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Latest Episodes

MGM faces cyberattack
September 19, 2023

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
September 12, 2023

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?
September 05, 2023

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
August 29, 2023

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
August 22, 2023

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
August 15, 2023

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
August 08, 2023

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
August 02, 2023

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?
July 25, 2023

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
July 18, 2023

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