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  • 1 week ago | renonr.com | Kris Vagner

    On May 22, the Nevada Legislature approved a resolution making Nevada the first state in the United States to urge Congress to protect places of worship and schools from immigration-enforcement actions. The measure is Assembly Joint Resolution 9, and it was drafted by the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada.

  • 2 weeks ago | renonr.com | Kris Vagner

    AI expert Rex Briggs spoke to around 400 students from Northern Nevada high schools about misinformation and deep fakes at the University of Nevada, Reno on May 20, as part of the annual  Youth  Security  Forum event, “Telling Truth from Lies.”  Richard Clark, a social studies and history teacher at Reno High School, said that when his students debriefed after the event, they noted an intriguing paradox.

  • 1 month ago | renonr.com | Kris Vagner

    The Trump administration sure got busy defunding art and culture programming. Among other cuts, it gutted the National Endowment for the Humanities—which, for the state, means the loss of 75% of Nevada Humanities’ annual budget. It has been widely rumored that the National Endowment for the Arts is next on the chopping block.

  • 1 month ago | renonr.com | Kris Vagner

    Wondering what’s been happening with Nevada’s federal lands, given DOGE’s mass firings? Well, we’ve taken a lot of time to look into it—and we’re still wondering.  The Trump administration cut tens of thousands of jobs across the federal government in February, and reinstated many of them in March.

  • 1 month ago | renonr.com | Kris Vagner

    Crystal León used to work as a nutritionist at a private school and an assisted-living community. Her husband, Carlos, worked for a local brewery. A few years ago, they started a side business, The Radish Hotel, growing salad greens and making pantry products like seasonings and jams. Between their day jobs and the new enterprise, there were no evenings or weekends off. “We were just working all the time,” Crystal León said.

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