In The News: Department of Political Science
As the June 9 Nevada primaries approach, Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) has amassed a sizable financial advantage in his reelection bid.
Nevada's Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo tops Democrats' target list this year to flip, and two Democrats are vying for the chance to take him on in November.
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鈥檚 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.
A growing share of challengers are putting up six-to-seven figures of their own money to run for office. One candidate was blunt: 鈥淚t sucks.鈥
A growing share of challengers are putting up six-to-seven figures of their own money to run for office. One candidate was blunt: 鈥淚t sucks.鈥
The neck-and-neck Nevada governor鈥檚 race is shaping up as one of the earliest tests of whether Republicans can separate themselves from Trump鈥檚 political fortunes 鈥 without losing his coalition.
An investigation by Reporters Without Borders has exposed how Wubianjie Group, a China-based digital marketing company, covertly injected pro-Beijing political messaging into Taiwanese lifestyle Facebook pages reaching tens of millions of users 鈥 a pattern corroborated by earlier Taiwanese government and academic research.
