Nevadans could once again have to wait days until the presidential winner is declared, but changes to state counting rules mean there will be more results published earlier in the night on Election Day.

The ballot question would remove language from the Nevada Constitution that allows the use of slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishment. 

If voters pass the measure, Nevada would become the third state to implement statewide ranked-choice voting, after Maine and Alaska.

How do pharmacy benefit managers shape the price of prescription drugs, and what is contributing to the high cost of medications?

A conservative law firm has filed two lawsuits in Nevada alleging commercial addresses have been included illegally on voters’ registrations. Nevada law outlines the rules for commercial addresses.

This increase comes after the passage of AB456, which increased the minimum wage by 75 cents annually over a five-year period.

The Nevada Independent spoke with Renown’s CEO, Brian Erling, one year after he stepped into the role in December, along with a bevy of other health experts about the region’s most extensive hospital system.

Those who haven’t filed their taxes should know that the 2023 tax season is bringing some changes thanks to inflation and as most of the nation moves away from COVID emergency policies.

As Nevadans grapple with burdensome rent hikes, wage stagnation and an acute housing shortage, the once-unseemly topic of rent control is making its way into conversations across every level of Nevada government.

The IRS has increased tip allocation rates by anywhere from 50 percent to 60 percent higher than pre-pandemic, which in turn increased taxes on income for hospitality workers.

The Nevada Independent explains how a shift in federal abortion protections could affect the Silver State.

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.

Every election cycle, Nevada voters get the chance to say yes or no to a handful of ballot questions — everything from major higher education governance changes, legalizing cannabis, automatic voter registration and more.

Frustration over an ineffective ban on short-term rental properties in unincorporated Clark County and a patchwork of rules across municipalities prompted state lawmakers this spring to pass a bill aimed at standardizing rules and holding hosting platforms such as Airbnb or Vrbo liable for noncompliance with local regulations.

The main feature of the resolution is doing away with the two-level system in the state Constitution and creating a single minimum wage, even for employers that offer health insurance. Some employers who otherwise would be paying a minimum rate of $11 per hour by 2024 under the current plan in state law would have to pay $12 if the resolution passes.

The bill is the the fulfilment of a promise that Frierson made earlier in the session to make the state’s pandemic-induced change to mail balloting in the 2020 election permanent, but is also likely to draw staunch opposition from Republican lawmakers who have denounced the expansion of mail voting and have introduced many of their own election-related proposals.

The legislation proposes changes that are likely of more interest to employers who pay into the state system than the claimants who are — or in many cases, aren’t — receiving benefits.

Clark County Election Department staff were on site bright and early at 5 a.m. on Monday to start a recount for the District C seat on the county commission — a process that election staff expect to take five days and that cost losing candidate Stavros Anthony nearly $80,000.

When a voter casts a ballot, then, it doesn't directly count in the presidential election. Instead, the vote is tallied with those of others who live in the same state, and the candidate with the most votes wins what is known as the “popular vote.” The designated electors for each state then cast their votes in mid-December. The results from that count determine who becomes president.

State and county officials say that ballots are sent to the wrong address because of issues with keeping voter rolls up to date. Election officials are typically not informed when someone moves out of state or to a different in-state residence (unless they register to vote at that new address), so there is sometimes a lag between addresses listed on the rolls and actual residences of voters.