Hospitals in Nevada no longer report data on COVID infections to the CDC. But the CDC’s epidemic monitor assessed the state’s COVID-19 epidemic trend as “declining” as of Sept. 23, 2025. Find out more in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/were...

Courts have become more open to schools restricting ‘disruptive’ speech. What does it mean for Clark County teachers sidelined for social media posts about the killing of Charlie Kirk? Here's what First Amendment experts have to say: thenevadaindependent.com/article/teac...

Election season starts earlier than ever, which is why we're relaunching our Indy Elections newsletter tomorrow, helmed by Mini Racker. Get insider intel and exclusive analysis on political moves across Nevada by subscribing here: thenevadaindependent.com/newsletters/...

Were COVID-19 infections trending up in Nevada in September 2025? Find out in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/were...

Clark County School District reassigned some teachers following their comments about Charlie Kirk’s death. How much power do education leaders have to discipline workers for exercising their First Amendment rights? Read more about it: thenevadaindependent.com/article/teac...

With premiums set to rise and ACA subsidies expiring, state health officials seek to reassure Nevadans that options for affordable health insurance exist. Read about how the state’s health care authority is navigating this year’s open enrollment period: thenevadaindependent.com/article/risi...

Reno’s clout as a gambling destination has slowly slipped over the last quarter-century. Many of the biggest casino expansions in the works lean on entertainment that’s off the casino floor. Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/as-t...

OPINION by John L. Smith: The AI boom needs data centers — and two tech heavies continue to duke it out in the courts over developing them on a vast industrial site in Northern Nevada, home to a new kind of gold rush. Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...

As gambling’s dominance wanes in Reno, casino operators are taking a cue from Las Vegas and leaning into sports, dining and other entertainment to stay relevant. Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/as-t...

Nevada’s state-run health care marketplace will open enrollment for 2026 insurance plans Nov. 1. But with ACA subsidies set to expire and costs increasing, some Nevadans are worried about their options. Read more about the 2026 enrollment launch: thenevadaindependent.com/article/risi...

The re-election announcement from 23 Nevada Assembly Democrats on Thursday means that only four members of the caucus do not intend to run for their seats next year. In 2024, that number was 10. Read more on our candidate live blog: thenevadaindependent.com/2026-candida...

A new investigation found that lawsuits have trailed the cosmetic industry’s growth, in some cases alleging that surgeons had already faced disciplinary action by state boards — yet crossed into another state and kept practicing. Via KFF Health News: thenevadaindependent.com/article/doct...

AI data centers accounted for 8.69 percent of electricity consumed in Nevada in 2023, projected to grow to 20 percent by 2030 according to the Electric Power Research Institute. Read more about it in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/are-...

ICE agents in three unmarked SUVs surrounded 56-year-old Rafael Lopez Gomez in a Las Vegas neighborhood and arrested him at what appeared to be gunpoint last month, all captured on a doorbell camera. Read more about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/vega...

Republican Toby Yurek resigns from Assembly to help Lombardo re-election campaign. Check out our candidate announcement tracker and live blog here: thenevadaindependent.com/2026-candida...

Rare footage captured by a doorbell camera in Las Vegas has highlighted what legal experts describe as a lack of transparency around recent ICE arrests in an increasingly tense political landscape. Read more about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/vega...

23 Nevada Assembly Democrats on Thursday announced their bid for re-election. That leaves four caucus members who do not intend to run again, including the three highest-ranking ones. Read more on our 2026 candidate tracker live blog: thenevadaindependent.com/2026-candida...

AI data centers accounted for 8.69 percent of electricity consumed in Nevada in 2023, projected to grow to 20 percent by 2030 according to the Electric Power Research Institute. Read more about it in this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/article/are-...

The Trump administration released the first part of a $2.2 billion loan to develop Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium mine in exchange for taking a stake in the effort. The Indy spoke with experts at UNR and UNLV to learn more about this kind of deal: thenevadaindependent.com/article/how-...

What’s really happening in Nevada’s second-largest school district? Join education reporter Rocio Hernandez and Indy CEO Jon Ralston for a timely and important conversation with Washoe County School District Superintendent Joe Ernst. Buy tickets here: one.bidpal.net/indytalksren...

OPINION by Michael Schaus: Hey, big spender — when did you sell out your principles? Trump’s GOP is a hypocritical tax-and-spend cheerleader that flouts the tenets of Republican fiscal conservatism. Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...

The U.S. government is taking on an ownership stake in the developer of Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium mine. Why would the government do this, what’s the precedent and what concerns do experts have? Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/how-...

The unexpected death of tribal gaming leader Ernie Stevens Jr. led to an outpouring of tributes throughout the gaming industry. Read the article and subscribe to our Indy Gaming newsletter: thenevadaindependent.com/article/bacc...

