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Nevada's Tesla Battery Factory Triggers Wave Of Follow-Up Business

Earlier this year, Tesla Motors chose Northern Nevada for its battery factory in exchange for a huge incentives package. It's a bounty for communities...» E-Mail This

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Sandoval proposes big tax increases for funding education

Governor Brian Sandoval is calling for more than a billion dollars in revenue to fund Nevada's education system. That was among the many ambitious...

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Tahoe bugs are "canaries in the coal mine"

You are probably familiar with the "Keep Tahoe Blue" stickers, which have brought public awareness to the decline in clarity of Lake Tahoe's signature...

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Governor Sandoval Wants New Taxes...Who's With Him?

In his State of the State address, Republican Governor Brian Sandoval promised bold action for Nevada’s struggling education system and outdated tax...

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School Choice: A Major Priority For Some Education Reformers

School choice is a common refrain among conservatives when discussing education reform. Seth Rau of the advocacy group Nevada Succeeds says it’s all...

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"Unprecedented Decline" Prompts State To Cut Water For Yerington Farmers

Many farmers in and around Yerington are being ordered to cut their water usage in half this growing season. As far as State Engineer Jason King knows,...

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Debate over gun rights heats up in Carson

Guns could be coming to a campus parking lot near you. Some lawmakers in Carson City say that's a good thing, while others believe schools and...

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The Changing Face Of Reno's Downtown And Its Small Business Community

As Reno has changed over the decades, so have the small businesses that set up shop here. No one knows this better than local historian Alicia Barber....

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Nevada Treasurer Lambasted For Alternative Budget

If you’re scratching your head about why the treasurer is designing the state’s budget, you’re not the only one. In an unprecedented move, Nevada State...

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Welcome To Nevada Politics: A Roundup Of The Legislative Session

The 2015 legislative session is only in its first weeks, but already some political observers in Nevada say the prognosis is not good. Republicans...

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Rural Community Colleges In Nevada Could See Major Cuts

Nevada’s rural community colleges are cash-strapped. That will only get worse under the current budget proposal. Leaders from those colleges will be in...

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School Construction Bill Becomes Battleground Over Labor Issues In Nevada

Right now, there are close to 2,000 portable classrooms in Washoe and Clark Counties alone because of overcrowding. Couple that with calls from...

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GOP Moves To Expand Definition Of Justifiable Homicide In Nevada

Assemblywoman Shelly Shelton spent much of her testimony telling anecdotes like this: "In 2010 in January, Jerald Young defended himself against three...

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GOP Pushes For Campus Carry, Despite University Opposition

School campuses have become the latest testing ground for the debate over gun rights in Nevada. A bill that would allow those with concealed weapons...

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Dairy Farm Sparks Fierce Debate In Smith Valley

For rural parts of Northern Nevada, farming has been a mainstay for generations. But in one community, a new farm has awakened fierce debate over public...

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