Apparently, there wasn’t a path in 2021 for a discussion of the death penalty in the Nevada Senate. Even the governor of Nevada, who has previously indicated that he is against the death penalty and cried at a screening of a movie showing the inequities of the death penalty, said he wouldn’t sign any bill since there “wasn’t a path.”

There are few topics I am more hesitant to touch than health care. Personal medical decisions are the most sensitive and individually specific as any we make.

Infrastructure priorities, such as high-speed rail in California and Nevada, Interstate-11 near the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge, water infrastructure projects, transit, clean energy and workforce development are vital.

The entire Nevada congressional delegation appears to be behind the Clark County Lands Bill, officially known as the Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act.

Do you think the latest Q drop includes an instruction to stop insulting Biden voters and their concerns? Do you think the Proud Boys are telling their members to talk to Bulwark readers and reason them out of being “Never Trump”? 

A meeting of a local political party of either stripe is traditionally a reliable cure for insomnia. Forget a warm glass of milk and counting sheep: a few minutes of droning Democrats or rhapsodizing Republicans will normally put almost anyone to sleep.

because… well, because people in positions of power feel politically obligated to look as if they’re doing “something” to assuage the concerns of their constituents.

When Jonas Salk, inventor of the first polio vaccine, explained why he was testing his new drug on himself and his family he said, “It is courage based on confidence, not daring, and it is confidence based on experience.”

Recently, there have been increased calls to boycott or otherwise penalize the Federalist Society (a conservative, libertarian, nonpartisan, nonprofit legal organization). The grounds for the boycott are straightforward.

Cuba. I have no roots there that I know of, no family other than the extended members of my adopted clan. And yet, it pulls me, and it breaks my heart.

The passage of the public option generated national headlines which highlighted the state’s commitment to ensuring that all Nevadans have access to affordable insurance. However, there is a lot of work to be done to understand how this would impact the health care landscape and benefit Nevadans. The earliest a public option would be available through the state’s online health insurance marketplace, Nevada Health Link, is 2026.

Math is unlike other subjects, sequencing and mastery of topics are essential as students progress through the curriculum.

If you’re wondering why I would rather talk about a farm town on the eastern edge of the Great Basin instead of the latest phase of the pandemic — no, you’re not wondering. Which would you rather talk about?

Through the dramatic buildup toward Election Day, the “Stop the Steal” chaos, downplaying of the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-mask and anti-vax protests, and the continued drama inside the Republican Party apparatus, the political consulting outfit McShane LLC quietly expanded its reach in Nevada politics and in races across Trump country.

Nevada has long been a state with a diverse population. However, in the wake of the recent economic storm front that descended upon the Silver State from the pandemic, renewed calls are underway for Nevada to diversify its economy as well.

Nevada is experiencing drought and heat with the warmest summers in history on average and with apocalyptic wildfires here and just next door.

Clark County School District administrators are steering policy in a dangerous direction.

As this strange school year came to a close, actions taken to protect students and teachers from COVID-19 warrant reflection.

In 1830 President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, giving the federal government power to take Native held lands and force their move to what is modern day Oklahoma.

Lake Mead provides 90 percent of Southern Nevada’s water supply, and the nation’s largest man-made body of water just hit its lowest level since being filled in the 1930s.