Thirty-four hospitals across 13 Nevada counties are bracing for nearly $232 million in losses as federal Medicaid reductions take effect under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The cuts follow the disenrollment of approximately 115,000 Nevadans from the state’s Medicaid program, a move Republicans say is aimed at reining in decades of explosive entitlement growth.
Nevada has officially launched the Nevada Employees Saving Trust (NEST), a state-sponsored retirement savings program aimed at helping private-sector workers without access to employer-provided retirement plans. The program is expected to benefit an estimated 593,000 employees across the state.
Nevada lawmakers have advanced legislation aimed at curbing microplastic pollution in Lake Tahoe by restricting the sale and distribution of large plastic water bottles. Senate Bill 324, passed by a 16–4 vote, targets containers over four liters in size and applies to all communities surrounding the popular freshwater lake.
Nevada recorded the highest unemployment rate in the nation for January 2025, reaching 5.8%, according to the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. This marks a 0.1% increase from December, when the state also held the highest unemployment rate in the country.
The Nevada Legislature is set to review Assembly Bill 161, a proposal aimed at tightening regulations on the rapidly growing hospice care industry. The bill, introduced by Assemblymember Rebecca Edgeworth, seeks to protect vulnerable patients from neglect and financial exploitation by imposing stricter oversight on hospice providers.
President Donald Trump will embark on his first official trip of his second term on Friday, focusing on areas impacted by natural disasters in North Carolina and California. The visit will include meetings with victims of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and those affected by devastating wildfires in California, as he emphasizes the need for better disaster preparedness and response.
President Donald Trump announced a trip to North Carolina and California to assess the devastation caused by natural disasters. He will also visit Nevada to thank his supporters for supporting him in the 2024 Presidential election.
On January 16, 2025, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) reintroduced the bipartisan "No Tax on Tips Act," aiming to exempt gratuities from federal income taxation.
