Nevada's sole GOP congressman offered an hour of his time for a wide-ranging end-of-year interview with The Indy's editorial team.

Mike Lee, who has long eyed public lands sales as a way to accommodate growth in the West and opposed new conservation efforts, has taken a new tack with public lands sales.

Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) drew a sharp red line around public lands sales as a means to generate revenue.

Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) made the case publicly and privately to fellow Republicans that large-scale divestment from public lands was a "red line" for him, even calling the issue his "San Juan Hill."

Not a nickel of the sales proceeds is earmarked to remain in Nevada. The expected multibillion-dollar windfall from the sales will flow straight into the U.S. Treasury to help float the Trump administration's budget, which includes a multitrillion-dollar tax cut.

Incumbent Democrats no longer universally led the money race in Nevada's most competitive congressional districts, marking the first quarter this election cycle that a Republican — District 3's Dan Rodimer — led all fundraising among the state's congressional hopefuls.

Good morning, and welcome to Indy 2020, a biweekly newsletter focused on the 2020 presidential election in Nevada. A reminder: Email subscribers get early access to this newsletter — and all the gifs contained therein — so be sure to subscribe here and tell your friends. It'll be peachy.

Speakers included White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, who encouraged a crowd that organizers pegged at 1,500 to counter the latest Democratic wins in the state. Laxalt, who said he is not running for office next year, said his mission is to help re-elect President Trump and help other Republican candidates win.