Nevada

A Republican representative from the Mountain West led an effort Wednesday to remove a controversial provision to sell 450,000 acres of federal land in Nevada and Utah from the House reconciliation bill.

An amendment introduced late in the evening includes over 10,000 acres in Utah and identifies nearly 450,000 acres in four Nevada counties for sale or exchange.

A bill proposed to the Nevada Assembly would press utility companies to reevaluate policies in events of extreme heat, ceasing power shut offs between May and October.

Talk of large-scale deportations has left many people scared, especially those who have deep roots in the country and have built lives, businesses and had children born here.

The hosts of Both Sides of the Aisles discuss Utah's transgender bathroom ban, a lottery bill and the death of former Utah Attorney General Jan Graham.

This week host Jeannie Sur explores Las Vegas casinos and the history of the buffet, originally called the Chuck Wagon and later renamed the Buckaroo Buffet.

Utah is the second-driest state in the nation, just behind Nevada. Utah has a lot of catching up to do if the state wants to match southern Nevada’s water-conservation feats.

The Southern Nevada Water Authority pays for turf-removal incentives through water rates and new hookups. John Entsminger, the authority’s general manager, said so far this year they have spent $15 million on incentives.

Outdoor watering is limited to three days a week in the fall and the winter schedule is only one day a week. It goes back up in the spring starting March 1 to three days and during the summer months, water is permitted six days a week beginning May 1, but not between 11 a.m. to 7 p.m, the hottest times.

Sharing the pain of scarcity goes against Western water law – but this Nevada farm community is trying it anyway.