In Reno, the progressive grassroots group Indivisible Northern Nevada rallied at Idlewild Park on Saturday to support Vice President Kamala Harris.

Former Democratic Nevada Lieutenant Governor and Biden White House administration advisor, Kate Marshall, energized the crowd.

“Because we believe in this country and that we are a nation of laws. And Kamala is going to get us there, is she not? Woo! And we are going to get Kamala there, are we not?! Woo!”

The event focused on Kamala Harris and Project 2025, a 920-page plan written by the ultra-conservative Heritage Foundation to usher in the next Republican president. 

The event follows statewide democratic parties across the nation pledging their delegates to Kamala for the nomination. She will officially accept at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in two weeks.

Kamala Harris’s popularity reflects in the polls, bringing her neck-and-neck with former president Trump in Nevada and other crucial swing states.

It’s important to note that Former President Trump and the Republican National Committee have distanced themselves from Project 2025. Additionally, the director of the Heritage Foundation has stepped down due to the controversy surrounding the plan.

The Harris campaign has thirteen offices across Nevada and is launching an unprecedented canvassing and door-knocking operation in the Battleborn State.

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Las Vegas now has an eco-friendlier way to lay loved ones to rest. It’s called human composting.

You may have a lot of questions. Watch the video below for answers.

Take a look inside Nevada’s first human composting facility

We first told you about this last September not long after human composting was legalized in the legislative session.

This week, Earth Funeral, a green burial home based in Washington and specializing in soil transformations, opened a facility in Las Vegas.

Washington is the first state to legalize human composting.

Kevin Matthes, the supervising care advisor of the West Coast, gave Channel 13 a tour.

“We specialize in social transformation and really that is what nature intended which is returning individuals back to Earth,” said Matthes.

So how does it work?

The body is first gently washed and placed in a biodegradable shroud. Then, the body is placed in a 7-foot vessel with organic mulch, wildflowers and wood chips.

In 30 to 45 days, the body is turned into about 300 pounds of soil.

While families do have the option to take all of the soil, Matthes said most families opt to take up to five biodegradable containers of soil and the rest is taken to one of their conservation sites.

At these sites, Matthes said they plant trees, indigenous flowers and other plants.

He also said a benefit is that the soil can be spread in places meaningful to the family.

“They actually feel like it’s a part of me that’s giving back to the community,” said Matthes.

Before the facility opened, Earth Funeral had helped several Las Vegas families, according to Matthes. So he believes, the facility will have a significant impact in the valley.

He said the option is becoming widely popular.

“I do think states are understanding the impact of the carbon release of a cremation,” said Matthes.

As for the cost, Matthes said an average package is about $5000.

The goal of the process is to help the planet while sending the spirits of loved ones to eternity.

“We want to make it as simplistic and as sustainable as possible for future generations,” said Matthes.

Currently, human composting is legal in twelve states.

A Carson City judge heard arguments but did not issue a ruling on a lawsuit seeking to block the Green Party from the 2024 Nevada presidential ballot.

Carson City District Court Judge Kristin Luis on Friday heard arguments from attorneys representing the minor political party and the Nevada Democratic Party — which filed the lawsuit — but opted not to issue a ruling from the bench.

“Time is of the essence,” Luis acknowledged. “I would have to imagine that whichever way I decide somebody’s going to appeal.”

The Green Party, which has not been on a Nevada general election ballot since 2008, had appeared to qualify for the state’sballot in mid-June with about 15,000 valid signatures, well more than the requirement of roughly 10,000 valid signatures.

Aug. 27 is the last day a qualified minor political party can file a certificate of nomination to place candidates for the offices of president and vice president on Nevada’s presidential ballot.

But Nevada Democrats quickly filed a lawsuit seeking to block the party’s efforts to land on the ballot, saying they had reviewed a limited number of signatures via a public records request and found most of the signatures were invalid. The lawsuit claimed that some of the gathered signatures had been obtained before its petition to get on the ballot was approved and should be considered invalid.

The possibility of the Green Party’s inclusion as a qualified third party candidate on the 2024 ballot could potentially aid Republican former President Donald Trump by pulling dissatisfied left-leaning voters away from the Democratic Party in what is expected to be Nevada’s close presidential race. 

During the Friday hearing, Todd Bice, who represents the Nevada Democratic Party, argued that the minor party’s petition contained the wrong affidavit language, saying that the county clerks who validated the signatures were unaware of this until after they had validated the signatures.

Bice said the Green Party’s petition appeared to use the affidavit language for initiative petitions, not minor parties, which omits a sentence stating the circulator believes all signees were registered voters in the county they reside.

However, the affidavit language used by the party is the same as that recommended by the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office in its guide for minor political parties to qualify for the ballot. 

Greg Ott, an attorney with the attorney general’s office speaking on behalf of the secretary of state’s office, said during the hearing that the guide is not legal advice, and there are reminders within it to consult state law for the most accurate information.

Kevin Benson, an attorney representing the Green Party, rebutted Bice and said that the missing statement is already accounted for in the verification process. He added that the secretary of state declared it to be qualified, and the plaintiffs did not produce evidence that enough signatures were invalid to not qualify for the ballot.

“The Green Party made a good faith effort to comply with the law,” Benson said, adding that “circulating a petition is a human endeavor,” acknowledging that there will be mistakes, but that’s not any indication that anything nefarious took place.

In response, Bice said the mistakes were not human error, but “shenanigans” and signature-gatherers were not following the law.

“You cannot claim you substantially comply with law, because somehow you can just assume the signatures are valid,” he said.

In 2016, a federal judge denied ballot access to the party after it had not gathered enough valid signatures in time.

Minor parties must submit candidates for president and vice-president to the secretary of state’s office by the last Tuesday in August. The party has not yet submitted a candidate for the November ballot, but its former presidential candidate, Jill Stein, is running again this year. 

Stein, who is polling about 1 percent in Nevada, called the lawsuit “outrageous” in a video posted to her campaign website.