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“It’s just a way to say we did something, even though nothing’s been done.”
Opponents of coyote killing contests say Nevada officially recognizing the practice fails to effect any changes.
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Opponents of coyote killing contests say Nevada officially recognizing the practice fails to effect any changes.
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Nevada moves to regulate controversial coyote killing contests - The Nevada Independent
The Nevada Department of Wildlife Commission has passed a regulation establishing a season and hunting requirements for controversial coyote calling competitions.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
“It’s just a way to say we did something, even though nothing’s been done.”
Opponents of coyote killing contests say Nevada officially recognizing the practice fails to effect any changes.
Read more: thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
Opponents of coyote killing contests say Nevada officially recognizing the practice fails to effect any changes.
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The Clark County Education Association’s endorsement of Gov. Joe Lombardo’s re-election effort is more evidence of its maverick tendencies — it endorsed Bernie Sanders in 2020 and Kamala Harris in 2024.
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Major Clark County teachers union endorses Republican Joe Lombardo for Nevada governor - The Nevada Independent
The endorsement a shift from the 2022 election cycle, when the Clark County Education Association declined to back Lombardo or then-incumbent Gov. Steve Sisolak (D).
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November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Clark County Education Association’s endorsement of Gov. Joe Lombardo’s re-election effort is more evidence of its maverick tendencies — it endorsed Bernie Sanders in 2020 and Kamala Harris in 2024.
Read more here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/majo...
Read more here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/majo...
Although President Trump pardoned Nevada’s six so-called “fake electors” on Sunday, they are still subject to state-level prosecutions. A trial on forgery charges is set for next year in Carson City.
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Trump pardons Nevada ‘fake electors’; state cases unaffected, remain pending - The Nevada Independent
The “full, complete and unconditional pardon” only relates to federal crimes, and none of those pardoned has faced federal charges related to the 2020 election. Nevada’s six fake electors are still…
thenevadaindependent.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Although President Trump pardoned Nevada’s six so-called “fake electors” on Sunday, they are still subject to state-level prosecutions. A trial on forgery charges is set for next year in Carson City.
Read more: thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...
Read more: thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...
Despite their inclusion on a “Hospital Crisis Watch” list, two rural Nevada hospitals are not at immediate risk of closing after federal health care spending cuts this summer.
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Learn more in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/are-...
Are two rural Nevada hospitals at risk of closing after cuts to Medicaid? - The Nevada Independent
Find out in our latest fact brief.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Despite their inclusion on a “Hospital Crisis Watch” list, two rural Nevada hospitals are not at immediate risk of closing after federal health care spending cuts this summer.
Learn more in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/are-...
Learn more in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/are-...
The Clark County School District has scrapped a proposal that would allow the superintendent broader powers to censor books.
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Clark County schools scrap plan to give superintendent book censorship powers - The Nevada Independent
The Nevada Independent is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news and opinion website founded in 2017 by veteran political journalist and commentator Jon Ralston. The site and its supporting channels are…
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November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Clark County School District has scrapped a proposal that would allow the superintendent broader powers to censor books.
Read the article and subscribe to our Indy Education newsletter: thenevadaindependent.com/article/clar...
Read the article and subscribe to our Indy Education newsletter: thenevadaindependent.com/article/clar...
Nevada is one step closer to regulating organized coyote killing competitions - a move welcomed by some hunters, but one that conservationists fear will validate a practice they say should be banned.
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Nevada moves to regulate controversial coyote killing contests - The Nevada Independent
The Nevada Department of Wildlife Commission has passed a regulation establishing a season and hunting requirements for controversial coyote calling competitions.
thenevadaindependent.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Nevada is one step closer to regulating organized coyote killing competitions - a move welcomed by some hunters, but one that conservationists fear will validate a practice they say should be banned.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
The union representing Clark County School District teachers is endorsing Gov. Joe Lombardo in his re-election bid, a coup for the Republican who has worked with the union on bills raising education funding and school discipline.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/majo...
