In September, federal health officials awarded nearly $20 million to improve how the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline responds to calls from Tribal communities. The money arrives as federal data show Native Americans still have the highest suicide rate of any group, even as that rate has come down. On Sept. 8, 2026, which federal… Continue reading What the New Federal 988 Money for Tribal Communities Is Meant to Do
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Who Pays for Native Mental Health Care in Nevada, and What Changes in December
Mental health care at a Nevada Tribal clinic draws on several streams of money, each with its own rules and calendar. Two of those calendars converge in the next few months: a federal funding deadline on Dec. 11 and a state legislative session in February. The Indian Health Service The federal government funds health care… Continue reading Who Pays for Native Mental Health Care in Nevada, and What Changes in December
Nevada’s New Tribal Health Council Puts Behavioral Health on Its Short List
Nevada’s Tribal Health Authority Council now has officers, draft bylaws and early survey results that rank behavioral health among Tribal communities’ top concerns. Here is what the council is, what it has found and what it plans to bring to the 2027 Legislature. The Nevada Legislature created the council in 2025 through Senate Bill 312,… Continue reading Nevada’s New Tribal Health Council Puts Behavioral Health on Its Short List
Traditional Healing Moves Into Medicaid Next Door, and Nevada Has It on Its List
Utah won federal approval in September to pay for traditional Native healing through Medicaid. Nevada has the same idea on its list of planned waivers, and Tribal health leaders are asking where it stands. On Sept. 25, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved a new Utah program called the Traditional Healing Demonstration.… Continue reading Traditional Healing Moves Into Medicaid Next Door, and Nevada Has It on Its List
A Republican Senator Wants Trump Jr. Subpoenaed Over a Russian Oligarch’s Gift. The Family’s Crypto Windfall Is the Backdrop.
A Republican senator has asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to subpoena the president’s eldest son, a rare break from a party that has mostly stayed out of the Trump family’s business dealings. Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, sent a letter dated September 21 to Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and ranking member Dick Durbin asking the… Continue reading A Republican Senator Wants Trump Jr. Subpoenaed Over a Russian Oligarch’s Gift. The Family’s Crypto Windfall Is the Backdrop.
The Justice Department Is Investigating Corey Lewandowski After a Watchdog’s Criminal Referral. He Denies Wrongdoing.
A federal watchdog’s criminal referral has put Corey Lewandowski, the unofficial chief of staff to former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, under Justice Department investigation, according to reports. He denies wrongdoing, and no charges have been filed. The Justice Department is investigating Lewandowski after a criminal referral from Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, ABC… Continue reading The Justice Department Is Investigating Corey Lewandowski After a Watchdog’s Criminal Referral. He Denies Wrongdoing.
Della Atkins Comes Home: Nevada and the Unfinished Boarding School Record
In September, a Shoshone girl who died at a Pennsylvania boarding school in 1900 was reburied at the Duck Valley Indian Reservation. Her return shows how much of the federal boarding school record is still being pieced together, including at Nevada’s own Stewart Indian School. On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Army’s Office of Army… Continue reading Della Atkins Comes Home: Nevada and the Unfinished Boarding School Record
Thacker Pass in 2026: A Lithium Mine Rises, and Nevada Tribes Stand on Both Sides
Construction at Thacker Pass in Humboldt County is heading toward its peak, backed by a federal loan and a federal ownership stake. One nearby Tribe signed a benefits agreement with the developer, while others went to court, and both positions trace back to the same question of who gets consulted. Lithium Americas reported on Aug.… Continue reading Thacker Pass in 2026: A Lithium Mine Rises, and Nevada Tribes Stand on Both Sides
Trump Has Pardoned at Least 85 Public Officials in Corruption Cases. Most Were Republicans. One Was From Las Vegas.
A Reuters count of presidential clemency found that President Trump has pardoned or commuted the sentences of at least 85 officials charged with or convicted of corruption-related crimes, and the list skews heavily toward his own party. A former Las Vegas councilwoman is on it. Reuters published the first comprehensive count of such clemency across… Continue reading Trump Has Pardoned at Least 85 Public Officials in Corruption Cases. Most Were Republicans. One Was From Las Vegas.
The DOJ’s Public Corruption Unit Has Been Gutted. Local Federal Prosecutors Are Still Putting Officials Behind Bars.
The Justice Department office created after Watergate to prosecute corrupt officials has lost most of its caseload. Cases already in the pipeline are still reaching sentencing, and new ones are still being filed, by U.S. attorneys’ offices instead. The Public Integrity Section has spent roughly 50 years prosecuting federal, state and local officials who abused… Continue reading The DOJ’s Public Corruption Unit Has Been Gutted. Local Federal Prosecutors Are Still Putting Officials Behind Bars.
