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April Corbin Girnus
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📰 deputy editor @nevadacurrent.com 🔍 covering nevada state politics, policy, labor, economy, education & more 🎰 based in las vegas ✏️ write me: april@nevadacurrent.com
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I am not saying this was a good idea, but I don't know if the sheriff needed to make a video highlighting the arrest and suggesting it's some huge win for the community.
Talking Airbnbs, crossing guards, and shock over the ridiculous number of presales I had to navigate to get Matchbox 20 tickets.
Revenue from Nevada's cannabis excise tax, which flows into the State Education Fund, peaked in 2021 and declined 40% by 2025. The decline is “in part due to price compression attributed to a maturing market,” according to a new report by a committee tasked with reviewing potential tax changes.
Rising costs of healthcare, gas and groceries during President Donald Trump’s second term have put Republicans on defense, not only in Washington, but in statehouse and gubernatorial races across the country. story via @stateline.org
"Home prices declined nationally and wage growth outpaced price growth in many counties, but those gains were not enough to meaningfully improve affordability across much of the country.” - national real estate data analyst. story by @danagentrylv.bsky.social
Utility regulators will consider whether to approve a third private methane gas power plant specifically for data center use in Nevada as NV Energy struggles to keep up with a surge of new demand. @jensolis.bsky.social reports
quick vibe on the economy. actual revenue forecast gets set next month.
Nevada legislative and policy leaders need to expand and strengthen two underused and previously overlooked solutions: accredited freestanding birth centers and integrated access to licensed midwives. (commentary in @nevadacurrent.com)
Let's gooooooooooooo! 25 days until Election Day! #Nevada
I hope she can move on from this whole ordeal. (story by @thenvindy.com)
so sorry, everyone, but you can't afford to be sick. don't get sick, k? 😥
Added today! 🗳️ Nevada State Treasurer race between Tya Mathis-Coleman and Drew Johnson 🗳️ Nevada's CD4: U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford challenged by rancher Cody Whipple
Added today: 🗳️ Former Henderson police chief Hollie Chadwick challenges Hendo Mayor Michelle Romero 🗳️ Clark County District Court Judge Jacob Reynolds faces a challenge from prosecutor Alex Quagge
Added today: 🗳️ Assemblymember Sandra Jauregui challenges Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony 🗳️ Henderson City Councilwoman Carrie Cox faces election challenge amid ongoing felony case 🗳️ Prosecutor seeks to oust judge from Clark County District Court Department 17
The Nevada State Assembly is currently composed of 27 Democrats and 15 Republicans. Will that split change this year? Maybe. My latest for the @nevadacurrent.com voter guide!
We've also added stories about Las Vegas City Council Ward 2 and another judge race. Check it all out here:
Former state legislator Pete Goicoechea was appointed to the Nevada Board of Regents by Gov. Joe Lombardo in December 2024. Now, Goicoechea is hoping voters in District 8 will let him stay on the board for two additional years. #nevada #NSHE #boardofregents
The @nevadacurrent.com's 2026 general election voter guide is live!
Latest updates include this overview of the Secretary of State race between Democratic incumbent Cisco Aguilar and Jim "we've had fraudulent elections since 2008" Marchant. (Story by @mjlyle.bsky.social)
...and so many judges races written by @danagentrylv.bsky.social
Mo' local election stories. This one about the Board of Regents race between Mo Denis and Stephanie Molina, both of whom voters liked better than the anti-trans incumbent who came in fourth (!) in the primary back in June. My latest.
Can an expected blue wave this November reach the state controllers office? Wait. What's a state controller? /s @jensolis.bsky.social with a race preview.
Another day, another @danagentrylv.bsky.social judge race story. The @nevadacurrent.com's voter guide is coming soon!
Nevada Current editor @jhughjackson.bsky.social asking the important questions about Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo's recent data center executive order and Ford's "accountability plan" for them. #commentary
More than six months after Rickie Slaughter’s 20-year-old conviction was vacated by a district court judge, he is still incarcerated at High Desert State Prison. story by @mjlyle.bsky.social
Great overview of the Clark County School Board races by @jensolis.bsky.social
Is someone who eagerly attended a Trump rally just last month suddenly a little worried? ⁉️ story by @danagentrylv.bsky.social
The @nevadacurrent.com voter guide content continues today with a look at NSHE Board of Regents District 2. Story by @mjlyle.bsky.social.
This commentary will be keeping me up at night. A must read for parents as they consider 'school choice.'
ICYMI: Lombardo doubles down on data centers, offers trimmed tax breaks, ‘commitments’ to wary public
I have a simple question: Why should funding for my classroom and students depend on Nevada building more data centers? Commentary by a CCSD teacher.
A former member of the state board that regulates armed security guards and private investigators says he resigned from his position over what he calls a lack of regulatory oversight by the agency. @danagentrylv.bsky.social has been all over this issue
Allegiant Stadium, Southern Nevada’s $2 billion partially taxpayer-funded football arena, opened just six years ago but is already poised for a facelift, courtesy of taxpayers. ahhhhhhh 'continued investment' story by @danagentrylv.bsky.social
"Let's get this genie back in the bottle." - Nevada lawmakers /s
In the same vein... Both stories by @mjlyle.bsky.social
While autonomous vehicle companies pitch their fleets as safer, more accessible transportation options, one national disability rights advocate warns the industry’s largest player appears to have zero interest in accommodating people with the biggest mobility challenges. My latest.
This is cuuuuuuuute. ❤️
Ugh. Vaccinate your kids, Nevadans. 😥 (story by @reviewjournal.com)
ICYMI, I went on City Cast Las Vegas earlier this week to talk water, Water Street, and whether living here sucks. (Spoiler: It doesn't!)
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Not insignificant but I wish there were more restrictions. Social media is not an appropriate space for children. 🫥
Is getting a statewide ballot measure too difficult? Some people think so.