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WEBThe Nevada Independent is a statewide, reader-supported, digital-only nonprofit newsroom committed to illuminating the state’s most pressing issues, fostering insightful conversations and holding those in power to account. We tell the story of the Silver State and its people in a timely and nuanced way that promotes civic engagement and empowers Nevadans to improve their communities and ...
Indy Explains: How legal prostitution works in Nevada
WEBMay 27, 2018 · In 2009, Democratic then-state Sen. Bob Coffin introduced a bill to apply a $5-per-day tax for customers buying prostitution services. With an estimated 400,000 customer days in Nevada legal brothels each year, the measure was expected to bring in $2 million. The bill failed a committee vote and didn’t move forward in the Legislature even ...
New Nevada poll sees Harris with biggest lead over Trump yet
WEBAug 9, 2024 · Election 2024 Elections Polls. SHARE. A new poll of likely Nevada voters found Vice President Kamala Harris with a nearly 6 percentage point lead over former President Donald Trump — the largest lead for a Democrat in any presidential poll of Nevadans this cycle. While Nevada polls have been …
Who’s running in 2024? What to know from Nevada’s candidate …
WEBMar 19, 2024 · Schwartz, who served as state treasurer from 2015 to 2019, has run in nearly every election cycle in Nevada since 2012, losing multiple congressional bids. He previously ran in the Republican primary for the 3rd District in 2020, finishing second to Dan Rodimer. One independent candidate, Jon Kamerath, has also filed to run in the election.
Indy Explains: The Public Employees Retirement System of Nevada
WEBFeb 19, 2017 · In all, the system pays an average of about $182 million in benefits each month, or $2.2 billion each year. Total contributions in fiscal year 2016 increased by $127.8 million or 7.8% to $1.8 billion. Benefit payments for fiscal year 2016 rose by $153.6 million or 7.8% to $2.1 billion, according to PERS' annual report.
Is Nevada becoming a red state? - The Nevada Independent
WEBThe Nevada Independent is a project of: Nevada News Bureau, Inc. | Federal Tax ID 27-3192716. NO, Nevada remains a purple state, somewhere between red (Republican) and blue (Democratic).Over the last decade, the share of active Democratic and Republican voters has trended downward while the sh.
Your State. Your News. Your Voice. - The Nevada Independent
WEBMar 4, 2024 · Judge dismisses Nevada fake electors case over lack of jurisdiction. Eric Neugeboren. June 21st, 2024 - 11:32am. Judge Mary Kay Holthus was unconvinced that Clark County was the appropriate place to hear the case. The state cannot re-file in another county because of a statute of limitations but will appeal the ruling.
AG appeals Nevada fake electors case to state Supreme Court
WEBJul 26, 2024 · The case against the six Nevada Republicans who submitted an invalid slate of electoral votes for former President Donald Trump in 2020 is moving up to the Nevada Supreme Court, after Attorney General Aaron Ford on Friday appealed a Clark County judge’s dismissal of the charges brought by his office. …
Indy Explains: Question 3, open primaries and ranked-choice voting
WEBAug 31, 2022 · We’ll nominate two phrases for that distinction in this particular cycle: “open primaries” and “ranked-choice voting.”. Those two terms are synonymous with a ballot initiative now known as Question 3, which will ask voters whether they want to overhaul the state’s election system and fundamentally change the way people cast votes.
OPINION: It’s time for the Biden administration to designate …
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Intact wetlands and forests such those found at Bahsahwahbee continue to sequester carbon and protect climate-cooling biodiversity, fighting climate changes that have led to Reno and Las Vegas being named the two fastest warming cities in the country. This summer is shaping up to be the hottest on record in Nevada. Indigenous communities have known for millennia what others are only starting ...