https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/dem-poll-lombardo-leads-gop-gov-primary-but-support-looks-soft
Lombardo had 26 percent in the DGA survey, followed by ex-Sen. Dean Heller and North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee at 13 percent, Reno attorney Joey Gilbert at 12...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/threat-of-mass-retention-looms-large-over-nevadas-ambitious-read-by-grade-3-program
An independent audit recommended continuing Read by Grade 3 -- 87 percent of school districts reported a decline in reading-deficient third graders at the end...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-gambling-revenues-sink-40-percent-in-march-as-gaming-ordered-to-halt
The total shutdown of gaming in the state has major implications for state revenues that support schools, social services and other state programs. Gambling...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/las-vegas-sands-hopes-to-restart-operations-in-u-s-with-a-new-york-casino
Las Vegas Sands has targeted a site on Long Island, New York to build a resort-casino complex. If it wins the competitive bidding process, the location would...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/indy-explains-what-the-expanded-child-tax-credit-means-for-nevada-families
The Nevada Independent takes a look at the changes to the child tax credit, including who is eligible and what the expanded payments mean for Nevada families.
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/undocumented-survivors-of-unlv-shooting-might-be-eligible-for-special-visa
Despite there not being a guarantee, students and staff can take the first step, some need to get past a mistrust of law enforcement because of bad experiences...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/indy-explains-weighted-funding-formula-means-schools
The "weighted funding formula" can be a head-scratcher for those not deeply immersed in the education world. But expect to hear the wonky term more often as...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/election-2024-tracking-nevada-legislative-candidate-announcements
Our spreadsheet and rolling updates show who is in and who is out for the dozens of Nevada Legislature seats on the ballot in 2024.
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/las-vegas-sees-second-largest-jump-in-millennial-homeownership-nationwide
More millennials nationwide now own their home vs. renting a place to live, reflecting a significant increase in homeownership last year and 64 percent...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/elections/2024/ballot-questions
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/independent-poll-sisolak-cortez-masto-hold-slim-leads-over-likely-gop-opponents
With just over a year to go before the 2022 midterm elections, Democrats at the top of the ticket hold narrow leads over their likely GOP opponents.
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/billionaire-proposes-massive-nevada-land-trade-with-federal-government
A billionaire landowner is proposing a land transfer with the federal government that would consolidate hundreds of thousands of Elko County acres, concerning...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/increased-energy-costs-cut-into-nevada-casino-company-profits-in-q3
Higher costs for energy expenses sliced into the third quarter earnings of several Nevada casino operators by as much as 25 percent.
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/sparks-casinos-prosper-despite-ownership-changes-and-new-competition
The casino market in Sparks is one he smallest reporting jurisdictions in the state. But with ownership changes a new a two-year-old casino, Sparks broke it...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/misconceptions-debates-about-legalization-surround-sex-work-in-nevada
Lawmakers, advocates and researchers are often at odds over the best ways to prevent sex trafficking and sexual violence.
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/elections/2024/races/judicial/8th-dc-dept-27/terry-coffing
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/sisolaks-new-television-ad-will-highlight-his-gun-policy
Two days after gubernatorial candidate Chris Giunchigliani unveiled her gun policy, her primary opponent is taking his similar platform to television. Democrat...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-supreme-court-upholds-narrow-victory-in-clark-county-commission-race
The state Supreme Court Thursday upheld a 15-vote victory last November by now-Clark County Commissioner Ross Miller, denying the legal challenge by former Las...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/es/article/at-listening-session-latinos-express-dissatisfaction-with-both-parties
For more than an hour, participants at the event expressed wide-ranging grievances with the current state of affairs.
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-solicitor-generals-ability-practice-law-doubt
Nevada's chief attorney continues to practice law despite not having taken the state bar and the expiration of his two-year temporary license. Solicitor...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/event/indytalks-las-vegas-mayoral-forum
Who will succeed the Family Goodman as the head of the city of Las Vegas? The choice is between a former congresswoman, Shelley Berkley and a city...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/es/article/ag-appeals-nevada-fake-electors-case-to-state-supreme-court
The case against the six Nevada Republicans who submitted an invalid slate of electoral votes for former President Donald Trump in 2020 is moving up to the...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/2-minute-preview-unarmed-combat-eviction-changes-up-for-hearings
For the most part, legislators will continue hearing presentations on a variety of state departments and agencies in normally scheduled committee hearings,...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/bill-adds-another-tool-to-hold-people-and-electors-accountable
Senate Bill 133 was introduced in response to unprecedented actions by a group of Republican operatives who, in a scheme orchestrated by former President...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/photos-thousands-gather-for-no-kings-protests-across-nevada
The demonstrations, part of the 50 protests, 50 states movement known as 50501, have been planned by various progressive organizations for weeks, with the...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/biden-to-visit-las-vegas-and-reno
President Joe Biden will travel to both Reno and Las Vegas next week as he barnstorms battleground states this month, his campaign announced Thursday.
