HOME
CALENDAR
NEWS
SPORTS
OPINION
A request by Democratic governor candidate Aaron Ford to the state pardons board has thrust the normally sleepy agency into the political spotlight. By Tabitha MuellerThe Nevada Independent The Nevada […]
Opinion
The poster child of government inefficiency
By McKenli WilliamsNevada Policy The federal government owns 85% of the land in Nevada. That proportion climbs even higher in certain counties. In Lincoln County, it’s 97.8%; in Nye County, […]
NIAA’s wrestling tournament decision comes at the expense of Southern Nevada families
For decades, Nevada high school wrestling followed a simple tradition: the state tournament alternated between northern and southern Nevada. It was a matter of basic fairness. Wrestlers from every corner […]
Concerns remain about data centers
By Mike McGreer As of September 2026, Nevada has 67 independently metered data center facilities in operation, under construction or in the planning stages. There are 32 projects in Clark County, […]
Nevada’s feral horse problem is a policy failure-and BLM land is proof
By McKenli WilliamsNevada Policy I grew up on a cattle ranch in northern Nevada. I’ve watched creeks dry up, springs trampled to mud, and native grasses replaced by invasive weeds. […]
Nevada’s seniors and veterans face affordable housing hurdles
By Chuck N Baker Housing of all types for all sorts of individuals seems to be a buzzword these days. But seniors and veterans especially seem to be lacking when […]
Las Vegas Aces still have the most to lose despite A’ja Wilson foregoing FIBA
With the WNBA season being interrupted by the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin from Sept. 4-13, it’s worth investigating how this interruption will impact teams and players, who have […]
Nevada’s federal land problem
By Anahit Baghshetsyan Asking permission to use your land? Welcome to Nevada. Draw a line through any town in a Clark County rural area, Lincoln, White Pine or Eureka County, […]
What a dip in UFC interest means for Las Vegas
I don’t watch UFC, but not because I don’t appreciate mixed martial arts. I don’t watch UFC for the same reason I don’t watch WWE: I don’t like how labor […]
Sailing (and graduating) over the bounding main
By Chuck N. Baker I’ve written in the past about Nevada’s Charm McElree, who assists veterans from select wars in receiving their high school diplomas. This is another success story […]