Nevada's income cutoff for its government-funded childcare subsidies is the lowest in the nation, a threshold some experts say makes it difficult for parents to afford care.
In the wake of Jon Ponder's arrest on sexual assault charges, program graduates and reform advocates consider where the organization goes from here.
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Working-class people, and especially women, have rarely had a seat at the political table, though they make up nearly half of working-class voters. After Democrats fumbled their advantage by misunderstanding what resonated with working-class voters, they see an opening this midterm cycle.
Assembly District 2 is the only genuinely competitive Nevada legislative seat that leans Republican this cycle. That distinction carries extra weight this year, as national polling has shown Democrats modestly favored heading into the midterms.
The county submitted a sweeping proposal to the Nevada Legislature Tuesday to shorten the length of tax incentives, impose stricter spending requirements and prohibit tax breaks for data centers located on federal land.
A new whistleblower report warns thousands of mail ballots could go undelivered as plans are rushed into place. Nevada's secretary of state says he's concerned.
Assm. Rebecca Edgeworth is a Republican who won her seat by nearly 9 points in 2024. So why is her Democratic challenger confident about a win in November?
The congressman told The Indy he's working day and night to get his Northern Nevada lands package through the House in September — and make it law by 2027.
None of the 12 counties reached by The Indy said the state engaged with them as part of the review, which caused some concerns considering the tax breaks are likely going to burden local government coffers.
Assembly District 37 is one of the most competitive legislative races on the ballot this November, and one of a handful of seats that could decide whether Democrats maintain a supermajority in the state Assembly.
The race is a referendum on public trust in Nevada's election system and whether Nevadans would prefer keeping the same leadership or replace it with someone who does not hesitate to promote unproven claims that elections are rife with fraud.
Legislators in an interim judiciary meeting on Tuesday unanimously accepted a recommendation to request a bill be drafted on the issue. It would require agencies that use automated license plate systems to adopt written policies, train authorized users on lawful use and data-protection requirements.
The criminal justice advocate and former bank robber was arrested last week on charges of sexual assault. Here's a timeline of the case, and Ponder's life.
Meta also agreed to pay states even more — Nevada would receive a total of $261 million — if its competitors in the social media industry enter similar agreements.
Candidates expressed some different positions. Some Democrats were more open to changing laws on energy and water use, while Republicans think federal regulation should ensure that the U.S. is able to compete with China.
The lawsuit challenges the record of decision released Friday, which governs how Colorado River water is divided among the seven basin states. Under the decision, Nevada's 300,000-acre-foot allocation could be cut by up to 213,556 acre-feet.
In a typical year, fires break out in different parts of the West at different times so resources can shift from one to the next without every state needing help simultaneously. This year, fires were burning across the region at the same time, leaving little slack anywhere.