Lucia Starbuck
Political ReporterLucia Starbuck is an award-winning political journalist and the host of KUNR’s monthly show Purple Politics Nevada. She is passionate about reporting during election season, attending community events, and talking to people about the issues that matter most to them.
In 2024, Lucia was awarded the National Press Foundation’s Women in Politics Journalism Fellowship, and in 2023, she produced a four-part series on rural maternal health care with support from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship.
Lucia was born and raised in Reno. During her free time, she enjoys watching movies, going on nature walks, and learning how to cook.
You can reach Lucia via email at LS@KUNR.org.
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The Nevada legislature failed to secure the votes needed to expand film tax breaks. Why and where do we go from here? Find out during KUNR’s Purple Politics Nevada, hosted by Lucia Starbuck. -
Nevada’s special legislative session ended without passing the massive expansion of transferable film tax credits, while lawmakers voted to enshrine mail ballots in the state constitution. -
As violence and threats against lawmakers increase in the U.S., a new bill passed during Nevada’s special legislative session adds protections for elected officials. -
KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck breaks down the first four days of the Nevada special legislative session and the advancement of film tax breaks, the governor’s crime bill, and worker comp claims for firefighters. -
Nevada lawmakers have passed legislation to create a funding mechanism that would authorize the state to provide financial assistance to residents if benefit payments are suspended due to a federal government shutdown, such as what happened with SNAP. -
Nevada lawmakers hit the ground running on the first day of the special session on Thursday, adjourning the day’s business around 9 p.m. -
A coalition in Nevada is urging state lawmakers to protect immigrants during the special legislative session, but the Democratic Assembly Caucus leadership isn’t answering questions on the topic. -
State lawmakers met in Carson City on Thursday to gavel in a special session of the Nevada Legislature. Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo issued a proclamation Wednesday evening that will have policymakers tackling a host of issues. -
The Truckee River Flood Management Authority (TRFMA) voted unanimously on a park design for the area along the river between Mill Street and Rock and McCarran boulevards. -
Tune in to this month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada to hear KUNR and KNPR reporters speak about their stories for the housing series “Does Home Mean Nevada.”
