The proposal was part of an apparent deal that would have brought voter ID to Nevada next year in exchange for increasing ballot drop boxes before Election Day.

This edition of Indy Education dives into a major education bill by a top Democratic lawmaker and proposed legislation to legalize teacher strikes.

Republicans say the suits will bolster trust in elections, but critics say they serve as public relations channels for a campaign that has claimed they will only lose this year if Democrats cheat.

The saga has highlighted Nevada’s law requiring elected trustees to reside in the district they represent — and a lack of clarity on the legal consequences if they don’t.

The Nevada Alliance has given more than $7 million to left-leaning causes, but does not have to disclose its donors because of federal tax reporting rules.

The Nevada Supreme Court is considering language a teachers union-backed PAC needs to include in a potential ballot referendum that could overturn the public financing deal for a Las Vegas baseball stadium that would house the relocated Oakland A's.

A three-member panel found no evidence that Michelle Gorelow (D-Las Vegas) committed wrongdoing when she voted to give $250,000 to an organization that hired her as executive director weeks later.

Attorneys also wrote that the petition’s description of effect (a 200-word summary of the measure included on signature-gathering forms) is “legally deficient” because it does not state that the petition will result in the expenditure of state funds by the commission. 

A member of an immigrant advocacy group represented by Democratic attorneys is suing to stop a question aimed at requiring Nevadans to provide photo identification before voting from appearing on next year’s general election ballot.

Carson City judge has rejected the language of a proposed ballot referendum petition that would have repealed public funding for a new Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium in Las Vegas.

The teacher union-led PAC “Schools Over Stadiums” announced Thursday that its referendum petition to repeal public funding for a new Major League Baseball stadium in Las Vegas has been legally challenged.

The Tuesday decision follows a preliminary injunction issued by another district court judge last week that found an illegal teacher’s strike had occurred as a recent wave of teacher absences forced some Clark County schools to temporarily shutter.

A Clark County judge has ordered a preliminary injunction against the Clark County Education Association over an unprecedented number of teacher absences in recent weeks that have led to school closures.

A judge denied Clark County School District’s (CCSD) request Tuesday for an injunction against its teachers union over its threats to take “work actions,” which it has interpreted as a potential strike.

While not unprecedented, Lombardo’s use of a nonprofit to manage his inaugural ball marks a departure from past practice.

The appointment of former Republican state Sen. James Settelmeyer as director of the state’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) spurred questions this week over whether the appointment might clash with the Nevada Constitution.

The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022 (ECRA) – the rare bill likely to pass because it already has the support of more than 10 Republicans – would revise election law to close loopholes that Trump and his allies attempted to exploit to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

The new September poll instead surveyed likely voters, a more Republican-leaning group, and found that opposition had swelled significantly, outweighing support for the changes by a 4-point margin (42 percent opposed to 38 percent support).

This two-day conference hosted by The Nevada Independent’s editors and reporters is headlined by a town hall-style debate between Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak and his Republican challenger, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo. 

More than half of legislative primary candidates running on baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election survived the primary. Experts warn their success reflects a growing movement threatening democratic norms.