Backers of a permanent 1 October memorial have worked to pare the price tag down to about $40 million and still hope to open it in 2027. Read more about the progress toward honoring lives lost in the nation’s deadliest mass shooting: thenevadaindependent.com/article/fund...

With Congress unable to reach a deal on government funding, the federal government has shut down. What does that mean for Nevadans? Learn about what is to come here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/what...

In this week’s Indy Gaming: 📉 As panic sets in over dropping tourism numbers, deals to entice visitors debut 🎰 Tribal gaming leader Ernie Stevens Jr. dies Read the article and subscribe to our newsletter: thenevadaindependent.com/article/bacc...

From lobbying the Legislature to launching a paver campaign, fundraising is moving forward for a permanent memorial honoring victims of the 1 October mass shooting. But there’s still a long road ahead. Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/fund...

The federal government officially shut down this morning, following weeks of congressional debates over the expiration of health care subsidies. What services should Nevadans expect during the shutdown? Read our explainer here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/what...

The Trump administration had questioned a previously approved loan to the developer of Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium mine. It’s now been released — after the government secured a 5 percent stake of the project itself and the developer. thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Sigal Chattah is not validly serving as Nevada’s acting U.S. attorney, disqualifying the outspoken conservative from supervising four prosecutions brought after she was appointed to her role. Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/judg...

NEW: The Trump administration is releasing a loan to the developer of Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium mine in exchange for equity stake in both the company and the project itself. thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...

The Department of Justice said it is investigating UNLV’s “response to antisemitism.” It comes after a Jewish student’s alleged discrimination following the Oct. 7 attacks. Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/doj-...

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto became one of a handful of Democrats to vote for a Republican-backed funding bill that would avert a government shutdown, even as that vote failed and the nation’s first shutdown in seven years grew all but certain. Via AP: thenevadaindependent.com/article/cort...

NEW: A federal judge has ruled that Sigal Chattah is not validly serving as Nevada’s acting U.S. attorney, a setback for the Trump administration’s efforts to keep the outspoken conservative as the state’s top federal law enforcement official. Read more: thenevadaindependent.com/article/judg...

Did Planned Parenthood ‘shut its doors’ in Las Vegas as stated in an email blast from Nevada’s largest anti-abortion organization? Find out here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/did-...

Federal prosecutors are investigating UNLV over its “response to antisemitism on campus” in the wake of Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas on Israel. Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/doj-...

OPINION by Barbara G. Brents and Lillian Taylor Jungleib: Nevada’s brothels are clean, safe and secure. Lumping them into conversations about sex trafficking undermines public understanding and harms women. Read more here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...

In a fundraising email blast, the state’s largest anti-abortion organization celebrated that two “Planned Parenthood abortion centers” had been shut down in Nevada, but the situation is more complicated than that. Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/did-...

Federal prosecutors say they want an investigation into UndocuPack, a program at UNR that provides support to undocumented students. Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/doj-...

CCSD Superintendent Jhone Ebert said she believes it is the right time and she is the right person to turn around the nation’s fifth largest school district. Read about her IndyTalks interview and subscribe to our Indy Education newsletter: thenevadaindependent.com/article/supe...

Nevada doctors are pushing back on a new state requirement that they determine whether their patient should be playing girls’ or boys’ sports, as the Trump administration pushes back on trans athletes. Read more: thenevadaindependent.com/article/phys...

Federal officials allege that a UNR program that helps undocumented students is a violation of a 1996 welfare reform law. Read more about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/doj-...

In this week’s Indy Education: 🗣️ Superintendent on rebuilding community trust ⏰ CCSD surveys on later start times ✅ Clark County School Board approves new contract for support staff Read the article and subscribe to our newsletter: thenevadaindependent.com/article/supe...

Doctors say a new rule requiring they affirm a student’s sex at birth is “medically inappropriate” and strays from the purpose of a physical exam: determining whether a student is well enough to play sports. Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/phys...

With health insurance costs for Nevadans who buy their own insurance set to rise nearly 30 percent, Nevada’s congressional delegation is preparing for a government shutdown in a push to extend ACA subsidies. Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...

From renaming programs to closing offices, Nevada colleges are altering their approach to diversity, equity and inclusion. Critics say it’s an effort to comply with a federal administration that has balked at DEI. Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...

Bally’s Corp. released plans to develop 500,000 square feet of retail, dining, and entertainment offerings, including a 2,500-seat theater for live performances, on land surrounding the $2 billion Athletics baseball stadium. Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/ball...

OPINION by John L. Smith: Was District Judge Erika Ballou suspended for being too merciful? This strange legal saga raises questions about justice, compassion and the rule of law. Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...

Buy insurance on Nevada’s marketplace? Plans could rise as much as $147 a month, not including the looming loss of federal subsidies which Democrats are now threatening a government shutdown to save. Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...

As the idea of “diversity, equity and inclusion” comes under fire, Nevada colleges have quietly made changes to their programs. Some schools have rebranded to eliminate the DEI term, and another’s DEI office has closed. Read more here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...