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MGM faces cyberattack
MGM faces fallout after a major cyberattack, Republicans change messaging around vote-by-mail, and CCSD faces off with teachers union. This week, host Joey Lovato sits down with reporter Howard Stutz
Confusion over Republican primary plans
What happens after Burning Man, Republicans face confusion before the primary/caucus and a quick news round-up. This week, host Joey Lovato talks with AP reporter Gabe Stern, who helped cover the afte
What’s going on with the A’s?
An update on the As coming to Las Vegas, the effects of nuclear testing on downwinders, and a new elections newsletter. This week, hosts Joey Lovato and Jacob Solis chat with reporter Howard Stutz
Hurricane fallout in Nevada
Hurricane Hilarys effect on Nevada, Las Vegas manufacturing industry problem and The Indys new education newsletter. This week, hosts Joey Lovato talks with reporter Amy Alonzo about Hurricane Hila
Inside the 1990 campaign that keeps abortion legal today
How a 1990 campaign keeps abortion legal today in Nevada, challenges to expanding record sealing for low-level convictions after a veto, and the lateston Opportunity Scholarships. This week, host Ale
Public lands vs. sprawl
How the federal government sells off public lands, North Las Vegas uses AI to help translate during meetings, and Gov. Lombardo fights an ethics commission fine. This week, host Joey Lovato talks with
Facing the Fentanyl Crisis: After the dust has settled
Host Joey Lovato sits down with fellow reporters, the attorney general, public defenders and harm reduction advocates to recap how the Legislature tackled fentanyl. In the third installment of the Fac
A trip through Nevada’s mushroom law
Host Alex Couraud and co-host Joey Lovato report on the psychedelic drug psilocybin in Nevada, taking listeners on a journey through the research, history and legalization efforts of magic mushrooms
What legislators were the most and least successful this session?
Foster care faces a shortage of homes in rural Nevada, The Indy analyzes the success rate of legislators' bills for the 2023 session and street vendors in Nevada get legitimized. This week, hosts Joey
Union negotiations break down in Clark County School District
The CCEA and CCSD face an impasse in contract negotiations, data sheds light on voter turnout in Nevada and libraries in Washoe County face criticisms. This week, hosts Joey Lovato and Alex Couraud he