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Indy Explains

Nevada has lots of new jobs. Why is unemployment still so high?

As candidates for governor point to different statistics, actual economists say the full picture on the economy is more complicated.

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Indy Explains

How much water and power do data centers really use?

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.