Even among council members who supported the moratorium, there are disagreements about how to proceed.

NV Energy's move to restructure the way it bills Southern Nevada residential customers has many customers confused and worried about spikes in their bills. But what exactly is the "daily demand charge" the utility intends to roll out in January and why is it implementing it? 

There are significant disagreements about whether the industry's economic benefits are worth the combined $457 million in projected tax abatements that Nevada has doled out over the past decade.

Nevada is the only state in the union where it's legal to pay for sex. Read our explainer on how the brothel industry emerged and how it's evolved.

Septic tank conversions reveal a larger conservation issue; some say the government should look elsewhere to save water as experts say the region needs more.

What agreements do cities and counties have with ICE? And what have their elected leaders said about the agency?

With five lawsuits open against the Las Vegas City Marshals, The Indy explains what their role is, and how they differ from police officers.

While the Trump administration's emerging ownership of private companies is not without precedent, economic experts fear future market impacts if the government doesn't eventually disentangle itself from these companies.

With President Donald Trump changing immigration policies and detention facilities for migrants already at capacity, the landscape around immigration enforcement is moving rapidly.

Graduate assistants, who teach and perform research, say their stipends don't provide liveable wages. They also claim they face harassment and discrimination.

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.