NEJC Supported Transit Bill Signed Into Law
Teamsters applaud transit bill signed into law by Lombardo Members of Teamsters Local 533 this week said that a bill signed into law by Gov. Joe Lombardo will give them a voice at the table when it comes to public transit and improve safety for riders and drivers. They also said it was inspired by […]
NEJC on transit bill signed into law by Gov Lombardo
Members of Teamsters Local 533 this week said that a bill signed into law by Gov. Joe Lombardo will give them a voice at the table when it comes to public transit and improve safety for riders and drivers. They also said it was inspired by the actions of Washoe County’s Regional Transportation Commission, which […]
Reno Gazette On The NEJC Pushing To Advance Water Conservation Legislation
Nevada Legislature falls short on drought bills, say conservation groups. In the nation’s driest state, water emerged as a uniting issue among lawmakers and conservation groups during the state’s legislative session. This year saw a deluge of water conservation bills, from retiring water rights to septic tank removal and mitigating pit lakes to revisions for […]
RGJ: Nevada Legislature falls short on drought bills, say conservation groups
In the nation’s driest state, water emerged as a uniting issue among lawmakers and conservation groups during the state’s legislative session. This year saw a deluge of water conservation bills, from retiring water rights to septic tank removal and mitigating pit lakes to revisions for outdated water laws. While Nevada received some much-needed relief from […]
KUNR: A remote Nevada tribe is seeking funding to replace its 50-year-old school
The Owyhee Combined School celebrated its prom in early May. The gym was filled with tables, floral decorations and teenagers dancing. The gym looked like any high school gym, but the hallways and classrooms told a different story. The school is in dire need of repair. “Aesthetically, it’s really beautiful. It’s a 1950s Art Deco, but don’t […]
NEJC Helps Push For Proper Funding of Remote Tribe’s School For Childen
The Owyhee Combined School celebrated its prom in early May. The gym was filled with tables, floral decorations and teenagers dancing. The gym looked like any high school gym, but the hallways and classrooms told a different story. The school is in dire need of repair. “Aesthetically, it’s really beautiful. It’s a 1950s Art Deco, but don’t […]
Windsor Park Bill from Sen. Neal Gives Insight to New Location on Fox 5
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Built in the 1960′s, the foundation of Windsor Park in North Las Vegas started to sink in the 1980′s, and in the early 1990′s, the neighborhood was deemed unsafe. For decades since, the 90 families who remain in Windsor Park have been left with unstable grounds, unkept lots, and an […]
FOX5: $30 million proposed to move Windsor Park residents
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – FOX5 continues our coverage of a North Las Vegas neighborhood literally sinking into the ground. Neighbors in Windsor Park are demanding a lifeline as homes there are slowly swallowed by unstable earth. Now, one lawmaker wants to give them one and is behind Senate Bill 450, which would allocate tens […]
SB350 to aid minority owners of sinking homes advances
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) – A measure to put up $30 million in state and city funds won initial backing Thursday from Nevada state lawmakers to help homeowners move from a once-segregated North Las Vegas neighborhood where geologic features made homes crack, sink and sometimes become unsafe. Democratic state Sen. Dina Neal, the bill sponsor, […]
