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tossmeanote/Flickr Creative CommonsImprisonment rates are markedly higher in communities of color across the U.S., according to the Prison Policy Initiative, a nonprofit group that advocates for criminal justice reform. And its work to spotlight what it calls “the geography of mass incarceration” has recently focused on parts of the Mountain West. -
David Calvert/The Nevada IndependentMore than half the legislative primary candidates who ran on baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election made it through Nevada’s June election. Experts warn their success reflects a growing movement that threatens democratic norms in the U.S.
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Read or listen to news headlines for Monday, July 11, 2022. -
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was a mainstream conservative victory. But the fight against abortion access is a priority for far-right extremists, too.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has eliminated federal abortion protections, but Nevadans enshrined statewide abortion access in a 1990 voter referendum. KUNR’s Bert Johnson sat down with Emily Hobson, chair of the Gender, Race and Identity department at UNR, to talk about what the ruling could mean for the state.
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El viernes, 24 de junio de 2022, la Corte Suprema decidió revocar ‘Roe v. Wade’, la sentencia que resolvió que se podía interrumpir voluntariamente el embarazo, devolviendo así a los estados la potestad de decidir qué reglas imponer.
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Read or listen to news headlines for Monday, June 27, 2022.
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With the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, three states in the Mountain West are immediately impacted by the decision to end the constitutional right to an abortion.
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In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision that gave women the right to seek an abortion.
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Read or listen to news headlines for Wednesday, June 22, 2022.
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Preliminary results for Washoe County for the 2022 Primary Election have been slow to trickle in. KUNR news director Michelle Billman sat down with reporter Lucia Starbuck to break down some city, county and school board race outcomes so far, though these results remain unofficial until they’re certified, which is scheduled for later this week.
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On the morning of the Nevada midterm primary election, KUNR’s Shelby Herbert spoke with election workers to understand why they volunteered at polling locations in Washoe Valley and Carson City.