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/majo...
Major Clark County teachers union endorses Republican Joe Lombardo for Nevada governor - The Nevada Independent
The endorsement a shift from the 2022 election cycle, when the Clark County Education Association declined to back Lombardo or then-incumbent Gov. Steve Sisolak (D).
thenevadaindependent.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The union representing Clark County School District teachers is endorsing Gov. Joe Lombardo in his re-election bid, a coup for the Republican who has worked with the union on bills raising education funding and school discipline.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/majo...
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/majo...
President Donald Trump issued a “full, complete and unconditional pardon” on Sunday to Nevada’s six so-called “fake electors.”
But the pardon only covers federal charges, and state-level prosecutions remain ongoing.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...
But the pardon only covers federal charges, and state-level prosecutions remain ongoing.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...
Trump pardons Nevada ‘fake electors’; state cases unaffected, remain pending - The Nevada Independent
The “full, complete and unconditional pardon” only relates to federal crimes, and none of those pardoned has faced federal charges related to the 2020 election. Nevada’s six fake electors are still…
thenevadaindependent.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
President Donald Trump issued a “full, complete and unconditional pardon” on Sunday to Nevada’s six so-called “fake electors.”
But the pardon only covers federal charges, and state-level prosecutions remain ongoing.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...
But the pardon only covers federal charges, and state-level prosecutions remain ongoing.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...
Are two rural Nevada hospitals at risk of closing after cuts to Medicaid?
Find out in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/are-...
Find out in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/are-...
Are two rural Nevada hospitals at risk of closing after cuts to Medicaid? - The Nevada Independent
Find out in our latest fact brief.
thenevadaindependent.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Are two rural Nevada hospitals at risk of closing after cuts to Medicaid?
Find out in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/are-...
Find out in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/are-...
In this week’s Indy Education newsletter:
📕 A book ban ‘power grab’?
⏰ Community favors later school start times
🍎 Lombardo’s newest education executive order
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📕 A book ban ‘power grab’?
⏰ Community favors later school start times
🍎 Lombardo’s newest education executive order
Read the article and subscribe to our newsletter: thenevadaindependent.com/article/clar...
Clark County schools scrap plan to give superintendent book censorship powers - The Nevada Independent
The Nevada Independent is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news and opinion website founded in 2017 by veteran political journalist and commentator Jon Ralston. The site and its supporting channels are…
thenevadaindependent.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In this week’s Indy Education newsletter:
📕 A book ban ‘power grab’?
⏰ Community favors later school start times
🍎 Lombardo’s newest education executive order
Read the article and subscribe to our newsletter: thenevadaindependent.com/article/clar...
📕 A book ban ‘power grab’?
⏰ Community favors later school start times
🍎 Lombardo’s newest education executive order
Read the article and subscribe to our newsletter: thenevadaindependent.com/article/clar...
Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen joined a small group of Senate Democrats in voting to end the government shutdown on Sunday, joining fellow Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, who has consistently voted to fund the government.
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Nevada senators Rosen, Cortez Masto cross party lines in vote to end shutdown - The Nevada Independent
The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats, including Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), agreed to proceed.
thenevadaindependent.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen joined a small group of Senate Democrats in voting to end the government shutdown on Sunday, joining fellow Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, who has consistently voted to fund the government.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
With film tax credits potentially on the agenda for the Nevada Legislature’s special session, The Indy found that film companies almost never use the credits on themselves.
Why?
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Why?
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Almost all Nevada film tax credits aren’t used by film companies. Here’s why. - The Nevada Independent
In the more than 10-year history of Nevada’s film tax credit program, more than 98 percent of the credits have been transferred from movie studios to other companies. Nevada has issued more than $35…
thenevadaindependent.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
With film tax credits potentially on the agenda for the Nevada Legislature’s special session, The Indy found that film companies almost never use the credits on themselves.
Why?
