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Response from Washoe County DA Chris Hicks after Sparks City Attorney Wes Duncan announced his bid yesterday. Refers to Duncan as a politician "chasing titles and notoriety" and touts lower burglary and robbery numbers in recent years.

Gov. Joe Lombardo’s veto count is up to 52, after the Republican governor rejected bills that would ban possession of firearms within 100 feet of an election site and prohibit the sale of genetic information. Read the updates here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/2025-l…

👀 Following news of Gov. Joe Lombardo's veto of a bill that would have sanctioned boys and girls lacrosse in the 2026-2027 school year, the NIAA announces that it will sanction the sport.

Statement from AFSCME (state workers union) after Gov. Joe Lombardo signed the bill to fund union agreements, including a bonus and 1% annual cost of living raise. It doesn't include 3% raise that the union had bargained for.

Not every day you see a Republican governor vetoing a voter ID bill. From Tabitha Mueller and me: thenevadaindependent.com/article/lombar…

Whoever is dropping veto messages at 5 p.m., please stop.

Nevada's Secretary of State responds after a judge blocked Trump's executive order that would have required U.S. citizenship to vote and that all ballots be received by Election Day. Context: thenevadaindependent.com/article/trump-…

Hundreds of people attend the “No Kings” protest at the Nevada Capitol in Carson City.

As an addendum to this — Nevada Medicaid estimated that the bill would cost $44 million in future biennia, with about $9 million coming out of the state's general fund in each fiscal year. The bill was written to create a two-year gap to explore the costs and how to offset them.

My final story for Nevada Independent: a look into the failed unionization effort in Rep. Dina Titus’ office, which ex-staffers told me that their boss, a longtime labor champion, stood in the way of, telling staff “we used to be a family” thenevadaindependent.com/article/why-lo…

“It was a big bill with big intentions and it died on its own weight.” Eric Neugeboren explores why plans to streamline Nevada’s complex web of professional licensing boards flamed out in the 2025 legislative session. thenevadaindependent.com/article/why-lo…

Professional news: Today is my first day at The Texas Tribune! I'm super excited to start covering Washington for a Texas audience and get to know the state's dynamic, powerful congressional delegation. Reach out at [email protected] and say hi!

Breaking via Tabitha Mueller: One of the top Dems in the Legislature is leaving to run for mayor of North Las Vegas. She also happens to be the chair of the state Democratic Party. thenevadaindependent.com/article/democr…

Nevada launched its new unemployment benefits system yesterday, marking an on-time completion of the $72 million project. The system is designed to be more user-friendly.

The ACLU of Nevada just filed a lawsuit against Las Vegas Metro Police for not releasing public records related to cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, such as documents about its 287(g) agreement with ICE.

A group of Latino lawmakers visited Nevada's largest immigration detention center on Thursday, describing conditions as sanitary but raising concerns that detainees were not receiving proper due process. bella reports: thenevadaindependent.com/article/latino…

A jail in a deep red Nevada county played a key role in immigration detention, until ICE said it didn’t meet standards and locals said they’re left holding the bill. bella reports: thenevadaindependent.com/article/are-we…

Changes to Medicaid under the “Big Beautiful Bill" will cost Nevada an estimated $60M over the next five years, leading to a projected 100,000 people losing insurance after the first two years, when work requirements kick in. More from Tabitha Mueller: thenevadaindependent.com/article/report…