The average annual cost of care in 2024 was $13,128, a 29 percent increase since 2020 — outpacing even inflation, according to an estimate from Child Care Aware, a national advocacy group.

In this week’s Indy Gaming, an independent sports betting business will challenge the corporate giants. Also, Sands messes with Texas.

Doctors across the country are pushing to hide the name of the prescriber from the labels of mifepristone and misoprostol — the two drugs used in medication abortions.

Entering Nevada’s 2025 legislative session, Gov. Joe Lombardo’s administration had big plans to reform the state’s occupational licensing boards. Five months later, there’s nothing to show for it.

Lombardo and MLB Commissioner Manfred joined the festivities. Little has been said in the past 8 months about plans for a Bally’s resort next to the stadium.

Lawmakers were hesitant to pass the measure, even though they solicited the reports that suggested closing a $2.7 billion gap between current funding levels and national average funding target.

The Nevada Independent has been tracking key legislation and policy debates through our Nevada Policy Tracker.

Her opposition within the privacy of her office was so stringent — holding a “retaliat[ory]” staff meeting where she promised to impose stricter rules on office operations all while members’ requests went unmet — that staff members abandoned their unionization efforts entirely by the end of the year.