Read more: thenevadaindependent.com/article/almo...
Why?
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Rodeos, 5Ks and galas for medical research help, but they bring in a fraction of the money the federal government does in spurring health discoveries.
Read more about the uncertainty in the research landscape in Nevada: thenevadaindependent.com/article/rese...
Read more about the uncertainty in the research landscape in Nevada: thenevadaindependent.com/article/rese...
Research funds in Nevada are limited. Federal cuts for medical studies may make it worse. - The Nevada Independent
Federal funds helped spur every major advancement in life sciences in the last half century. Private foundations can’t fill the gap if it drops significantly.
thenevadaindependent.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Rodeos, 5Ks and galas for medical research help, but they bring in a fraction of the money the federal government does in spurring health discoveries.
Read more about the uncertainty in the research landscape in Nevada: thenevadaindependent.com/article/rese...
Read more about the uncertainty in the research landscape in Nevada: thenevadaindependent.com/article/rese...
OPINION by John L. Smith: “You are blind to the suffering of your people.” Sen. Jacky Rosen takes the gloves off as anxieties flare over food benefits and health care — plus a radioactive idea that has Republicans running for cover.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
OPINION by John L. Smith: “You are blind to the suffering of your people.” Sen. Jacky Rosen takes the gloves off as anxieties flare over food benefits and health care — plus a radioactive idea that has Republicans running for cover.
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...
Almost all of the tax credits provided to film companies in Nevada have been transferred to other companies for cash, an Indy analysis found.
Read more about the transferable element of the film tax credit program: thenevadaindependent.com/article/almo...
Read more about the transferable element of the film tax credit program: thenevadaindependent.com/article/almo...
Almost all Nevada film tax credits aren’t used by film companies. Here’s why. - The Nevada Independent
In the more than 10-year history of Nevada’s film tax credit program, more than 98 percent of the credits have been transferred from movie studios to other companies. Nevada has issued more than $35…
thenevadaindependent.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Almost all of the tax credits provided to film companies in Nevada have been transferred to other companies for cash, an Indy analysis found.
Read more about the transferable element of the film tax credit program: thenevadaindependent.com/article/almo...
Read more about the transferable element of the film tax credit program: thenevadaindependent.com/article/almo...
Nevada already receives one of the lowest allotments of federal medical research funding among the states. If cuts to research materialize, experts worry it could degrade the infrastructure needed to keep new discoveries coming.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nevada already receives one of the lowest allotments of federal medical research funding among the states. If cuts to research materialize, experts worry it could degrade the infrastructure needed to keep new discoveries coming.
Read more: thenevadaindependent.com/article/rese...
Read more: thenevadaindependent.com/article/rese...
🛑Can you ride an e-bike down the Strip? Can you pass a school bus in Nevada? How many e-bike riders are injured each year?
Take a stab at these questions and learn about road safety in Nevada in our new traffic-focused fact brief quiz: thenevadaindependent.com/article/with...
Take a stab at these questions and learn about road safety in Nevada in our new traffic-focused fact brief quiz: thenevadaindependent.com/article/with...
With traffic safety concerns rising, test your knowledge of Nevada’s road laws - The Nevada Independent
In 2024 Nevada had the fourth-highest pedestrian death rate in the country, an issue state and local leaders have sought to curb.
thenevadaindependent.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
🛑Can you ride an e-bike down the Strip? Can you pass a school bus in Nevada? How many e-bike riders are injured each year?
Take a stab at these questions and learn about road safety in Nevada in our new traffic-focused fact brief quiz: thenevadaindependent.com/article/with...
Take a stab at these questions and learn about road safety in Nevada in our new traffic-focused fact brief quiz: thenevadaindependent.com/article/with...
🚦With traffic safety concerns on the rise, are you confident that you know road laws in Nevada?
Take our traffic-focused fact brief quiz and test your knowledge: thenevadaindependent.com/article/with...
