Former DEA agent Mike Vigil suspects those on board were migrants, not gang members. Thanks to the shoot-first-collect-evidence-later strategy, there was no one to interrogate.

Cash bail is unfair and imprecise in selecting who sits in jail waiting for their case to be resolved. It leads to low-income people being held pretrial while wealthier people pay for their liberty.

What’s alarming about these proposed changes is how they mirror the public higher ed playbooks of Florida, Texas and Ohio — states that have seen an exodus of talented educators.

The "negative side" was not that the spiraling arrangement could send him to prison far from his wife and children. No. He was worried about exposing his operation.

The lack of transparency isn’t merely some unintended consequence of a broken system. It seems to be a deliberate strategy by those involved.

Auctioning off public lands to private interests without appraisal would tear away the very spaces that attract visitors, sustain small businesses and define our outdoor heritage.

Imagine how apoplectic the MAGA right would be if a future Democratic president were to pursue universal mail-in ballots via executive order or sought to mandate the use of Dominion voting machines in every state.

The best lawmakers aren't the ones who stay longest, but the ones who bring their real lives to the legislative process, serve with sacrifice and return home to live under the laws they've made.

Permitting bad actors to take advantage of the gullible destroys public trust while enriching those who can most convincingly lie to the desperate. They should be punished for their opportunism.

One of the things I like most about the official worldview of Burning Man is that its organizers actually talk about having one. Boiled down to a fortune cookie, I think it’s enabling “a crucible of creativity, where all are welcome!”

Handing out scarce public funds to subsidize a multibillion-dollar industry and hoping it trickles into the broader economy isn’t a great idea under the best of economic conditions — let alone the uncertain ones we may soon be facing. 

Despite early promises, Lombardo has increasingly aligned himself with the larger national trend of anti-LGBTQ+ backpedaling, choosing political convenience over courage and conviction. What changed?

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If we’re serious about doubling the number of third graders reading proficiently by 2030, we can’t afford incrementalism. Reaching this goal will require a coordinated, statewide effort grounded in equity, urgency and long-term investment. 

Reno would represent a sweet spot, closer to CISA’s Silicon Valley stakeholders while dramatically cheaper. For cost savings, proximity to stakeholders and recruiting potential for Silicon Valley talent, Reno beats D.C. on all measures.

Nevada’s economic woes are real, but they’re certainly nothing to build a new prison over. That’s the biggest problem with the state GOP’s latest pabulum. It’s painfully ill-conceived. It even manages to vilify the lowly coyote, who already faces its share of critics.

I am at a loss for words when I reflect on how thoroughly I was fooled by the rhetoric leading up to the election. Watching the distressing and ongoing impact of these policies on our recovery community has been a brutal awakening.

For all we know, there could be countless reasons for Nevada’s designation — reasons known only to the federal bureaucrats who compiled the list, making it impractical for any state to confidently meet the administration’s arbitrary expectations. 

Instead, the future of Trump’s enlightened self-interest (less euphemistically, his venal self-dealing) lies in a direct competitor to the backbone of Nevada’s economy: cryptocurrency.