Paul Boger
Multimedia Producer/ReporterPaul serves as KNPR's producer and reporter in Northern Nevada. Based in Reno, Paul specializes in politics, covering the state legislature as well as national issues' effect in Nevada.
Before joining Nevada Public Radio, Paul was the politics editor at KUNR until 2021. He also worked as a general assignment reporter at Mississippi Public Broadcasting and graduated from Troy University in Alabama.
Paul grew up in the military but spent most of his formative years in Southern California and Arizona. He has lived in Nevada since 2017 and enjoys hiking, camping and exploring the Great Basin and eastern Sierra.
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It’s the most popular hobby in the world, even in the heat of Nevada. Gardening is bound to become even more popular — economists say tariffs will increase vegetable prices from Mexico and Canada. -
The Nevada legislature is looking at an almost $200 million shortfall. How will it put together the state budget? -
Nevada legislators will have about $191 million less than originally anticipated to build a new two-year budget. That’s according to the latest analysis from the state’s Economic Forum, which met last week. -
Every year, we watch snowfall in the Rocky Mountains to see if enough snowmelt trickles down the Colorado. And we watch managers of water in Colorado River states to see if they can come up with a good new plan to conserve more water. -
Two bills, one related to medical aid in dying, and another that would ban semi-automatic weapons to anyone under 21, passed Nevada’s Assembly recently. They were also passed two years ago, then Governor Joe Lombardo vetoed them, as part of his record 75 vetoes.
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One policymaker who supports the administration’s goals is Mark Amodei, who is in the U.S. House representing large parts of Northern Nevada. -
Lawmakers have advanced a bill to make a Clark County property tax increase permanent. Voters approved the proposal nearly 30 years ago. -
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Nevada’s state lawmakers meet every two years for four months to work out a two-year budget. They sift through hundreds of bills. Some of those bills get heard, others don’t even get lip service.
