Yesterday, President Trump signed an executive order slashing protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah, removing an estimated 3 million acres from monument designation. Trump issued an executive order in 2017 that shrank both monuments, cutting Bears Ears by roughly 85 percent and Grand Staircase-Escalante by nearly half, before President Biden restored their full boundaries in 2021.

Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Little v. Hecox to uphold Idaho’s “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,” a law banning transgender women and girls from participating in women’s sports teams at public schools and universities. The law also allows a controversial sex-verification process that many argue could subject female athletes to invasive scrutiny.

Yesterday, NV Energy set the stage for an upcoming Nevada Legislative Session fight over utility liability for damages related to wildfires caused by the utility’s equipment. During an interim Growth & Infrastructure Committee hearing, the utility company attempted to justify skirting responsibility for damages related to wildfires. This comes as Nevada is poised for a long, potentially difficult fire season, driven by warm temperatures and a lack of precipitation.

Today marks the 16th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—a milestone that comes at a critical moment for millions of Americans. In Nevada alone, an estimated 24,000 people are projected to lose access to health coverage following a Congressional stalemate that allowed key ACA subsidies to expire at the end of last year. Nationwide, more than 4 million people could be priced out of care as the tax credits that once made coverage affordable disappear.