The filing period ushered a few eyebrow-raising candidates into Nevada's competitive races.

In a wide-ranging interview with The Indy after the announcement, Stone reflected on his career in politics — with gigs ranging from the California Senate to a representative for the Department of Labor during President Donald Trump's first term — as well as his future plans.

Plus: Self-funding dominates new congressional campaign finance reports, election official turnover rates remain high in Nevada and a few noteworthy legislative switcheroos.

Many of the state's outdoor showpieces, as well as popular nearby recreation areas, now require reservations or permits to access, but those systems can exclude certain groups from some of nature's crown jewels, according to experts. 

The Nevada Independent has been tracking key legislation and policy debates through our Nevada Policy Tracker.

As of Tuesday morning, a review showed that more than 150 bills had died by the final legislative deadline.

A recent executive order that would withhold federal funding from "sanctuary jurisdictions" — which extend protections to undocumented people — has placed additional pressure on officials to collaborate with ICE.

The Republican governor's final veto tally stood at 87, breaking his own record for most bills rejected from a single legislative session.

While some are quite enthusiastic about the opportunity to simplify things, others consider the hefty price hike on the retail side a bit harder to swallow. And it's easy to understand the concern in an industry that is currently struggling to compete against a tax-free illegal market.

In the latest edition of Behind the Bar, attorney general fights price fixing, a new committee to hear medical aid in dying measure and lawmaker says 80-hour work weeks build character.

Trump's executive orders, as well as crime, homelessness and state budget issues, were just a few of the topics discussed during the fifth community listening session of the Nevada Democracy Project.

We break down who will be running in the November general election.

The spotlight's on Nevada as residents prepare to vote in races for president, U.S. Senate, and 52 legislative seats that will determine the governor's veto power.

This year, party leaders in particular had the most success in getting their bills passed. Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas) recorded a Legislature-topping 85 percent success rate, with 11 of 13 bills signed into law. 

No presidential candidates attended the event, and U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) was the only statewide elected official in attendance.

After Senate Republicans blocked passage of the bill Monday night, a termed-out Sen. Scott Hammond (R-Las Vegas) reversed course Tuesday supporting the measure across the legislative finish line and sending it to Lombardo's desk less than one day after the regular session ended.

Here's a look at some of the high-profile bills that failed at the second house committee passage deadline.

After serving in the 2015 and 2021 sessions, O'Neill is spending the 2023 session navigating a challenging landscape as leader of the Assembly Republican Caucus.

Juneteenth marks the historic moment that the last recorded enslaved Africans were freed by soldiers in Galveston, Texas, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The newly recognized national holiday acknowledges the more than 250 years of enslavement endured by generations of Black families.

Of the bills that died, 49 percent of them (117 of 239) were Republican-sponsored measures — despite Republican lawmakers putting forward only about half as many bills as their Democratic counterparts, who hold wide majorities in both chambers.