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Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo’s housing bill and others have been introduced in Carson City; some are moving through — what’s in them, and will they pass?
The White House is planning to release a proposal that would claw back already approved public media funding. If Congress agrees, local public stations — including KUNR Public Radio — could lose critical support immediately.
These cuts put at risk the programs, reporting, and community outreach that make local public media a trusted part of Americans’ daily life.
These cuts put at risk the programs, reporting, and community outreach that make local public media a trusted part of Americans’ daily life.
Recent News
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Public lands advocates worried that allowing Utah’s case to move forward would threaten to upend management of 200 million acres of public lands across the West. -
That decision by the Department of Labor was based on a review of evidence that concluded that “female firefighters, more likely than not, face heightened risks for breast, uterine and ovarian cancers… due to the toxic exposures they face in their work.” -
En este episodio, informamos acerca de una ley que podría perjudicar a los inmigrantes indocumentados, el cierre temporal del Centro de Adultos Mayores del Condado, entre otros. -
Out-of-staters say they’re OK with paying more in states like Wyoming, if that means trails are groomed well. -
Environmental groups are worried that a short portion of the recently adopted US House rules package could expedite the transfer of public land to states – and ultimately to private entities. -
The Tahoe Adventure Film Festival is an annual gathering of the outdoor adventure community. -
Environmentalists are applauding the much-anticipated decision from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but there is a catch.
En Español
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Al iniciar el próximo año, los pañales para bebés y adultos estarán exentos del impuesto de ventas en Nevada, después de que la consulta popular número 5 fuera aprobada con más del 68% de los votos, según los resultados de la Secretaría de Estado. -
Taylor habla de algunas de sus prioridades para su próximo periodo de cuatro años. -
La consulta popular número 3, que habría introducido las elecciones primarias abiertas y la votación por orden de preferencia, fue derrotada en su segundo intento en la papeleta.
Nevada State Government
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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. -
The wheels on the bus go round and round as a group of seniors made their way to Carson City on Thursday to lobby state legislators. KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck hitched a ride.
Lake Tahoe
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KUNR Today: Water Resources Development Act passes Senate, secures funding for Nevada water projectsRead or listen to news headlines for Friday, July 29, 2022. -
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is giving $3.4 million to a Mountain West tribe and environmental planners to fight invasive species. -
As wildfire season picks up, some communities in the Mountain West are trying to reduce fire risks. That includes finding new ways to celebrate America’s independence.
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.
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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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