The Nevada Independent

Adam Laxalt is walking along an outdoor stage while waving and smiling. The background is blurred, but a crowd can be seen holding various campaign-related signage behind him.

Fourteen members of Laxalt family endorse Democratic rival, Cortez Masto, in Senate race

Jacob Solis

Fourteen members of Republican Senate candidate and former Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s family announced Wednesday that they would collectively endorse his Democratic opponent, incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, in the heated race for Nevada’s U.S. Senate seat.

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Local Stories

KUNR Today: Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County establish cooperative emergency response working group

Shelby Herbert

Read or listen to news headlines for Monday, August 1, 2022.

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En Español

Fondos federales apoyan clases de verano y abordan deficiencias de aprendizaje

Jose Davila IV

Para algunos estudiantes del Condado Washoe, este año el verano incluye clases adicionales a medida que el distrito intenta abordar la pérdida de aprendizaje y la temida desconexión de la escuela debido a las vacaciones.

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Local Stories

KUNR Today: Supreme Court says ranked-choice voting can go to ballot, not tax petitions or vouchers

Michelle Billman

Read or listen to news headlines for Friday, July 1, 2022.

A sign reads Nevada Loves Trump and is being held by a member of a crowd in a room with several American flags on display.

Politics and Policy

Election lies fester in Nevada's down-ballot primaries

Bert Johnson

Many Nevada Republicans still support former President Donald Trump’s false claims about voter fraud in the 2020 election, including candidates in roughly a third of the state legislative races.

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo speaks to supporters outside the Capitol after filing to run for governor on Monday, March 14, 2022, in Carson City, Nev.

Local Stories

KUNR Today: Free from donation limits, PACs pour millions into governor’s race

Nick Stewart

Read or listen to the news headlines for Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

A campaign worker moves a red and white sign that shows a photo of U.S. Senate candidate, Adam Laxalt, waving and reads, “Laxalt for U.S. Senate, defend Nevada.”

Local Stories

KUNR Today: Anti-abortion group endorses Adam Laxalt, Western Democrats aim to update old mining law

Nick Stewart

Read or listen to the news headlines for Friday, May 13, 2022.

The exterior of a office building. The building is made of stone, and there’s a carved plaque on the frontside that reads, “Office of the Attorney General.” The sky is filled with wispy clouds that imitate the branches of the trees.

Politics and Policy

GOP primary for Nevada AG pits establishment-backed lawyer against conservative firebrand

Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez

The fight for Nevada’s attorney general is heating up as Republican Las Vegas attorneys Sigal Chattah and Tisha Black battle for the chance to face Democratic incumbent Aaron Ford. Editor’s note: This story contains disturbing language.

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Local Stories

KUNR Today: Open primary, ranked-choice ballot measure raises $2.2 million in 2022 first quarter

Lucia Starbuck

Read or listen to the news headlines for Thursday, April 28, 2022.

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Local Stories

KUNR Today: Under DNC plan, Nevada may get better spot on 2024 presidential nominating calendar

Lucia Starbuck

Read or listen to the morning news headlines for Monday, April 25, 2022.