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![The Nevada Independent](/sites/default/files/styles/100_width_25_height/public/news_source/logo/the-nevada-independent.png?itok=4YKX2LQb)
In the wake of Nevada lawmakers decriminalizing minor traffic offenses and jaywalking, criminal justice reform advocates have set their sights on a new goal — downgrading other misdemeanors to civil infractions and addressing consequences associated with the misdemeanor system.
More than eight months after Gov. Steve Sisolak shocked many in Nevada’s higher education world by floating the idea of breaking the state’s four community colleges off into their own governing board, nearly all parties are still waiting for the other shoe to drop.
![The Nevada Independent](/sites/default/files/styles/100_width_25_height/public/news_source/logo/the-nevada-independent.png?itok=4YKX2LQb)
More than eight months after Gov. Steve Sisolak shocked many in Nevada’s higher education world by floating the idea of breaking the state’s four community colleges off into their own governing board, nearly all parties are still waiting for the other shoe to drop.
The off-season gubernatorial election of Anambra State scheduled for November 6, 2021 has thrown up the good, the bad, and the ugly dimensions of elections in the state.
In the north of California, the turbines of an important hydroelectric power station are idle - heat and drought have dried up the lake. The climate crisis is also restricting power supply elsewhere.
![Kristen Averyt Headshot Kristen Averyt Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/Averyt%20Expert.jpg?itok=Qm6no8Zb)
Severe droughts are drying up rivers and reservoirs vital for the production of zero-emissions hydropower in several countries around the globe, in some cases leading governments to rely more heavily on fossil fuels.
![Kristen Averyt Headshot Kristen Averyt Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/Averyt%20Expert.jpg?itok=Qm6no8Zb)
Michael Kagan, a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, says the cancerous lymph nodes in his neck are like a “ticking time bomb.” But there’s little he can do.
![Michael Kagan's Portrait Michael Kagan's Portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/IMG_2537.jpg?itok=hfyuICcw)
![Las Vegas Review Journal](/sites/default/files/styles/100_width_25_height/public/news_source/logo/las-vegas-review-journal.jpg?itok=IX9YBkgU)
Southern Nevada’s economy has been on a major rebound, with stimulus money and pent-up demand for leisure and travel helping fuel a record period of revenue and gaming win along the Strip corridor.
![Las Vegas Review Journal](/sites/default/files/styles/100_width_25_height/public/news_source/logo/las-vegas-review-journal.jpg?itok=IX9YBkgU)
It’s easy to take Bishop Gorman’s athletic success for granted. The Gaels have been so dominant for so long that their accomplishments become almost routine. But doing that would be a mistake.
![Michael Green Headshot Michael Green Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/dl_D69846_134.jpg?itok=lbOF8lRM)
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