April Corbin Girnus

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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Haven't seen movie yet. But I thought the book was super fun. I remember slacking off at work in order to finish it. 😆

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.

nevadacurrent.comLawmakers mulling cannabis tax revisions • Nevada CurrentNevada lawmakers are pondering whether the state’s “maturing” marijuana industry needs to update its tax structure. Revenue from the state’s cannabis excise tax, which flows into the State Education F...

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

nevadacurrent.comAppointed member seeks election to Board of Regents District 8 • Nevada CurrentFormer 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 boar...

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.

nevadacurrent.comAs Waymo expands fleet, some wheelchair users will be left at curb, says advocate • Nevada CurrentKelsey Brickl can’t get a ride from the airport to the Las Vegas Strip. Brickl is a non-ambulatory wheelchair user who cannot ride in a conventional passenger vehicle. Her medically prescribed power w...