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KNPR's State of Nevada
Ray Spencer and Lou DeSalvio
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Las Vegas city council race 'brutal,' even by Nevada standards

May 17, 2022

In an election year that includes races for governor, U.S. House and Senate, the Ward 6 Las Vegas City Council race isn't getting much attention and none of these races usually do.

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Adam Laxalt and Sam Brown
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Laxalt, Brown clash over voter fraud in NV’s GOP Senate race

May 09, 2022

Republican Senate hopefuls Adam Laxalt and Sam Brown clashed over Laxalt’s performance as chairman of ex-President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign in Nevada and whether he did enough to combat voter fraud when he was attorney general.

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Adam Laxalt
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GOP pins hopes on Nevada’s Laxalt to help win Senate control

May 09, 2022

The man Republicans hope could be their 51st senator, putting them back in power, took the stage recently at a rowdy country music bar in Las Vegas packed with excited voters

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NPR Public Editor

Who hired the person on the bench?

Apr 29, 2022
Why point out which president appointed which judge?
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Lombardo
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Lombardo, in GOP forum, derides Nevada public health option

Apr 27, 2022

The consensus Republican front-runner for Nevada governor drew attention and applause from a GOP luncheon audience Tuesday when he used an expletive to deride Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak’s decision to enact a state-managed public health insurance option

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KNPR's State of Nevada
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
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As Nevada primary nears, support pours in for heated Senate, gubernatorial races

Apr 25, 2022

The control of the U.S. Senate very likely rests in the hands of Nevada voters this fall.

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North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee
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5 Nevada governor hopefuls meet in GOP forum, hit Lombardo

Apr 21, 2022

Most of the five leading Republican candidates for Nevada governor who gathered Wednesday for a campaign forum in Las Vegas offered dire assessments of the state’s tourism-dependent economy, rising crime and struggling schools — and asked for votes for their visions to fix them

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Sen. Catherine Cortez
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Sen. Cortez Masto has big cash advantage over GOP hopefuls

Apr 20, 2022

The U.S. Senate race in Nevada is becoming expensive, with incumbent Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto holding a big financial advantage over two leading Republican hopefuls who each spent more than $1 million the first three months of 2022.

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NPR Public Editor

Distill, Describe, Defuse

Apr 15, 2022
Turning political speak into plain language
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Asia
Pakistan's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, center, speaks while other opposition parties leader watch during a press conference after the Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 7, 2022.

Pakistani lawmakers to elect new prime minister after Imran Khan ouster

Apr 11, 2022
An opposition lawmaker and a brother of disgraced former prime minister appears as a leading contender to replace Khan.
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KNPR's State of Nevada
Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican Adam Laxalt
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Nevada's Senate race catches early national attention with focus on Cortez Masto, Laxalt

Apr 12, 2022

Nevada’s outsized importance in the 2022 election is once again the focus of national media attention as reporters and pundits size up the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.

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KNPR's State of Nevada
Michele Fiore
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Fiore leaves crowded governor race, tries hand at treasurer instead

Mar 31, 2022

Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for clarity.

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KNPR's State of Nevada
Election 2020
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Nye County pushes for hand-counted ballots despite prior support for Trump

Mar 23, 2022

The Nye County commission last week voted unanimously to recommend the county use paper ballots and hand count the votes in time for the June primary.

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Washoe County Commission meeting
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Washoe County rejects proposal to put deputies at every polling station

Mar 23, 2022

Early voting in Nevada’s 2022 primary election is a few months away, but that hasn’t stopped officials in some counties from attempting to change the way we vote.

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KNPR's State of Nevada
 Joey Gilbert
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Some Republicans lean on Trump, others distance as they look to replace Nevada Democrats

Mar 22, 2022

Editor's note: This interview has been edited and shortened for clarity.

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Election Nevada
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Dozens of Nevada candidates file; 2022 election takes shape

Mar 21, 2022

Nevada’s election choices began to take shape Friday, with some last-day surprises on the state level but all the Silver State’s eligible congressional incumbents filing for new terms.

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Nevada Election
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Officials in Nevada county endorse hand count, paper ballots

Mar 17, 2022

Elected officials in a rural southern Nevada county say they want paper votes counted by hand during primary and general elections this year, although their top elections official said Wednesday she can’t immediately commit enough staffing or supplies and doesn’t have regulations to follow.

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KNPR's State of Nevada
Election 2022 Nevada
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While Nevada candidates file for upcoming election, others focus on big changes for 2024

Mar 15, 2022

It’s election season and candidates across the state are filing paperwork to appear on June’s primary ballot.

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Census On the Move
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How will the 2020 census undercount affect Nevada?

Mar 15, 2022

The 2020 U.S. census counted Nevada among the fastest growing states over the previous 10 years. It’s also said its the third most diverse state.

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Racial Injustice Police Candidates
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Las Vegas-area sheriff files for Republican nod for governor

Mar 15, 2022

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo filed documents Monday to seek the Republican nomination for Nevada governor, joining a crowded field.

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AP Poll Voting Rights
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Some in GOP want ballots to be counted by hand, not machines

Mar 14, 2022

Growing suspicion about the security of voting systems has kindled a back-to-the future moment among conservatives in some parts of the U.S.

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Election 2022 Nevada Governor
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Heller, Lee among Republicans to enter Nevada governor race

Mar 09, 2022

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Dean Heller was among Republicans making their campaigns for governor official on Tuesday.

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Election 2022 Nevada
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Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak files for reelection in Nevada

Mar 08, 2022

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Gov.

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Ukraine, Russia, Two Men
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What should the U.S. do amidst the Russia invasion of Ukraine? UNLV political science professor weighs in

Mar 02, 2022

As President Joe Biden last night outlined for the world a growing list of sanctions against Russia, Ukrainians in Las vegas watched.  

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KNPR's State of Nevada
Governor Steve Sisolak
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Experts weigh in on the state of Nevada's politics

Mar 01, 2022

Governor Steve Sisolak gave a rare off-year state of the state address last week, talking about Nevada’s economy rebounding from the pandemic. 

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