Take our traffic-focused fact brief quiz and test your knowledge: thenevadaindependent.com/article/with...
With traffic safety concerns rising, test your knowledge of Nevada’s road laws - The Nevada Independent
In 2024 Nevada had the fourth-highest pedestrian death rate in the country, an issue state and local leaders have sought to curb.
thenevadaindependent.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🚦With traffic safety concerns on the rise, are you confident that you know road laws in Nevada?
Take our traffic-focused fact brief quiz and test your knowledge: thenevadaindependent.com/article/with...
Take our traffic-focused fact brief quiz and test your knowledge: thenevadaindependent.com/article/with...
While there’s no school zone DUI statute in Nevada, proximity to a school where children are present could be a factor in prosecutors pursuing a felony child endangerment charge.
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Read more in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/does...
Does Nevada have specific penalties for DUI in a school zone? - The Nevada Independent
Find out in our latest fact brief.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
While there’s no school zone DUI statute in Nevada, proximity to a school where children are present could be a factor in prosecutors pursuing a felony child endangerment charge.
Read more in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/does...
Read more in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/does...
The Indy obtained a document sent to the U.S. Department of Justice via a public records request outlining Gov. Joe Lombardo’s “immigration policy timeline” to remove Nevada’s sanctuary state designation.
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/here...
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/here...
Here’s one of the documents that got Nevada off the Trump admin’s sanctuary list - The Nevada Independent
After the Trump administration placed Nevada on a list of sanctuary jurisdictions this summer without stating a clear rationale, Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s office provided the Department of…
thenevadaindependent.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The Indy obtained a document sent to the U.S. Department of Justice via a public records request outlining Gov. Joe Lombardo’s “immigration policy timeline” to remove Nevada’s sanctuary state designation.
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/here...
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/here...
Federal authorities told states that full SNAP payments will be sent Friday even as the Trump administration seeks to block it. Nevada has not yet announced what residents should expect.
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SNAP recipients in some states get full November benefits, even as Trump admin seeks block - The Nevada Independent
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday it was working to release full funding for the food program, following a Thursday court order.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Federal authorities told states that full SNAP payments will be sent Friday even as the Trump administration seeks to block it. Nevada has not yet announced what residents should expect.
Read more here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/snap...
Read more here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/snap...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
While others give you breaking news, we give you the full story. While others chase clicks with breaking news alerts, we're committed to telling Nevada's full story.
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Does Nevada have specific penalties for DUI in a school zone?
Find out in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/does...
Find out in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/does...
Does Nevada have specific penalties for DUI in a school zone? - The Nevada Independent
Find out in our latest fact brief.
thenevadaindependent.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Does Nevada have specific penalties for DUI in a school zone?
Find out in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/does...
Find out in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/does...
As part of a deal to get Nevada off a list of sanctuary states, Gov. Joe Lombardo’s office created an “immigration policy timeline.” The Indy obtained it via a public records request.
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/here...
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/here...
Here’s one of the documents that got Nevada off the Trump admin’s sanctuary list - The Nevada Independent
After the Trump administration placed Nevada on a list of sanctuary jurisdictions this summer without stating a clear rationale, Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s office provided the Department of…
thenevadaindependent.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
As part of a deal to get Nevada off a list of sanctuary states, Gov. Joe Lombardo’s office created an “immigration policy timeline.” The Indy obtained it via a public records request.
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/here...
Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/here...
Is cashless gaming a boon for casinos? Could it result in more problem gambling? There is no clear answer, but those in the responsible gaming community are still concerned as the technology expands.
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As cashless gaming spreads, how are Nevada regulators making sure it’s safe? - The Nevada Independent
Questions arose after a new system that allows slot machine players to fund gaming through a QR code was unveiled at G2E.
thenevadaindependent.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Is cashless gaming a boon for casinos? Could it result in more problem gambling? There is no clear answer, but those in the responsible gaming community are still concerned as the technology expands.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/as-c...
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/as-c...