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KSNV: Nevada lawmakers raise alarm on potential loss of billions from federal Medicaid cuts
Nevada lawmakers are raising the alarm about potential cuts to Medicaid, saying they could cost the state billions of dollars in healthcare
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Feb 26, 20252 min read


KUNR: Lawmakers hear worst-case scenarios: Medicaid cuts in Nevada
This week, Nevada state lawmakers heard worst case scenarios if Congress significantly reduces federal Medicaid spending.
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Feb 26, 20253 min read


KTNV: Potential federal cuts to Nevada Medicaid could affect thousands
evada lawmakers on Wednesday heard from healthcare authorities in the state about the consequences of federal cuts to the state's Medicaid
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Feb 26, 20253 min read


KLAS: Nevada lawmakers told Medicaid cuts could mean huge budget hole, widespread loss of benefits
With a key budget hearing on Medicaid funding scheduled on Thursday, Nevada lawmakers worked Wednesday in Carson City to be prepared
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Feb 25, 20254 min read


KOLO: Nevada lawmakers sound alarm on Medicaid cuts
In the evening hours of February 25, 2025, Republican Congressmen and women voted to advance a multi trillion-dollar budget.
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Feb 25, 20252 min read


KSNV: Federal DOGE cuts impact Las Vegas, some workers lose jobs
Thousands of federal workers have been dismissed since President Trump took office, as part of his initiative to reduce the size
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Feb 25, 20251 min read


Newsweek: DOGE Fires Worker Responsible for Lake Mead Water Tests
The Trump administration fired more than a dozen National Park Service employees at Nevada's Lake Mead National Recreation Area
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Feb 25, 20253 min read


KUNR: National parks already feel the effects of layoffs, even before the busy season starts
National parks across the U.S. are bearing down on an uncertain season, as federal layoffs and staffing shortages threaten many of the
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Feb 25, 20257 min read


Las Vegas Review-Journal: ‘Utter chaos’: 3 Nevadans recount losing jobs in sweeping federal cuts
When U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Kaesee Bourne got the call from her supervisor with the news that she was to be laid off, the
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Feb 25, 20256 min read


News 4: Wildfire response hindered by federal hiring freeze, Nevada senators urge action
SOURCE by Will Payne Tue, February 25th 2025 at 11:08 AM Updated Tue, February 25th 2025 at 11:59 AM In 2024, 64,800 wildfires scorched 9...
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Feb 25, 20251 min read


Nevada Current: Already lagging broadband program faces more uncertainty under Trump
SOURCE By: Madyson Fitzgerald - February 25, 2025 3:48 am A massive federal program meant to expand broadband access to underserved...
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Feb 25, 20255 min read


Nevada Current: More than a dozen NPS workers fired from Lake Mead as part of mass federal workforce purge
More than a dozen federal workers at Lake Mead National Recreation Area were among those fired last week as part of the Trump administration
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Feb 24, 20256 min read


KLAS: Las Vegas valley Social Security office listed among DOGE closures
One of the Social Security Administration offices (SSA) in Las Vegas will be closed to save the government money, according to Elon Musk’s
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Feb 24, 20252 min read


Las Vegas Review-Journal: Las Vegas Social Security office subject to DOGE cut
A Las Vegas Social Security Administration office is being affected by a series of cuts by the Trump administration’s Department of
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Feb 24, 20253 min read


Reno Gazette Journal: 312,000 Nevadans would lose health care if Medicaid cuts are enacted for Trump budget
SOURCE Mark Robison Reno Gazette Journal Updated Feb 24, 2025 9:41 a.m. PT A U.S. House budget plan puts Medicaid in the crosshairs for...
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Feb 24, 20253 min read


Reno Gazette Journal: 312,000 Nevadans would lose health care if Medicaid cuts are enacted for Trump budget
Not all states joined the Medicaid expansion program, but Nevada did. In fact, it was the first state with a Republican governor, Brian Sand
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Feb 23, 20253 min read


KNPR: 1 in 4 Nevadans use Medicaid. What happens to them if Trump cuts the program?
In Congress right now, Republicans have made it known that they’re considering plans to cut billions of dollars from the Medicaid program.
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Feb 23, 20251 min read


KTNV: Federal Layoffs Strike Nevada: Great Basin National Park Rangers among the cuts
Recent layoffs at Great Basin National Park have raised concerns within the small town of Baker. Located about 290 miles north of Las Vegas
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Feb 22, 20254 min read


Nevada Independent: Federal workers in Nevada recount their sudden firings amid Trump government-cutting blitz
Mark Wagstaff enlisted in the Marine Corps at 21 years old. Now 40, he served 10 years in the Marine Corps, was honorably discharged...
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Feb 21, 20256 min read


Reno Gazette Journal: Fired Forest Service workers warn of Northern Nevada wildfire dangers after mass Trump cuts
SOURCE "It really is mismanagement at its worst, and it's going to have a devastating impact for states like Nevada," Sen. Cortez Masto...
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Feb 21, 20254 min read
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