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Click here to learn how federal funding has supported KUNR’s mission over the years and what we’re doing to respond.
Recent News
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The Trump administration has cut federal education dollars, and that includes money that goes to schools serving Indigenous students. A lawsuit says these funding cuts are a violation of treaties between the U.S. and sovereign tribes. -
Nevada received a C+ in a national report on reproductive health care policy, while state lawmakers are presenting a number of bills aimed at increasing access. -
The Nevada Division of State Parks is inviting the public to provide feedback on the draft Sand Harbor State Park master plan, which proposes several key improvements to the popular park. -
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto toured a Reno health facility on Wednesday. She discussed how health centers will be impacted by the Trump Administration’s proposed budget cuts and threats to Medicaid. -
The report finds that about one-third of species, including many in the Mountain West, are at high or moderate concern from a conservation perspective. -
Wildland firefighter advocates are celebrating the permanent pay raises included in a larger funding bill passed by Congress late last week. -
Dozens of people rallied on Tuesday morning in front of the legislative building in Carson City to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander lobbying days.
En Español
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El secretario de Estado de Nevada, Francisco Aguilar, realizará lo que ha definido como “una gira de escucha activa” para reunirse con las 28 naciones tribales reconocidas por el Estado, con el objetivo de estrechar relaciones, aumentar la representación de sus miembros, y asegurar acceso a servicios gubernamentales. -
Los legisladores de Nevada buscan hacer más fácil deshacerse de vehículos abandonados, tanto en terrenos públicos como privados. -
El proyecto añadiría algunos alimentos de venta en la calle a la lista de productos hechos en casa que son preparados y vendidos fuera de una cocina comercial. Esta lista incluye mazorcas, aguas frescas, fruta fresca en trozos, alimentos populares en México y el resto de Latinoamérica.
Nevada State Government
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Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford visited Reno clinics to warn that proposed Medicaid cuts could threaten care for thousands, with clinics like Northern Nevada HOPES already seeing impacts. -
The Nevada Senate has passed a bill aimed at reducing plastic pollution around Lake Tahoe. -
Nevada lawmakers concluded their business around 8 p.m. on Tuesday in Carson City after meeting another major deadline and passing suicide prevention, price gouging, and sex education legislation. It was the final day for bills to pass out of their first house of origin.
Lake Tahoe
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A bill in the Nevada Legislature would limit the speed of watercraft on Lake Tahoe near the shoreline. -
A bill in the California legislature would allow hunters to use trained dogs to pursue bears in certain parts of the state. Supporters say it’s a necessary tool for managing bear populations. But opponents, including those in Lake Tahoe, call it cruel and unnecessary. -
For most people around Tahoe, February is a time for skiing and winter recreation. But for members of an environmental nonprofit, it’s the perfect time to retrieve litter from beneath Lake Tahoe’s surface.
Mountain West News
Este resumen de las noticias de la semana se emite en la radio todos los viernes a las 6:45 a.m. y a las 5:44 p.m. y domingos a las 3:01 p.m. en 88.7 FM en el área de Reno. Haga clic aquí para aprender más y escuchar el episodio más reciente.
Join us on Fridays at 6:45 a.m. and 5:44 p.m. and Sundays at 3:01 p.m. for a recap of the week's most important news stories in Spanish. Tune in to 88.7 FM in the Reno area, or click here to learn more and listen to the latest episode.
Join us on Fridays at 6:45 a.m. and 5:44 p.m. and Sundays at 3:01 p.m. for a recap of the week's most important news stories in Spanish. Tune in to 88.7 FM in the Reno area, or click here to learn more and listen to the latest episode.
NPR News
Purple Politics Nevada with Lucia Starbuck follows Nevada politics and the 2025 state legislative session. Tune in on the third Friday of each month at 7:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., as well as the following Sunday at 4 p.m.
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