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网页2017年1月16日 · 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 …
Indy Explains: How legal prostitution works in Nevada
网页2018年5月27日 · Nevada law prohibits solicitation and prostitution unless it takes place in a licensed house of prostitution. State law bans licensed brothels in counties with populations of 700,000 or more (currently Clark County, home of Las Vegas). Only 10 counties in Nevada allow prostitution, and even then, only within licensed brothels.
Indy Explains: Nevada passed the ranked-choice voting, open …
网页2022年11月25日 · Mike Draper, the communications director for Nevada Voters First, an in-state group supporting the measure, said that in the coming two years, the campaign will focus on educating voters about ranked-choice voting, open primaries and other changes proposed by the ballot measure.
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网页The Nevada Independent is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news and opinion website founded in 2017 by veteran political journalist and commentator Jon Ralston. The site and its supporting channels are focused on ethical, unbiased and transparent journalism. In general, we aim to gather and disseminate important public information and increase civic engagement.
How a mega gold-mining merger tightened a company’s hold on …
网页2022年1月3日 · In 2020, according to its financial filings, Nevada Gold Mines took in about $3.8 billion in revenue. Jewelry still drives a great deal of the demand for gold, but it is also an important investment vehicle. The company employs more than 7,000 people — the vast majority of mining workers in the area.
Bipartisan opposition to Question 3 mounts, with more …
网页2022年10月4日 · Their overwhelming opposition — just 16 percent of Republican likely voters expressed support for the initiative — marks a growing trend of bipartisan disapproval of the major election changes proposed by Question 3 on this year’s general election ballot. It reverses a position of stronger support recorded among Nevada voters as recently ...
Nevada GOP approves party-run caucus that will exclude …
网页2023年9月23日 · Members of the Nevada GOP voted Saturday to establish rules for a party-run caucus that include barring candidates who choose to have their name listed on the ballot for a state-run primary election being held two days earlier and restricting political action committees from getting involved.
Inside the 3-year strategic plan guiding Nevada Gov. Joe …
网页2024年2月12日 · “The Nevada Way.” It may just sound like a street name — and in fact, it became one last year — but the novel idiom favored by Gov. Joe Lombardo has become symbolic of the Republican governor’s efforts to reroute the course of the Silver State in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and past Democratic control of state government.. The …
November election could shift majority on the Clark County school …
网页2022年10月21日 · On the seven-member Clark County School Board, all it takes is four votes to get items passed. That 4-3 split vote is exactly how the board advanced a glowing evaluation, contract extension and raise for Superintendent Jesus Jara, despite outspoken objections from community members disappointed in Jara’s performance as head of the …
Everyone in Nevada is talking about water. Here are five things to …
网页2022年5月19日 · Here’s what else I’m watching this week:. On Tuesday, a federal judge struck down a U.S. Fish and Wildlife decision that found the bi-state sage grouse, a subpopulation of the Greater sage grouse, did not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act, Courthouse News Services’ Carson McCullough reported. Local, state and …