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Because medical marijuana is not federally approved, access for veterans is an issue nationwide, including in Nevada's 2nd Congressional District. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick reports. As it stands, veterans getting care at VA facilities are unable to discuss medical marijuana treatment with their doctors, even in states where it’s legal. If interested, they must go outside the VA system. This issue was looked at by Congress this year but ultimately nothing was passed. During a recent debate

The two candidates running for Congressional District 2 in Northern Nevada are clashing over how to manage public lands. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick reports. Republican Mark Amodei and Democratic challenger Chip Evans are facing off for a chance to represent Northern Nevada in the U.S. House of Representatives. One important issue facing Nevada's 2nd Congressional District is who should be in charge of its public lands. “There’s a movement that Mr. Amodei’s been a part of in Congress to take

Western Nevada College is restoring nursing classes at its Fallon campus. Our contributor Brook Bentley of Northern Nevada Business Weekly has more. A partnership between Churchill County, the U.S. Department of Labor and the college is making this change possible by allowing WNC to use a large laboratory space located one mile from the Fallon campus. For the past five years, WNC nursing students from Fallon and surrounding rural areas have had to travel more than 100 miles each day to and from

A new affordable housing project for seniors broke ground in Reno this week. Our contributor Brook Bentley of Northern Nevada Business Weekly reports. Vintage Housing and GreenStreet Companies held a ground-breaking ceremony for Vintage at The Crossings, a 230-unit senior apartment complex. The project marks the first large-scale affordable housing project to break ground in a decade. The project is designed to house low-income residents who are 55 years and older and is funded in part by the

Lawmakers are in Carson City right now as part of a special session. It's to determine whether or not hotel taxes along the Las Vegas Strip should be increased to raise money for a football stadium in Southern Nevada, as well as to expand the Las Vegas Convention Center. With more, here's Casey Morell from our sister station KNPR in Las Vegas.The tax increase would break down like this: half a percentage point would go the new convention center expansion and .88 percent would go to the football

A federal lands bill could mean Washoe County will acquire some public land. Our reporter Bob Conrad is finding that some who could be impacted by the proposed changes have got questions. The legislation is called the “Economic Development and Conservation Act." A draft of the bill is not yet public, but Washoe County has held two open houses to gather questions and feedback. County planning director Bill Whitney says the bill is 15 years in the making. “The federal lands bill comes in two

Some Republican politicians, including Congressman Joe Heck, are dropping their support for Donald Trump after old footage of Trump making lewd comments about women recently surfaced. Reno Public Radio’s Michelle Billman reports.

Some local advocates are calling for the creation of walk-in mental health crisis centers in Nevada. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick has more.

Alex Ellison is the Executive Envisioner for the New Entrepreneurship Program or NewE. This educational program is based out of Carson City High School and works to equip teens with entrepreneurial skills by providing a hands-on learning environment. KUNR: Can you tell me about the NewE education program and what it entails? Alex Ellison: Originally, New Entrepreneurial Network was meant to help teens start businesses. And what we learned, and I think this is also changing with this new

We're about a month away from Election Day and Reno just had a visit from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday. Our News Director Michelle Billman was there and she relayed the details to our host Steve Shadley. Let's take a listen.