Department of Political Science News
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Current Political Science News
How a stubborn bird dropping on a campus building helped spark the winning students’ idea for a high-rise window-cleaning drone.
Joyce Woodhouse leaves Nevada better for children and families.
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Political Science In The News
A renewal for Henderson's park tax is scheduled for June. The Indy takes a deeper look at why the question is on the primary ballot rather than the general elec
From the races for governor to a rural county commission seat, candidates are wrestling with the economic and environmental effects of the divisive industry.
A crypto mogul gave $2.5 million to a candidate running against State Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro in the Nevada attorney general race.
A major donation drew attention after the Lombardo admin’s firing of the state water engineer, whom the industry had complained about.
The U.S. Supreme Court restored broad access to the abortion pill Mifepristone, at least for now, allowing women to obtain the medication at pharmacies, through telehealth or through the mail without an in-person visit to a doctor.
Legacy media outlets and newswires are a shell of what they once were; a patchwork of new digital and nonprofit outlets, alternative weeklies, local TV stations, bloggers, newsletter writers, influencers and regional news channels has taken their place in the media ecosystem, but not in the Capitol basement. In the last few decades, a highly fragmented, 24-hour multiplatform news cycle has replaced one centered around 6 p.m. broadcasts and daily newspaper deliveries. Candidates across the nation, including in Nevada, are acting accordingly, using TikTok and Instagram to deliver their message and, in some cases, bypassing reporters and traditional debates.
