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TikTok over interviews? Why Nevada candidates are changing their media strategy 

Nevada's rapid growth and increasing ability to connect with voters via social media platforms have undermined traditional media.

Indy Explains

Want to run for Congress in Nevada? It pays to be rich.

A growing share of challengers are putting up six-to-seven figures of their own money to run for office. One candidate was blunt: "It sucks."

Guards walk inside High Desert State Prison as seen on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019.

Nevada prisons blame overdoses on the mail. Skeptics question the state's research.

To curb drug use, the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) is proposing restricting physical mail from entering facilities and replacing it with electronic copies — a move that has drawn sharp criticism from criminal justice advocates who see physical mail as a morale-boosting connection between inmates and the outside world.

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Indy Environment

Is one fire service better than many? The feds think so, but what about Nevadans?

Consolidation. It's a convoluted issue that is seemingly everywhere. In this month's Indy Environment, I put a local push for firefighting consolidation into perspective.

Election Preview

Anti-film tax credit vote spurs state Senate primary between 2 Latino community fixtures

The race between Sen. Edgar Flores (D-Las Vegas) and North Las Vegas City Councilman Isaac Barron is expected to be one of the most competitive primary races this cycle. Both candidates are community fixtures and are heavily campaigning. The district — which covers parts of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas — skews Democratic, meaning that whoever wins the primary in June is likely to win the general election this fall.