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The 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 ...
Who’s running in 2024? What to know from Nevada’s candidate …
Mar 19, 2024 · The close of Nevada’s nearly two-week-long candidate filing period on Friday marks the official start of campaign season, as the more than 950 candidates who filed prepare for the June 11 primary election.
NV Supreme Court seats uncontested in 2024, judicial filing brings ...
Jan 17, 2024 · The Nevada Supreme Court also has other broad powers, including setting rules for legal practices and for criminal procedures, completing state-level canvasses of election results, serving on the Board of Pardons Commissioners and generally administering the state’s judicial system.. Despite their importance, these elections are often marked by lower turnout.
A’s stadium plan includes a non-retractable roof, baseball’s largest ...
Mar 5, 2024 · The Oakland Athletics released four renderings of the Major League Baseball club’s planned $1.5 billion stadium Tuesday, and it appears the team is replacing the 67-year-old Rat Pack-era Tropicana Las Vegas with something akin to Australia’s Sydney Opera House.
Dina Titus, Mark Robertson face off again in Nevada’s 1st …
Oct 11, 2024 · It’s a rematch in the race for Nevada’s 1st Congressional District. Two years after Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) defeated Mark Robertson, a retired Army colonel, by more than 5 percentage points, the two are facing off again after Robertson handily won his June primary.
Nevada’s minimum wage going up to $12 an hour on July 1; two …
Jul 1, 2024 · The state's minimum wage will increase to match the federal minimum wage if the federal minimum wage rises above $12 per hour. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour and has remained unchanged since 2009.. The ballot measure also will eliminate the current method of making cost-of-living adjustments.
On the Record: Senate District 15 candidates Angie Taylor and …
Sep 26, 2024 · It’s no secret that Nevada’s legislative power is consolidated in populous Southern Nevada. But Northern Nevada’s Senate District 15 could be key to Democrats clinching their first two-thirds Senate supermajority this century.
The Nevada Independent - Your State. Your News. Your Voice.
Mar 4, 2024 · Articles from The Nevada Independent. Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson (D-Las Vegas) on Monday appointed three lawmakers — Democrats Steve Yeager and Sandra Jauregui and Republican Tom Roberts — to serve on an election contest committee to review a complaint submitted by former Republican Assembly candidate Cheryl Arrington.
The early voting blog, 2024 - The Nevada Independent
Oct 9, 2024 · The Republican turnout edge is now almost 8 percent, almost 9 percent in Clark.The usually reliable Clark Dem firewall has all but evaporated (2,800), the rural GOP firewall is at 37,000 and Washoe is also going well for the Repubs (+5,800).. I know people want to keep comparing this year to 2020 or 2022, but at the risk of repeating myself: This is a unicorn year.