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Purple Politics Nevada is KUNR’s weekly show about the Nevada Legislative Session. In this week’s episode, host Lucia Starbuck explores Nevada Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar’s legislation to protect election workers and streamline election processes. He also responded to Republican-backed election-related bills.

Purple Politics Nevada is KUNR’s weekly show about the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session. In this week’s episode, host Lucia Starbuck explores Republican-backed election-related legislation requiring identification to vote and moving up the deadlines to submit a mail-in ballot and register to vote.

Purple Politics Nevada is KUNR’s weekly show about the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session. In this week’s episode, host Lucia Starbuck spoke with Nevada Democratic Treasurer Zach Conine about his proposed legislation to create trust funds for babies covered under Medicaid, a loan repayment program for health care workers, and funding for rural schools and workforce housing.

Purple Politics Nevada is KUNR’s weekly show about the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session, which spans 120 days and reached its halfway point. In this week’s episode, host Lucia Starbuck checks in with Democratic Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro and Republican Senate Minority Leader Heidi Seevers Gansert about bills to improve health care and toughen punishments for trafficking fentanyl.

KUNR held its first “Pints and Purple Politics” event on Wednesday. The panel discussion was moderated by Purple Politics Nevada host Lucia Starbuck and included reporters Bert Johnson, Jose Davila IV, María Palma and Natalie Van Hoozer. In this event recap, each reporter shares how local politics affect their respective reporting beats.

Purple Politics Nevada is KUNR’s weekly show about the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session. In this week’s episode, host Lucia Starbuck explores conservation-related bills to fund wildlife crossings, outdoor education for youth, and the electrification of large trucks.

KUNR held its second Pints and Purple Politics event on Wednesday at IMBĪB Custom Brews in Sparks. Purple Politics Nevada host Lucia Starbuck moderated the conversation with three state lawmakers who represent the Reno-Sparks area. This week’s episode highlights what everyone had to say.

Purple Politics Nevada is KUNR’s weekly show about the Nevada Legislative Session. In this week’s episode, host Lucia Starbuck checks in with Sondra Cosgrove, a history professor at the College of Southern Nevada about the Economic Forum’s forecast and what it means for the state.

Purple Politics Nevada is KUNR’s weekly show about the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session. In this week’s episode, host Lucia Starbuck explores racist covenants in housing deeds in Washoe County and a short history lesson on why they exist. State lawmakers are considering a bill to allow discriminatory language to be removed.

KUNR held its third Pints & Purple Politics event tied to the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session on Wednesday at Reno Little Theater. Purple Politics Nevada host Lucia Starbuck moderated the conversation with two of Nevada’s top Democrats: Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar and Treasurer Zach Conine. This week’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada recaps the event.