KNPR's State of Nevada
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KNPR's State of Nevada is the essential public affairs broadcast to understand what's happening here. Newsmakers and experts give context to local issues; interviews explore the unique character — and characters — of our region. KNPR's State of Nevada is a daily conversation about this place we call home.
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Two lesser-known questions deal with archaic language, and offensive language, that remains in our state constitution.
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There’s a lot to think about this fall as we return to the polls to vote on the future of the U.S. Senate, school boards and the many ballot questions.
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Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to visit Las Vegas this weekend on the heels of a major economics speech. This comes about a week after former President Donald Trump visited Las Vegas.
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Nicole Yumiaco has had her foot in the dance industry for over a decade.
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According to the latest U.S. Census data, Latinos comprise nearly 29% of Nevada’s population. They also operate about 19% of the state’s businesses, about three times higher than the national average.
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The youth of today are the future. But some wonder: Are the kids we’re raising really that concerned about what's next? Or do they feel adults have so-ruined the planet, that there’s little hope for the future?
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Grad students across the country—even undergrad students in California—are starting to unionize.
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Suicide remains a major mental health problem in Nevada but some areas have seen stark improvements.
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It’s been argued that Clark County’s board of commissioners is more important than the state legislature, even the governor’s office.
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Ballot Question 5 is proposing an amendment to the state’s Sales and Use Tax of 1955, to exempt adult and child diapers from sales tax.