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Does your employer discriminate? It's about to get harder to find out.
21+ hour, 27+ min ago (1506+ words) This story was originally reported by Amanda Becker of The 19th. Meet Amanda and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. How many women does your employer have in management positions compared to industry peers? Are a retail…...
Trump administration demands Nevada keep all 2024 election records
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (553+ words) The Trump administration is requiring that Nevada election officials maintain all records from the 2024 election — beyond what federal law requires — threatening civil or criminal penalties if the state does not comply. In a letter sent Friday to Nevada Secretary of…...
To sue or not to sue? Legal fights against feds a major theme in attorney general race
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (986+ words) Suing the federal government has become a frequent function of the Nevada attorney general, and whether that continues could hinge on who wins the November election. Attorney General Aaron Ford (D) has been a plaintiff in 56 lawsuits against the federal government…...
OPINION: 'Stop the steal' actually means something in 2026
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (742+ words) When the fervor of the "stop the steal" election deniers reached its most fevered mania in 2020, Nevada's Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske set an example for the propaganda-battered nation by rejecting a fusillade of false voter fraud claims from…...
Everyone wants to win working-class voters. But have they realized many are women?
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (1400+ words) Congressional candidate JoAnna Mendoza (D) can quickly rattle off prices from the grocery store in the small town of Eloy, Arizona, where she grew up. A couple of months ago, a pound of ground beef was going for about $13, a tomato…...
Nevada elections chief blasts Trump admin as "careless" as it enacts new mail voting rules
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1116+ words) Nevada's top elections official said he believes the Trump administration intends "to disenfranchise and discourage voters" as the U.S. Postal Service moves forward on setting up a new system for delivering mail ballots that a whistleblower reportedly said could lead to…...
OPINION: Nevada's leaders are building a 'paper ghetto' for transgender people
1+ week, 4+ day ago (616+ words) It's easy to scroll past every headline and political maneuver on the news, dismissing executive orders and legislative battles as distant abstractions, but there's an undeniable devastation in watching someone you love hide from a world that has turned against…...
OPINION: The trail just got tougher for MAGA's true believers
1+ week, 6+ day ago (706+ words) Riding for the Trump brand got a little harder this week. The president found a way to get on the wrong side of one of his most conservative and loyal constituencies, the American cattle rancher. Promoting a plan to import…...
Utah House speaker criticizes Nevada's Colorado River lawsuit for making a 'difficult situation more difficult"
2+ week, 4+ day ago (909+ words) Utah and other Upper Basin states "are not required to contribute a drop" of their Colorado River water to a federal plan for the region's reservoirs, Nevada's governor objects, while the southern half of his state faces a potential cut…...
Postal Service blames 'human error' for missing Nevada mail ballots
2+ week, 4+ day ago (943+ words) Indy Elections takes you behind the headlines of Nevada politics, delivering scoops and smart analysis on the races that could reshape our lives. You can change your newsletter settings here. In today's edition: Why didn't USPS deliver dozens of rural…...