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-ice-detainee-population-up-by-more-than-30-percent-since-september
The new numbers come as ICE eyes creating a new detention facility in Nevada while the state struggles to meet capacity. At a press conference this weekend,...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/choosing-to-stay-and-fight-kihuen-could-face-steep-legal-fees
Showing no intention of leaving before his term ends, Nevada Democrat Ruben Kihuen is gambling that his finances and his resolve can survive the pressure of a...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/what-is-memorial-day-and-how-has-it-evolved-from-its-civil-war-origins
Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/draftkings-fanduel-agree-to-abandon-nevada-in-favor-of-prediction-markets
The two largest sports betting operators in the U.S. won't seek licensing in Nevada in order to focus efforts on launching prediction markets.
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https://www.iapn.org/
The Independent American Party of Nevada, recognize our Forefathers established a Constitutional Republic making the government the servant of the people. The...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/former-ambassador-to-iceland-jeffrey-gunter-mulling-senate-run-in-nevada
Jeffrey Ross Gunter, a health care executive and former Trump-appointed U.S. ambassador to Iceland, has launched a website hinting at a potential run for U.S....
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https://www.nvsilc.org/
Nevada SILC advocates for the development and expansion of programs and services that empower people who have disabilities to live independently.
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/is-the-entire-state-of-nevada-on-pacific-time
Find out in our latest fact brief.
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/hey-reb-retires-after-long-history-of-controversy
There are no plans to bring Hey Reb! back, nor are there plans to create a new mascot, the statement said. UNLV will join the universities of Illinois,...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/es/articles/sports
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/yucca-bill-advanced-by-house-panel-but-not-likely-to-see-house-floor
The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved legislation that would restart the licensing process for building a national nuclear waste repository at Yucca...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/es/nvleg/2025/stories
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/ag-appeals-nevada-fake-electors-case-to-state-supreme-court
The case against the six Nevada Republicans who submitted an invalid slate of electoral votes for former President Donald Trump in 2020 is moving up to the...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/fight-to-force-more-funding-for-k-12-schools-reaches-nevada-high-court
Nevada Supreme Court judges heard oral arguments Monday in a case challenging the constitutionality of state funding for its K-12 education system, after a...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/the-nevada-independent-and-gigafact-team-up-to-correct-misinformation-online
One of the questions I am most frequently asked by Indy readers and concerned citizens is how newsrooms can more effectively correct misinformation when and...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/tark-i-didnt-have-anything-to-do-with-rudys-pals
I asked Danny Tarkanian why two of the indicted Rudy Giuliani associates were at his campaign event last year and why he posed with them for that picture...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/titus-expects-to-endorse-a-presidential-candidate-before-christmas
Rep. Dina Titus expects to endorse a Democratic presidential candidate before Christmas and is sizing up potential nominees based on their opposition to...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nv-rnc-member-files-lawsuit-challenging-election-worker-protection-bill
A top-ranking Nevada Republican has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of four election observers challenging the recently passed state law making it a felony...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/home-births-on-the-rise-in-nevada-even-as-insurance-barriers-remain
Holliday said her experience delivering her firstborn was great and credited the outcome to her being at home in a comfortable environment, with trustworthy...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/assembly-approves-bill-expanding-legal-resources-to-immigrant-nevadans
In an attempt to bridge the gap, Nevada Assembly lawmakers on Wednesday approved AB376, which allocates $500,000 in state funds for the UNLV Immigration Clinic...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/republican-ag-group-continues-legal-fight-for-footage-of-ford-and-child
The Nevada Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Thursday in an appeal brought by the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), stemming from a lawsuit...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/time-to-reevaluate-priorities-true-cost-of-tax-giveaways
We are expected to listen to the cadre of corporate lobbyists beating down our doors, solicit the input of our communities, weigh the costs and the benefits,...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/house-panel-to-take-up-titus-backed-high-capacity-gun-magazine-ban
In the wake of three mass shootings in California, Texas and Ohio, the House Judiciary Committee announced that it will return early from the August recess to...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/trump-admin-releases-thacker-pass-loan-in-exchange-for-equity-stake
The U.S. government will take a 5 percent stake directly in the Thacker Pass project and a 5 percent stake in project developer Lithium Americas in exchange...
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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/how-nevada-is-leading-the-nation-in-reducing-animal-vehicle-collisions
Last month, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) released a study exploring the best ways to reduce the frequency of collisions. While analyzing the...
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