Pot, Partisanship and sexual misconduct: a recap of state politics in 2017
As 2017 comes to a close, the holiday season provides a time to reflect on a year gone by. And when it comes to state …
University completes traffic stop investigation, but results remain confidential
The University of Nevada, Reno has completed its investigation into a September traffic stop where a university police officer joked about shooting graduate student Kevin …
And Then There Were Five: As Laxalt enters governor’s race, adds to growing group of hopefuls
To the surprise of few, Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt announced last Wednesday he would launch a bid for governor in a week-long, 17-county campaign …
Laxalt announces run for governor during stops in Vegas, Sparks
After delaying an official announcement for about a month following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt told crowds in Las …
The Yucca Problem: How A New Political Era Might Revive A Dormant Yucca Mountain
by Jacob Solis and Joey Lovato The U.S. has a nuclear waste problem. There are 61 power plants operating 99 nuclear reactors across 30 states …
The politics of gun control: How the tragedy in Las Vegas might (or might not) change the way Nevada thinks about guns
It was the last day of the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas last Sunday when a lone gunman, now identified as Stephen Paddock, …
Trump calls for unity in Reno speech to vets
President Donald J. Trump gave a short, subdued speech before several thousand members of the American Legion — a non-partisan veterans organization — at the …
Cortez Masto talks Trump at Reno town hall
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., received a warm welcome from a friendly crowd at a town hall event held Saturday at Reno High School. It …
Lawmakers target rape kit backlog
Nevada could be making a dent in its extensive backlog of untested rape kits — a backlog that’s grown to roughly 8,000 over the last …
GOP reps grilled at Reno town hall
For the second time this year, the GOP duo of Sen. Dean Heller and Rep. Mark Amodei faced a number of difficult questions at a …