Ahead of the Nevada Legislature’s Joint Interim Standing Committee on Revenue hearing on August 26, the Revenue Coalition is calling on lawmakers to use the Fiscal Year 2026 budget process to modernize the state’s tax code and address what it calls a growing affordability crisis for Nevada families.

As Nevada continues to grow and more communities expand into fire-prone areas, the cost of wildfire is becoming harder for families to avoid. Even for those who never lose their homes. Wildfire smoke can threaten public health, insurance coverage is becoming harder and more expensive to obtain, and the loss of housing can put additional pressure on communities already struggling with affordable housing.

Today, Attorney General and candidate for Nevada Governor Aaron Ford announced he will not provide tax breaks to major companies seeking to build data centers in Nevada. This is a clear-cut difference between Ford and Lombardo, as Gov. Lombardo has rolled out the red carpet for data center companies.

Law enforcement agencies and local governments across Nevada are using automated license plate reader cameras to monitor vehicles traveling on public roads. Companies like Flock Safety market the technology as a tool to help solve crimes and make communities safer. But the cameras also create a searchable record of where you drive, when you drive, and potentially who you associate with regardless of your permission.

Henderson Hospital will stop offering maternity and NICU services as of September 30, 2026. That transition, which cut roughly 70 jobs, was tied directly by hospital leadership to funding changes under the federal budget law called the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBA). This closure means Nevada families in Henderson, Boulder City, and surrounding communities now have fewer nearby options for labor, delivery, and newborn intensive care.

President Trump today signed an executive order narrowing the recommended childhood vaccine schedule, directing federal health officials to move away from combination shots and pull vaccines like RSV and Hepatitis A/B out of universal recommendation and into a “high-risk only” category. Nevada, with its shortage of pediatricians and large rural and underinsured population, will feel the strain more than most states.

As Nevada families prepare for the start of a new school year, they're facing more than first-day jitters—they're facing some of the highest back-to-school costs in recent memory. Under Governor Lombardo’s tenure, Nevada families have seen steep increases in the costs of the supplies they need to help their kids thrive as they head back to school.

As President Donald Trump travels to Red Rock Casino in Summerlin on Wednesday to promote the so-called “Working Families Tax Cut Act,” Nevadans are being urged to look past the rhetoric and examine who the administration's economic agenda serves. This marks Trump's second Las Vegas appearance this year, promoting the no-tax-on-tips, overtime, and social-security provisions in the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a message tailored to a state with roughly 165,000 tipped w

Today marks 61 years since President Lyndon B Johnson signed Medicaid and Medicare into law, landmark programs that have provided health coverage to seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income families for six decades. Since their creation, the two programs have served as a lifeline for millions of Americans, offering a guarantee of care that would otherwise be out of reach.

As a coalition of attorneys general, including Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, moves to block the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, Battle Born Bytes is taking a closer look at one of the largest media mergers in American history.

President Trump recently announced plans for tariffs on generic drugs produced outside of the United States. This move threatens to enrich the President’s friends without lowering prices for consumers. Additionally, Nevada’s current governor has called Trump his “commanding officer,” demonstrating his allegiance to a president who is committed to making life less affordable for working-class people in favor of enriching himself, his family, and their buddies.

Battle Born Progress’ digital series, Battle Born Bytes, returns with a new episode examining rising fuel costs in Nevada, Governor Joe Lombardo’s proposal to explore a gas tax holiday, and broader questions surrounding affordability, transportation funding, and long-term economic relief.

NEVADA - Today, President Donald Trump reportedly backed out of signing the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a sweeping housing bill that sought to ban investor purchases of single-family homes and expand new home construction to address housing affordability. The bill passed both the United States Senate and House of Representatives in a bipartisan manner. Trump backed out of signing, threatening to hold the signing up to get a harmful voter suppression bill, the SAVE Ameri

Today, Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro joined reproductive rights advocates to mark the anniversary of the Dobbs decision as Vice President JD Vance visited Las Vegas. In response to the Trump administration's celebration of its role in overturning Roe v. Wade, Nevada leaders and advocates gathered to highlight the ongoing impact of Dobbs and raise concerns about the future of reproductive freedom in a post-Roe landscape.

This week, Battle Born Bytes is taking on one of the biggest drivers of Nevada's housing crisis: corporate landlords. The latest episode examines how Wall Street-backed investment firms and large corporate landlords have purchased thousands of Nevada homes over the last decade, transforming single-family housing from a place to live into a financial asset.

Nevada's Utility Regulator Must Cancel Unlawful Daily Demand Charge, Improve Public Access, and Protect Ratepayers from Rising Costs

One year ago today, Governor Joe Lombardo vetoed Assembly Bill 388, stripping nearly one million Nevada workers of the right to paid family and medical leave. The bill, sponsored by Assemblymember Selena La Rue Hatch, would have guaranteed 12 weeks of paid leave to workers at companies with 50 or more employees, covering the birth of a child, a serious illness, or the need to flee domestic violence. While the legislature passed it, Nevada wanted it, but Lombardo vetoed it.

Battle Born Progress is highlighting how voting actually works in Nevada, pushing back against years of election disinformation, and examining how ongoing lies surrounding elections could affect voters ahead of upcoming elections.

Battle Born Progress is highlighting concerns over NV Energy’s proposal to create a $500 million wildfire fund paid for by Nevada customers, arguing the utility company is asking ratepayers to take on the financial risk while the company keeps the profits.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW EPISODE LAS VEGAS, NV - Battle Born Progress released a new episode of its digital explainer series, Battle Born Bytes, diving into Nevada’s outdated tax structure and the growing debate surrounding a Digital Products Tax. The episode explores how Nevada’s tax code has failed to keep pace with the modern economy as physical media and brick-and-mortar retail have increasingly shifted online. While local businesses continue collecting sales tax on physical go