The GOP activist, who has touted election fraud conspiracies, came forward after trying for years to remain anonymous. The U.S. Supreme Court declined his case.

What prevents a private investigator — or anyone else — from merely buying or otherwise accessing the location data collected by your car?

It is not an overreaction to say that a ruling in John Doe's favor very well could have opened a Pandora's box that would have resulted in the most egregious erosion of the privacy rights of public workers in our nation's history.

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As a hearing approaches in a lawsuit over the surveillance of local politicians, a Reno Democrat claims her family paid another private investigator to look into her primary opponent.

A source with knowledge of Gov. Joe Lombardo's plans told The Nevada Independent Wednesday that Lombardo will appoint Reno Rodeo Foundation Executive Director Clara Andriola to the vacant Washoe County Commission District 4 seat.

Surveillance of politicians in the Reno area was more extensive than previously known, and one private investigator had ties to prominent local Republicans.

Chair Vaughn Hartung is resigning from his position on the Washoe County Board of Commissioners to take a position on the board of the Nevada Transportation Authority.

In a complaint filed with the Washoe County District Court on Thursday night, Washoe County Commissioner Vaughn Hartung said a GPS tracking device was placed on his vehicle.

Robert Beadles made his name by making unfounded election claims and backing candidates who share his radical beliefs. But an investigation found that he has repeatedly cited antisemitic propaganda and outlandish conspiracy theories.

The last-minute spending to boost Lucey and Leonard comes as the two face off against GOP primary rivals that are receiving a substantial boost from Robert Beadles, a far-right cryptocurrency millionaire with an active political presence in Washoe County.

Even as commissioners rejected the proposal, Lucey and Hartung both indicated there were portions of the resolution they supported, though they were largely unspecific.

Non-fungible tokens don't intrinsically provide exclusive access to content and they don't guarantee the integrity of the content they link to — so what's an NFT good for, exactly? 

Though candidates for the presidential race and several major state races are neck and neck as of Wednesday, most local candidates have been able to relish a clear victory or hang their head in a loss.

Joe Biden maintains a narrow lead in Nevada over President Donald Trump, but the state's six electoral votes and the results of many other major congressional, statewide and local races remain up in the air after initial returns on Election Night.

In Nevada's second most-populated county, two seats on the five-person County Commission are up for grabs in races that will shape how Washoe County approaches planning and development decisions and navigates the fallout from a coronavirus pandemic that has devastated Nevada's economy.

Chair Hartung, who is the county commissioner for District 4, confirmed in an interview that he would run for his seat again. Hartung, whose district encompasses Sparks, Spanish Springs, and Wadsworth, has been on the board since 2012 and was elected chair of the board in 2019.