the first place? SMDH. /s @nevadacurrent.com story by @mjlyle.bsky.social
State’s troublesome driver’s license suspension laws need cleaning up, lawmakers told • Nevada Current
When the state decriminalized traffic tickets several years ago, conflicting legislative language inadvertently cleared the way for thousands of people to get their licenses suspended for unpaid traff...
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The Boulder City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to appeal the approval of what officials say would be the first data center on U.S. Bureau of Land Management land. #nevada @nevadacurrent.com story by @jensolis.bsky.social
Boulder City Council seeks to stop data center on BLM land • Nevada Current
The Boulder City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to appeal the approval of what officials say would be the first data center on U.S. Bureau of Land Management land. The appeal follows a June 2...
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The state of Nevada can't dictate federal immigration policy, but state lawmakers are being urged to take what steps they can to protect Nevadans from egregious and illegal federal enforcement tactics and actions.
State lawmakers urged to step up resistance to Trump's detention and deportation tactics • Nevada Current
Nevada lawmakers need to do more to protect sensitive locations like hospitals, courts, and schools from being targeted in federal immigration operations, civil rights attorneys and immigration groups...
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Assemblywoman Sandra Juaregui is asking for an investigation of the state agency that regulates security guards “following serious allegations that the Board has been violating Nevada law and giving felons access to firearms and PI (private investigator) licenses.”
Jauregui seeks audit to learn if state agency is licensing felons to carry firearms • Nevada Current
Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui is asking the legislative auditor to investigate the state agency that regulates security guards “following serious allegations that the Board has been violating Nevada l...
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Whatever Lombardo did at the red light, his ensuing encounter with a fellow law enforcement professional provides voters an unusually revealing glimpse of their governor when he’s unplugged. Commentary:
He’s Joe Lombardo • Nevada Current
After the police bodycam video of Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s traffic stop in May was made public by The Associated Press Tuesday, Nevada Democrats issued a statement raising some questions about t...
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The Museum of Ice Cream should be renamed, but it sounds kinda cool. Loved hearing about it (and talking tobacco tax and high-speed trains) on City Cast Las Vegas!
Will the High-Speed Rail to LA Ever Happen? Plus, Inside the Museum of Ice Cream - City Cast Las Vegas
Health organizations are pushing Nevada lawmakers to nearly double the state's cigarette tax, but with a two-thirds vote required for tax increases...
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The coalition estimates these changes would bring in an additional $65.8 million annually, even after factoring in expected reductions in sales. It would also lead to a decrease in smoking, particularly among young smokers.
NV tobacco taxes need to be reformed, reallocated, and raised, coalition says • Nevada Current
A coalition of health organizations are urging lawmakers to consider nearly doubling Nevada’s cigarette tax and dedicating some of that funding to tobacco prevention and cessation programs. “Today we’...
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"Nevada has become a regular stop for politicians with presidential ambitions because of its early role in the Democratic presidential nominating process. This week’s trip will mark Newsom’s third visit since March 2025."
Nevada Current@nevadacurrent.com · 3w agoNewsom dismissed concerns over democratic socialists winning Democratic primaries in some states this year. “I’m one of those Democrats that deeply believes in addition, not division, and so I want a big tent party,” Newsom said.
“If the majority of Republicans aren’t talking about it, I wouldn’t, as a candidate, be talking about it,” offered one political observer. “Only the devout right think that birthright citizenship is a big deal.”
Nevada Republican candidates largely mum on birthright citizenship • Nevada Current
A number of Nevada Republican candidates, including Gov. Joe Lombardo, are declining to say where they stand on President Donald Trump’s pivot to a legislative effort to impose restrictions on birthri...
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State lawmakers had hoped to ask about deportation and detention operations in Nevada, including recent judicial orders saying the federal agency was in “open defiance” of a federal district court ruling by denying bond hearings.
DHS stiffing NV legislators' questions about what judge ruled ‘open defiance,’ state senator says • Nevada Current
Representatives with the Department of Homeland Security scheduled to speak at a state legislative committee meeting Thursday notified lawmakers this week they “would not be appearing,” Democratic sta...
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Nearly 9,000 people in Clark County were experiencing homelessness in January of this year, a 12% increase over 2024, according to data released Wednesday. And that 2024 count had found a 20% spike over the previous year in homelessness statewide.
Point-in-Time count found 12% jump in homelessness in Southern Nevada since 2024 • Nevada Current
Nearly 9,000 people in Clark County were experiencing homelessness in January of this year, a 12% increase over 2024, according to data released Wednesday. The Southern Nevada Homelessness Continuum o...
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Data centers are "detrimental to our ecosystem, especially when it comes to how much water they actually use,” one critic told commissioners. "God forbid you water on a Sunday — yet these data centers get to expand and keep growing and get away with it. And that’s not ok.”
Clark County commissioners hear push for data center moratorium but take no action • Nevada Current
Environmental activists are demanding a moratorium on new data center approvals, citing concerns about water use and other county resources. The Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter held a rally Tuesday in fr...
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I grew up walking or riding by bike to school. It pains me that Las Vegas neighborhoods aren't built for it. 😓
Nevada Current@nevadacurrent.com · 4w agoDozens of safety measures have been recommended, some short-term, some long-term, all costing money.
"The reality is moderate policies do not inspire or mobilize voters. Moderates have to play pretend progressive to appease the Democratic base, while keeping policies vague enough to simultaneously appease their corporate donors." The Las Vegas Democratic Socialists weigh in on Nevada's primary.
The Mamdani moment and the faux war of ideas in Nevada • Nevada Current
In the fight between the center and the left, the center has decided that their best strategy is to try to look a lot like the left. In Nevada, two Democratic Socialists, Shaun Navarro and Val Thomas...
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