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$906M Medicare Fraud: Nevada Nurse Indicted for Bilking Taxpayers with Fake Grafts on Hospice Patients

June 23, 2026 9:35 amJune 23, 2026 9:35 am

A Las Vegas-based nurse practitioner has been federally indicted in one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes in recent years, accused of billing taxpayers nearly a billion dollars for medically unnecessary wound grafts, including on terminally ill hospice patients who...

Nevada Leads Nation in Job Growth Under Governor Joe Lombardo

June 20, 2026 11:40 amJune 20, 2026 11:40 am

Nevada has posted strong economic numbers over the past year, accounting for approximately 12% of all new jobs created nationwide, according to a CNBC report citing Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The Silver State, which represents roughly 1% of the...

AG Mayes Moves To Dismiss Arizona Alternate Elector Case Without Prejudice, Plans New Indictment

June 20, 2026 11:00 amJune 20, 2026 11:00 am

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has moved to dismiss the state’s 2020 Trump alternate-elector prosecution without prejudice, while telling the court that her office still intends to re-present the case to a state grand jury and seek a new indictment....

Lombardo Vows to Keep Fighting for Girls’ Sports After Nevada Supreme Court Ruling Clears Path for Voters

June 19, 2026 12:48 pmJune 19, 2026 12:48 pm

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo on Friday declared that the battle to protect girls’ and women’s sports from biological males is far from over, even after legal delays prevented a ballot initiative from qualifying for the November 2026 election. In a...

Nevada Primary Delivers Tight GOP Contests and Major Upsets in Key Races

June 10, 2026 1:16 pmJune 10, 2026 1:40 pm

Nevada’s 2026 primary election delivered drama on both sides of the aisle, with several Republican races proving razor-thin and high-profile defeats reshaping the November general election in the “Battle Born” state. While incumbents cruised in some contests, voters delivered clear...

Nevada Primary Election Day: Dismal Early Voting Turnout Undermines Democrats’ ‘Expanded Access’ Claims

June 9, 2026 2:57 pmJune 10, 2026 8:47 am

Today is Primary Election Day in Nevada, yet early voting turnout has been dismal despite the state’s universal mail-in ballot system — one of the most expansive “barrier-free” voting regimes in the nation and on par with California’s. With ballots...

Nevada Health Authority Slams Door on New Hospice, Home Health Licenses and Medicaid Enrollments to Crush Rampant Fraud

June 5, 2026 3:59 pmJune 5, 2026 3:59 pm

In a move to protect Nevada taxpayers and legitimate patients, the Nevada Health Authority today announced a temporary pause on issuing new state licenses for hospice and home-health providers, along with a moratorium on new enrollments in Nevada Medicaid for...