As it turns out, many Americans didn’t care about the supposed “controversy” of some Latin artist performing — and that’s excellent news.

Unfortunately, it can take nearly a decade to permit and install transmission lines. That delay means we are stuck with outdated energy sources while cheaper and cleaner options sit on the sidelines.

Nevadans deserve a fair and impartial judicial branch, one that reflects Alexander Hamilton’s dictum that it should possess judgment, not will. The way to get closer to this goal is to stop electing justices and instead carefully select them according to merit.

It’s a story that includes strict sports gambling prohibitionists who later give thumbs-up to a league’s full embrace of the betting bonanza.

Nevada stands as a warning of what happens when our panic to compete in the nuclear weapons race blinds us from seeing the true human cost. 

Fewer than 3 percent of Nevadans purchase hunting licenses each year. Of course, many more Nevadans — not just hunters and fishers — benefit from the work of the Nevada Department of Wildlife.

A healthy Walker Lake would rejuvenate more than water and wildlife; it would recharge a windswept county in a place that fast-growing Nevada has largely forgotten.

Unleashing thousands of hastily trained federal agents onto American streets with guns, masks and “immunity” should have always been considered a step too far for any serious constitutional conservative.

The right to bear arms, of course, is not the first right to be violated by the Trump administration in Minnesota, nor will it likely be the last.

This proposed rule dries up protections for some of the most unique and vulnerable waterways in nature. The extractive fossil fuel and animal agriculture industries are already celebrating. 

Compare Trump’s diatribe to the powerful rebuke delivered by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and you’ll be reminded not only of how far Trump has fallen, but also how unimpressed even our best allies are by his bluster and blather.

Because one party or the other tends to win elections even when huge swaths of moderate voters aren’t thrilled, people’s growing disdain for the political duopoly is largely ignored by candidates, strategists and incumbents.

Ultimately, dropping nursing from the Department of Education’s list of professional degrees will result in fewer enrollments of new students and nurses pursuing advanced degrees.

I came to understand that there was so much more to him than his public persona, which belied a fierce killer instinct, a legislative and strategic mastery and a ruthless, Machiavellian drive for power and success.

The American gambling community has been lighting up social media for months expressing outrage over the unfair tax. Under the current provision, gamblers could break even for the year and still owe taxes on their winnings.

I have done a lot of things in my more than 40 years in journalism — in print, on the web, on television. But nothing I have done in my career has been as meaningful as The Indy experience.

The brief even cites a case in which a criminal who was high on heroin and cocaine tried to trade guns for drugs with an illegal dealer, arguing that such illicit behavior is inherent among users of any controlled substance.

Why, when I look at a map of the Americas and my pupils dart down from Miami, why do I claim Venezuela as mine when my mother has all the memories?

To the best of my knowledge, no transgender athletes have ever nonconsensually tackled, handcuffed or used chemical weapons on anyone in Nevada — certainly not at a high school, at any rate.

Indy Voices is a forum for diverse perspectives from across Nevada.

As a proud former agent who risked his life many times, Vigil says attempting to mask an illegal military action by sprinkling in a few agents in DEA jackets is just another attempt to disguise the true mission in Venezuela.

Her loyalty to Trump has not only won her a pardon, but it’s also won her lasting appeal among a loud and active base within a raucous wing of the state GOP.

What’s the difference between gambling and predicting? Anecdotally, it seems like a distinction without a difference. Legally, however, the difference is significant.

By historical standards, we actually live in amazing times — the absurdity of our modern politics notwithstanding. Judging by a slew of metrics, we’re living in the golden age of humanity. 

Was 2025 an unending catastrophe? No. Was it a good year? For most of us, certainly not. Above all, though, it definitely wasn't boring.

Special sessions might be an ideal setting for legislators to push through pet bills, but it’s bad for sensible, transparent policymaking.

I have never believed more strongly in the power of journalism and especially the promise of nonprofit journalism to be part of the solution, if not the solution.

What this means in practice is that if a gambler lost money, broke even or barely managed to come out ahead for the year, they may very well end up owing taxes to Uncle Sam on money they don’t have. 

Due process must be respected. But an acquittal does not prove that harm didn’t occur — something even the NHL underscored. Yet media accounts and online conversations often treat the verdict as a moral clean slate.

There's a difference between heated lobbying during a special session and the campaigns of harassment experienced by Indiana’s senators. But there are limits to what people can be pressured into.

For years, Culinary Workers Union Local 226 has encouraged elected officials, customers and community allies who support workers’ rights to stay out of Station Casinos properties in an act of solidarity. 

It’s hardly a spoiler alert that many of the stories emanate from or lead back to the Las Vegas Strip, whose titans have long paid lip service to the fight against money laundering while managing to profit from the movement of illicit cash across the green felt.

Money is not an intrinsically evil force in politics. On the most basic level, it’s a necessary equalizer for candidates who don’t have a vast fortune of their own to spend on communicating with potential voters. Money is, essentially, nothing more than a megaphone.

Where do we go from here? I don't expect Nevada to reverse course and recriminalize marijuana tomorrow. But if we're going to live with this experiment, then Big Marijuana must be held accountable for every promise made and every harm caused.

Since these fees are only charged to people who can’t afford them, most cases result in nonpayment, and Nevadans often end up with their debts sent to collections — ruining their credit and causing a host of harmful consequences for them and their families.

With her legislative experience and Washington contacts, Berkley appears well-positioned not only to raise the mayor’s profile, but also its impact on the complex issues facing Las Vegas and other metro areas.

While this is good news for those of us who believe such schemes are bad deals for taxpayers, don’t expect the issue to disappear entirely. It’s unlikely that Hollywood will write Nevada off as a lost cause.