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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: Early Childhood Education

In the 2023 Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Nevada ranks 46th in education, 38th in health, and 44th in family and community factors that affect children. (Adobe Stock)
Report: Nevada Near Bottom of List for Children's Well-Being

Nevada is not making the cut when it comes to children's well-being in the state. According to the 2023 Kids Count Data Book, out this week…

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Advocates are prepping ideas for legislation to improve child well-being in Nevada. (Trendsetter Images/Adobestock)
Policy Summit Promotes Needs of Youngest Nevadans

The needs of Nevada's babies and toddlers and their parents will be front and center tomorrow at the 2022 Winter Policy Summit run by the Children's A…

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Nevada law does not require employers with less than 50 workers to provide sick leave. (pewtrusts.org)
COVID Surge, Schools Reopening Generate New Paid-Leave Push

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The ongoing pandemic has millions of families worried about their jobs and incomes, but also anxious about returning to work and …

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Nevada reduced its percentage of teens who were not in school and not working, from 15% in 2010 to 9% in 2018, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, but the data was collected prior to COVID-19. (nastya_gepp/Pixabay)
Nevada Inches Up on Child Well-Being, But Still Ranks 46th Nationwide

LAS VEGAS -- Child well-being in Nevada saw small improvements in a new report, but still ranks 46th overall compared with other states -- and that's …

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A new report shows 73% of Nevada's eighth-graders are not proficient in math, an improvement of 2% over the previous year. (Andy Dean/Adobestock)
Nevada Makes Progress On Kids' Well-Being; Still In Bottom 5

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Since 1990, Nevada has seen a massive influx of almost 370,000 children - but the state ranks 46th in the nation for …

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Nevada has shown improvement in education measures, but 73 percent of eighth-graders in the state still aren't proficient in math, and 69 percent of fourth-graders aren't proficient in reading. (Steven Depolo/Flickr)
Nevada Ranks Among Worst States for Children's Well-Being

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada ranks 47th in the nation when it comes to children's well-being, according to the 2018 KIDS COUNT Data Book from the …

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One bright spot for Nevada children in immigrant families: 80 percent live in two-parent families, compared with 62 percent for U.S.-born children. (Nevada Dept. of Agriculture)
Inequities Persist for NV Latino, African-American, and American Indian Kids

CARSON CITY, Nev. – African-American, Latino and American Indian children in Nevada still face a steep climb compared with their white and …

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53,000 niños de Nevada han obtenido seguro de salud desde que el estado amplió Medicaid bajo la Ley de Cuidado Asequible (Affordable Care Act). - (dmarshall/iStockphoto)
Nevada logra avance histórico en asegurar niños

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada ha progresado rápidamente en la tarea de asegurar niños en años recientes, pero los defensores de …

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A new report shows 92 percent of Nevada kids have health insurance, compared with 95 percent nationally.(Ulkare/iStockphoto)
Report: Nevada 47th in Nation for Child Well-Being

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada remains close to the bottom of the rankings for overall child well-being, at 47th in the nation - the same as last …

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Nevada education leaders are concerned about the future of public-school funding with Tuesday's close vote confirming Betsy DeVos as U.S. Secretary of Education. (Melpomenem/iStockphoto)
NV School Leaders Slam DeVos' Confirmation as Education Secretary

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Leaders of the state's largest public employee union are slamming the Senate confirmation Tuesday of Betsy DeVos as …

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Public-education advocates are speaking out after supporters of school vouchers rallied across the state on Wednesday. (melpomenem/iStockphotos)
NV Public-School Advocates Speak Out after School-Choice Rallies

LAS VEGAS -- Supporters of public education are speaking out after hundreds rallied for school vouchers in Las Vegas and Carson City on Wednesday…

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January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Nevada ranks in the top 10 for the number of calls to the national human trafficking hotline. (saiyood/iStockphoto)
Nevada Among Worst States for Human Trafficking

LAS VEGAS - January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and the problem is particularly severe in Nevada. Statistics show the Silver State …

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