KNPR's State of Nevada
Weekdays
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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Through a collaboration with Vegas PBS, Nevada Public Radio brings you selected interviews from their Nevada Week In Person televised series on KNPR's State of Nevada. -
In another example of how Nevada needs to catch up to the rest of the country, there’s a little-known law that lets nearly anyone sell the home of a deceased person who doesn’t leave behind a will. -
In less than a week, you have to file returns with the IRS. About two-thirds of tax filers will get a refund, and, of course, some will pay more. -
For a few years, we’ve known about corporations, hedge funds and other conglomerates buying homes in Las Vegas, then turning them into rentals. -
Powwows are important cultural events for Indigenous tribes, and a notable one is coming to UNLV this weekend, called Powwow for the Planet. -
As the stock markets fall from steep global tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, as people worry about their declining 401Ks, and as Nevada’s government retirees fret over PERS, their pensions — there’s more. -
The showmanship. The bottle juggling. The drink in your hand at the end. There’s something very Las Vegas about flair bartending. -
Advocates call Las Vegas a human trafficking “hotspot.” Earlier this year, the World Population Report ranked Nevada second in the nation for human trafficking incidents per capita. -
Tourism is the state’s bread and butter, but the latest numbers from Harry Reid International Airport could be cause for concern. -
The northern Nevada town of Owyhee is on the Duck Valley Reservation in Elko County. It has one combined school that’s 70 years old and in deep disrepair, as it sits on contaminated land.
