The next mayor's term will run until 2030, the same year the city budget is on track for cash flow issues, meaning they'll have less money than they need to comfortably sustain daily operations.

The race between Sen. Edgar Flores (D-Las Vegas) and North Las Vegas City Councilman Isaac Barron is expected to be one of the most competitive primary races this cycle. Both candidates are community fixtures and are heavily campaigning. The district — which covers parts of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas — skews Democratic, meaning that whoever wins the primary in June is likely to win the general election this fall. 

Would firefighting in Washoe County be cheaper and more effective if its three different fire departments were combined? It reemerged in last year's legislative session when legislation passed requiring a study examining the possible merging of Sparks Fire Department, Reno Fire Department and Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District into one entity.

District Attorney Chris Hicks (R) is squaring off against Sparks City Attorney Wes Duncan (R) in the June primary. Because they are the only candidates, the winner of the primary will automatically win the general election.

Two Republican candidates for Clark County Commission are jockeying for a seat held by a Democrat. The Indy takes a deeper look.

As incumbent Carrie Cox's tension with her colleagues has spiraled into a felony case, two candidates with brand-name endorsements have jumped in the race.

North Las Vegas is the latest battleground in efforts to confirm how long Nevada elected officials are allowed to serve.

A victory for the plaintiff, who seeks clarity on the 12-year term limit, could benefit Black's closest competitor, who chairs the state Democratic Party.

At least one Nevada organization is changing a planned celebration of Cesar Chavez, the late civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers of America, in light of new allegations that he was involved in the abuse of young women.

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.

After months of controversy surrounding the company for unsafe working conditions, regents unanimously OK plans for a tunnel underneath the university.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department quietly entered an agreement in 2023 with Flock Security, an automated license plate reader company that uses cameras to collect vehicle information and cross-reference it with police databases. Unlike many of the other police departments around the country that use the cameras in their police work, Metro funds the project with donor money funneled into a private foundation.

In her first year on the Clark County Commission, the Republican seems to have put aside strong partisan language that defined previous runs for office.

Independent investigation into the withdrawal of $400K in fines from citations reveals allegations of files being "altered, missing and/or removed" were true.

Further research into BRDR LLC indicate ties to billionaire Eric Schmidt, who served as Google's CEO from 2001 to 2011 and as the company's executive chairman until 2017.

The FBI arrested Travis William Juhr for making violent online threats against Becker and a family that attended an anti-ICE counterprotest.

Shortly after The Nevada Independent published an article in late January about her detention, Emine was released from ICE detention. Her conversation with The Indy provides a snapshot of what immigration detention is like for pregnant individuals.

Amid accusations of cronyism, staff from Gov. Joe Lombardo's office and Boring Co. miss a chance to address many environmental issues and violation dismissals.

Since 2020, revenue from the city's contract with ICE has nearly halved, according to data from a public records request. In 2025, the facility made $3.5 million in revenue from its agreement with ICE — a significant decrease from the $7.3 million the contract generated in 2020.

In the more than 100 days Emine has been detained at the Henderson Detention Center, she says she has received minimal medical care and zero prenatal checkups.