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The Brightline West groundbreaking was the kind of kumbaya event that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — which appropriated $36 billion for intercity passenger rail — was meant to facilitate, Gabby Birenbaum reports in this week's D.C. Download:
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No high-speed rail proposal connecting Southern California to Las Vegas, has ever made it to the construction stage -- until now.
In this week's D.C. Download, Gabby Birenbaum reports on the potential benefits and pitfalls of the Brightline project:
thenevadaindependent.com/article/d-c-do…
To increase enrollment, state officials are working to modernize the state’s federally funded WIC (Women, Infants & Children) Program.
Tabitha Mueller details why participation rates lag other safety net programs and efforts to change that.
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Despite the practicalities on their side, members of a Nevada commission agreed that when it comes to Yucca Mountain, they can never be too careful — and wondered aloud whether they should have been more aggressive in the run-up to a recent House hearing.
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A new complaint alleges a PAC affiliated with Republican activist Robert Beadles is running afoul of state campaign finance law with major ad buys on Facebook.
Carly Sauvageau reports:
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State officials estimate that though more than 116,000 families in Nevada qualify for the WIC (Women, Infants & Children) food and benefits program, only about 50 percent of those families take advantage of it.
Tabitha Mueller explores the barriers:
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After pro-Yucca Mountain comments during a congressional hearing this month, the Nevada Commission on Nuclear Projects met to discuss the antagonistic tenor of the meeting — and strategize for how to beat back a potential new wave of Yucca enthusiasm.
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The Nevada Division of Minerals has received more than three dozen permit applications for geothermal exploration so far this year, a number fluid minerals manager Dustin Holcomb calls “just bonkers.”
Amy Alonzo on Nevada's big geothermal potential:
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A former Reno City Councilman has filed an election complaint alleging that far-right activist Robert Beadles failed to report recent political expenses through his PAC. Carly Sauvageau reports:
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In this week’s Indy Education newsletter:
- Washoe County schools stand out in national civics competition
- What CCSD students are learning through school gardens
- Education-focused meetings & news stories worth your time.
Read Rocío Hernández’s dispatch here:
thenevadaindependent.com/article/indy-e…