Permitting bad actors to take advantage of the gullible destroys public trust while enriching those who can most convincingly lie to the desperate. They should be punished for their opportunism.

Although no place in Nevada identifies as “a sanctuary jurisdiction”, the immigration-focused attacks on Ford highlight both the murkiness of the “sanctuary” label and the shifting opinion on state roles in immigration enforcement throughout Ford’s decade-plus in elected office.

We are pleased to again publish this advance excerpt from this year’s Almanac of American Politics on the state of Nevada and Gov. Joe Lombardo.

The Republican governor is the sole arbiter of which bills get his signature and what he vetoes, and he exercised that rejection power a record-breaking 75 times two years ago. But he’s often influenced by the advice and insights of his seven-member policy team.

We check the facts on this claim circulating on Reddit.

The Nevada Democratic Party faces a crossroads: To revitalize its political movement, it must move beyond blind party loyalty and embrace the dynamic energy of competitive primaries that reflect the evolving needs and aspirations of its constituents.

As the only Republican in Nevada’s congressional delegation, Amodei is keenly aware that he might be the only Nevadan in Washington (sorry, Kash Patel) that the new administration is willing to hear out. In an interview Tuesday, he described how he is tackling the responsibility.

In today’s edition of Behind the Bar, The Indy’s legislative reporters break down the first day of session, from Senate Republicans’ mail ballot goals to bills LGBTQ+ advocates want to counter Trump orders.

The freshman senator attributes her success to localizing the Senate race, emphasizing her Nevada roots and commitment to bipartisanship and painting Brown as too extreme for the state. This allowed her to win even in a national environment that favored Republicans and keep enough registered nonpartisan and soft Republican Trump voters from picking Brown as well.

Like several of her Senate Democratic colleagues running in tight races, Rosen was able to win re-election despite former President Donald Trump winning the state at the top of the ticket. With her win, Democrats have retained a critical swing-state seat. By flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana, Republicans have now taken control of the upper chamber. Races in Arizona and Pennsylvania, two seats held by Democrats, have yet to be called.

More than a decade after losing a race for the U.S. Senate, former Nevada Congresswoman Shelley Berkley is running for mayor of Las Vegas as a way of continuing her love of public service.

Some senators’ currency is media attention; others are known for their erudite mastery of a policy niche; some operate on ruthless instinct. Rosen’s approach is all about friendliness — but, as Harris alluded to, kindness can be killer.

The Nevada Senate campaigns (and supportive outside groups) are each spending millions of dollars to try to get voters to think of their opponent in the same breath as their party leader.

Between an interview with National Republican Senatorial Chair (NRSC) Steve Daines (R-MT) and new Democratic memos, it’s clear that both parties believe #WeMatter more than ever. 

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced a lands bill for Pershing County on Tuesday, that would privatize public land for economic development — including mining — while adding conservation protections to other parcels in the area.

Here’s a look at how Tuesday’s primaries turned out for Southern Nevada local government candidates, including in Henderson, North Las Vegas and Boulder City. 

Republican former President Donald Trump led President Joe Biden, a Democrat, by 12 points in a head-to-head matchup. Yet the poll also showed Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) maintained a 2 percentage point lead on her likely Republican challenger Sam Brown.

In an audio recording obtained by The Nevada Independent of a speech to supporters at a Las Vegas early vote rally that same day, Brown reiterated his opposition to the repository and explained his reasoning for changing stances between his 2022 run for Senate and now.

Of the states that will decide the 2024 election, Nevada has the highest percentage of its population who are veterans — a civically minded voting bloc of an estimated 200,000 with the power to swing a swing state.