For the first time in a dozen years, there's an open race for Reno mayor. There are also two council member seats on the ballot: one open and one where a 25-year-old political newcomer is challenging a one-term incumbent.
The order requires state officials to propose how to limit delays in meeting the exponential growth in data center power needs across the next decade. It also
Through his casino and a multiyear agreement, sports fan Derek Stevens will gain a dugout suite for preferred casino customers and other seats in the ballpark.
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There are more than 70 data centers either operating in or planned for Nevada, but Nevadans are turning out in droves at public meetings to protest them. Despite this public disdain, almost everyone uses them. In this explainer, The Indy separates data center facts from fiction.
Reading proficiency among Nevada students in grades 3 through 8 dropped, just a tick, for the first time in three years, according to statewide data from the most recent school year.
In District 2, Democrat Marie Rodriguez faces Republican Jon Killoran. In District 3, Democratic incumbent Mariluz Garcia faces Republican Troy Regas. And in District 5, Republican Rob Pierce faces Democrat Brian Wadsworth.
The groundbreaking capped more than 15 years of research, testing and planning, and once complete, officials say the facility will reduce the region's reliance on the Truckee River and provide a locally controlled water source for residents.
Hundreds of Culinary Workers Union members have shown up to protest criticizing the union's new healthcare policy. Union leadership says that the concerns are based on misinformation.
It's a significant change since the data has allowed EEOC investigators and attorneys to identify the type of systemic discrimination that has resulted in some of the agency's largest settlements, benefiting thousands of workers.