Across 10 contested legislative races throughout the second quarter, Democratic and Republican candidates each led the fundraising race in five of them.

The fundraising lead is split in the 10 competitive races where both parties’ establishments have endorsed candidates.

Democratic Assembly candidate Sharifa Wahab clarified that she believes the decision to have an abortion should be left up to a patient and their doctor.

The CEO reports that as of January, Positively Kids has paid off $1.7 million in outstanding debts and brought all past-due accounts up to date.

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.

It’s not everything, but an analysis of fundraising since 2016 revealed more than two thirds of winners had an early fundraising lead.

Four Democrats have ties to the nonprofits. Republicans accused them of corruption, as the GOP hopes to fend off a Democratic legislative supermajority.

Our spreadsheet and rolling updates show who is in and who is out for the dozens of Nevada Legislature seats on the ballot in 2024.

Hundreds of emails, documents and invoices obtained through public records requests filed by The Nevada Independent reveal the scope of the state’s investigation into Positively Kids.

The legislator in this position will have leeway to vote on an array of topics and, on the last day of the session, direct appropriations to over 70 nonprofit and government organizations.

The decision opens a seat in a key suburban Las Vegas swing district next year — one of only a handful thought possible to flip from Democrat to Republican — as Republicans and Gov. Joe Lombardo aim to stop Democrats from taking a veto-proof supermajority of legislative seats ahead of the 2025 session. 

While the so-called crisis was averted, advocates say the cycle may be repeated next year unless state leaders work to improve the school choice program, including by allocating more funding to the program. 

Already, as of Thursday, June 15, he has signed more than 400 bills and vetoed 32 others. Nearly 170 more await his decision.

With the Legislature’s biennial 120-day session over, this edition of the Indy Environment newsletter looks at what measures made it to the governor’s desk and what legislation did not.

During the more than five-hour hearing on SB509, backers of the deal focused on the nuts and bolts of the legislation. But those proponents faced pushback from lawmakers.

A PAC linked to Gov. Joe Lombardo is launching a new round of digital attack ads targeting six legislative Democrats on Tuesday, ratcheting up a public pressure campaign.

Here’s a look at which bills have passed (and failed) ahead of Friday’s deadline.

“The products come in contact with this reproductive tissue, which is made up of mucous membranes,” said Kelsey Lamb, the law student who presented the bill. “Substances come in contact with these organs and do not go through the body's typical elimination and metabolic processes.”

This week’s Indy Environment looks at proposed legislation aimed at everything from addressing the overuse of water to requiring the state to study environmental justice issues.

Direct contributions from outside PACs and political groups also broadly boosted Democratic candidates more than Republicans. At the top of the list, for instance, is the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the national party’s state legislative campaign arm.