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Without the Chevron deference, what comes next for public lands?

A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision abolished a longstanding rule, known as the Chevron deference, that allowed science and fact-based information to help courts make challenging legal decisions.

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What's inside Rosen's new Pershing County lands bill?

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced a lands bill for Pershing County on Tuesday, that would privatize public land for economic development — including mining — while adding conservation protections to other parcels in the area.

For rural papers as old as Nevada itself, a fight for survival in digital age

In January, The Ely Times and The Eureka Sentinel, Eastern Nevada’s legacy papers and among the oldest surviving papers in Nevada, announced a verbal deal to transfer the papers to a new owner, who is moving the publications from print to a fully digital platform to help cut costs and keep the two papers afloat.

Panaca Elementary School on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent).

How $416 million in federal funds could help boost rural broadband access in Nevada

Nevada is set to receive $416 million to build out broadband networks that target the least-served areas first. It’s a huge tranche of funds — the single largest broadband investment in U.S. history — that has accelerated the state’s timeline for ensuring every Nevadan has access to affordable, high-speed internet. The grant is expected to close the gap for the nearly 100,000 Nevadans and Tribal natives in the state without access to standard-speed internet and boost broadband capacity across every county in the state.

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