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The federal government is offering assistance to northern Nevada businesses and homeowners affected by January's winter storms. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick reports. The Small Business Administration is now offering disaster loans for those affected by this year’s severe weather that caused widespread flooding and forced hundreds of evacuations. Rick Jenkins is public information officer for the agency. “For a homeowner, we have a low-interest rate of 1.5 percent,” he says. “For businesses, 3

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What happens when children raised with Positive Discipline go out into the world.

Nevada could soon become the first state in 35 years to vote in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment – a measure that would place legal protections for women in the U-S constitution.

Nevada lawmakers are considering a bill that would give victims of childhood sexual abuse more time to file a civil lawsuit against the perpetrators. Assembly Bill 145 would give residents 20 years after they turn 18 to seek restitution from a person who sexually assaulted them. Under the state's current statute of limitations, victims have until they are 28. The bi-partisan legislation was introduced into the Assembly by Democrat Irene Bustamante-Adams of Las Vegas and Republican Lisa Krasner

Under the Affordable Care Act , or ACA, more than 400,000 Nevadans have gained health care coverage over the last four years through the state insurance exchange or the expansion of Medicaid. The possible repeal and replacement of the ACA, also known as “Obamacare,” raises concerns about how Nevadans will be affected. Reno Public Radio’s Anh Gray talks with a Nevada health policy expert to learn more. John Packham is an associate professor and also the Director of the of Health Policy Research

Nevada lawmakers are considering a bill that would eliminate the offices of State Controller and Treasurer. AJR6 would for all intents and purposes do away with the offices as elected positions and would instead make them appointees by the governor. The measure’s primary sponsor is Democratic Assemblyman Elliot Anderson of Las Vegas. “Right now, the only qualification to be treasurer or controller is to be 18 and be a resident of Nevada. If we were to do something like a selection commission

Correction: When this story originally aired, it incorrectly stated that the student who was recently shot by a campus police officer at Hug High was killed. The version below has been corrected. Students at Hug High School in Reno are asking city leaders for help in making positive changes in their community. They say seemingly small improvements, like adding more street lighting and placing recycling bins at bus stops, will increase safety and pride in and around the school. It’s 8:30 in the

Tourism is Nevada’s largest industry, making up nearly 30 percent of total state employment and bringing in more than $3 billion in tax revenue. But most visitors are only stopping in Nevada’s two urban centers: Las Vegas and Reno. Our reporter Noah Glick looks at what is being done to attract more people to Nevada’s rural communities.

Nevada's two Congressional Republicans have been confronted by protestors seeking answers on where they stand on a variety of issues, but most especially the Affordable Care Act, which the GOP has vowed to repeal. However, Nevada's Second District Congressman Mark Amodei says lawmakers need to examine the health care law piece-by-piece and evaluate each issue independently. "Wiping the whole thing out and starting over again invites that whole roll-out disaster that we had with the ACA, websties