This week’s Indy Environment newsletter looks at the common questions readers have about water and provides context about where our water comes from in Nevada.

The Culinary Union launched a ballot initiative on Wednesday to cap rent increases in North Las Vegas, following what leaders described as unrelenting price hikes and wage stagnation in Southern Nevada. 

That lead places Lombardo as the “clear favorite” in the primary race, said Mike Noble, chief of research and managing partner of OH Predictive Insights.

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The U.S. Department of Justice has sued former gaming executive Steve Wynn for not registering as a foreign agent.

Much of the criticism lobbed against Lombardo has come from Democrats who maintain that he is disregarding state law and abusing his privileges as a current officeholder.

State and local officials across Nevada signed agreements with Northshore Clinical Labs, a COVID testing laboratory run by men with local political connections. There was only one problem: Its tests didn’t work.

It’s part of a national trend by Democratic groups to meddle in Republican primaries ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, aiming to knock presumed frontrunners down a peg.

The operations and funding of the $2 billion Allegiant Stadium, including the $750 million in public financing, are not endangered by the turmoil surrounding the Las Vegas Raiders.

The break between the two major police coalitions has sparked attacks from Republicans hoping to unseat Democratic incumbents.

Cannizzaro echoed that opposition, saying in a statement that “locking this change into the state constitution is risky and would make it nearly impossible to fix if things go wrong.”

Vilela said her opponent could have fought for “bold, progressive policies that would make a real change in working class lives” but has not done so during her nearly decade holding the seat.