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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The 2024 presidential election is officially over. Nevada’s six electors have cast their vote for President-elect Donald Trump.
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Almost two weeks ago, a moderate earthquake centered around Yerington, shook that small town and Reno, which is about 70 miles northwest.
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It’s a time of year when people start getting sick. There’s the flu, there remain lingering variants of COVID-19, and there’s norovirus.
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Almost 25 years into a drought, and with growth happening in nearly every part of the county, water is a major concern in Southern Nevada.
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With the holidays, people start to feel more giving, more generous. But with so much money exchanging hands, criminals are waiting with new methods of tricking unsuspecting consumers into scams.
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For many years, local leaders have discussed the need to access more land around Las Vegas and Reno. Development of those areas, they say, is the solution to Nevada's affordable housing crisis.
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Thacker Pass, near the Nevada-Oregon border, is an area rich with lithium ore. However, environmentalists and tribes have fought the effort for years now.
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About 150,000 graduate assistants in this country are part of a union. That’s about 38% of all grad students, and Nevada is about to join them.
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Graduate assistants at Nevada’s universities and research institutions have voted in favor of unionizing. The student workers delivered letters notifying administrators at UNLV, UNR, and the Desert Research Institute of their intent to organize last week.
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In the 2024 election, Nevadans divided their votes among Republicans and Democrats. Don’t expect that to change anytime soon