Author: Liam Hibbert | The Center Square Contributor

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) — The superintendent of the nation’s fifth-biggest school district said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agreed not to conduct raids or arrests in schools in Las Vegas or the county surrounding it. The move…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square)  — Nevada’s top two ranking Assembly Democrats will exit their offices when the term ends, leaving a power void in the Legislature’s lower chamber. The announcements come in the wake of a presidential election…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) — Nevada’s Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is bracing for federal funding cuts to an urban security grant. The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to cut $1 billion from the Urban Areas Security…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) — Ground was broken Thursday on an $88 million affordable housing project in North Las Vegas, part of a statewide effort to increase affordable access. The 192-unit public development will primarily serve low-income seniors…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) — One of the nation’s largest hospital systems has decided to settle after investigations by Nevada, California and Colorado determined it was forcing new nurses to repay training costs if they left the…

(The Center Square) – The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department deserves high marks for reducing crime and will see more success with new technological tools, Sheriff Kevin McMahill said during his State of the Department speech. Tuesday’s address started with a video that, in addition to falling crime rates, teased the sheriff’s themes that included…

U.S. senators, including a former astronaut, want to make outer space safer. They’ve introduced a bipartisan bill to help track space junk in low Earth orbit and increase international collaboration in space. The legislation, called the Situational Awareness of Flying Elements in Orbit Act or SAFE, would create a public database for tracking satellites and other objects in…

(The Center Square) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a bill to use image technicians to ebb the flow of drugs smuggled into the United States from the southern border. The Border Enforcement, Security and Trade Facilitation Act of 2025 comes amid increased conversation around border security in President Donald Trump’s second…

(The Center Square) – The battle within the Arizona government raged on this week as Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a Republican proposal for faster election results, citing increased restrictions on voters. Arizona Republicans, who have majorities in both the state Senate and House, have called the legislation, House Bill 2703, one of their most important…

(THE CENTER SQUARE) — State agriculture officials confirmed Tuesday that a dairy farm in Maricopa County tested positive for bird flu – Arizona’s first detection of the virus in milk. The Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) announced Friday that it discovered the case of bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, in a routine test. Officials…