Gov. Joe Lombardo raised more than $3.2 million in 2024 and has more than $5.5 million in cash on hand as the Republican governor gears up for his second legislative session and a high-profile re-election campaign.

Much of the debt stemmed from coverage gaps as residents did not qualify or lost eligibility for Medicaid to help cover the costs of the nursing home.

A new task force announced Monday by Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony (R) will support a bill barring transgender athletes from women’s sports and block them from competing against cisgender female athletes.

The state prioritized spending on housing, health care, education and building back up state operations post-pandemic, according to a Nevada Independent analysis of the more than 400 allocations of ARP money.

The final set of laws passed during Nevada’s 2023 legislative session went into effect Wednesday, including measures related to ending the subminimum wage for disabled employees and removing the sales tax on diapers.

"Legislators claim to be blasé about getting a personal invitation to the mansion. I also knew the next day they would be quick to tell their colleagues."

Supporters decided to not spend money on signature-gathering efforts because of uncertainty surrounding whether the initiative would survive in court.

Officials sought to rework the plan amid concerns that the state would not be able to use all of the money before spending deadlines. But a request was not made before a state committee meeting this week, the last chance to change the funding plan.

As of 2023, nearly 86.9 percent of the state’s population lives in a federally designated mental health professional shortage area.

In an interview with The Nevada Independent, Aguilar said many of the ballot counting difficulties likely stemmed from staffing levels in Clark and Washoe counties, despite efforts by both counties this year to accelerate ballot processing. 

A conservative group challenged more than 30,000 voters’ eligibility, but state law requires familiarity with individual cases to try to nullify a registration.

In a 4-3 ruling, the court determined that the four legislators did not violate the state Constitution's prohibition of working for multiple branches of state government because none of their employers are part of the judicial or executive branches.

State officials no longer want pandemic relief funds to bankroll most of the project because amid fears that all of the money would not be used before spending deadlines. Lawmakers and residents worry it could imperil the project.

In separate, in-depth interviews with The Nevada Independent, Assemblywoman Angie Taylor (D-Reno) and Republican candidate Mike Ginsburg answered questions across a wide range of policy areas.

Nevada Homes for Youth, Aurora Center for Healing, Shannon West Homeless Youth Center and four Advanced Foster Care Homes, run by Nevada’s Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS), all fell short of state standards.

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development was tasked with overseeing awards for two pandemic relief programs. More than 10 percent of the awardees had questionable eligibility.

The state-managed health insurance program will now include abortion services alongside its other medically necessary health care options.

The donation from the NV Energy Foundation follows reporting from The Nevada Independent and will give the tribe time to find permanent funding.

The election victory nearly doubles the number of state workers represented by the union in contract negotiations with the state, bringing AFSCME’s number of represented state workers to more than 6,000.

Virginia City was home to the first sizable Black population in Nevada. The 1859 discovery of the Comstock Lode — the largest silver strike in U.S. history — led to a population boom in Nevada