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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

NV: Rural/Farming

The pygmy rabbit was first proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act in 1991 and then re-petitioned in 2003. (Adobe Stock)
Pygmy Rabbit Numbers Dwindling in NV; Petition Seeks to Reverse the Trend

Nevada's pygmy rabbit population has been dwindling for decades and conservation groups are sounding the alarm. Groups are requesting protection for …

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A group of state attorneys general is asking the feds to enforce the antitrust provisions of the 1929 Packers and Stockyards Act. (Etonastenka/Adobestock)
NV Cattlemen Welcome Biden Move to Promote Competition in Meat Processing

The Biden administration recently announced $73 million in grants to diversify the meat processing industry, an effort to improve competition…

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PETA wants the government to change its rules that allow
PETA Calls on Feds to Stop Approving “Humane” Labels on Meat

Government labels on meat products that say "humane" or "raised in a stress-free environment" are meaningless, according to some animal-rights groups…

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Massive plumes of smoke rise from the Tamarack Fire, Nevada's largest conflagration of 2021. (U.S. Forest Service)
NV Experts Warn Conditions are Ripe for Large Fires

Fire season is now upon us - and local experts are speaking out on best practices for dealing with large wildfires, which seem to be Nevada's "new …

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Grover C. Dills Medical Center in Caliente is one of 13 critical-access hospitals in Nevada. They are spread out over 90% of the state's landmass but serve only 10% of the population. (NRHP)
Advocates Warn Rural Hospitals Face Big Trouble Once COVID Funding Ends

Rural hospitals in Nevada and across the country will be in dire economic straits once the COVID funding runs out, according to a new report…

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Nevada, Colorado, Oregon and Washington are working together to make permanent telehealth flexibilities that were created due to the coronavirus outbreak. (EnginAkyurt/Pixabay)
COVID Boosts Embrace of Telehealth in Western States

LAS VEGAS -- Telehealth was a lifeline for rural communities even before COVID-19, but such services will likely be further transformed as Americans …

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An Interior Department advisory committee has suggested the National Park Service privatize some public campgrounds, among other recommendations. (Kurt Kuznicki/Pershing County)
Plan to Privatize National Parks Still Alive, Group Says

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The disbanding of an Interior Department advisory committee last month quieted some of the talk on privatizing features of …

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Thousands of vernal pools and seasonal waterways will lose federal protections if a new version of the
Groups Slam Rollback of Clean-Water Protections

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Negative reaction from conservation groups was swift to a Trump administration proposal on Tuesday to remove federal clean-…

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Children with insured parents are more likely to be insured and are more likely to get preventive care, according to the report. (Nik Mock/Twenty20)
Rural NV Uninsured Rate Drops as Medicaid Expands

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada has seen some of the biggest declines in the nation for health care uninsured rates in rural communities and small …

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Research suggests the amounts of water and land needed to grow corn for ethanol are not sustainable in the U.S. (Flickr)
Ethanol, Meant to be Clean Fuel, Hurts the Environment

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Ethanol – the corn product blended into gasoline – was meant to make fuel cleaner in the United States…

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke helped clean up a shooting range with Bureau of Land Management workers outside Las Vegas on Thursday. (U.S. Dept. of the Interior)
Groups Challenge Interior's Zinke to Protect Public Lands

CARSON CITY, Nev. – On Thursday, U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was in Nevada, helping clear trash from public land near Las Vegas that's …

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Minority families are helping support shops and schools in many rural communities. (ulkare/iStockphoto)
Minority Populations Spur Rural Nevada Economy

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Two Nevada counties are the fastest growing rural counties in the West, due in large part to an influx of minority residents…

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