KNPR's State of Nevada
Airs on 88.9 FM, Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. with a 7 p.m. rebroadcast
About the show
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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As the social status of women has grown, women are still trying to attain equal status in the workplace, in wages, politics and more. -
Nevada’s wilderness and the areas nearby offer so many ways to escape the state’s urban rat race. -
After decades of talk, several misfires and half-hearted attempts, a high-speed rail between the Los Angeles area and Las Vegas is happening. -
Summer is around the corner, and while Southern Nevada must deal with an influx of tourists, some in the state are preparing for a different kind of swarm ... Mormon crickets. -
On April 18, the Bureau of Land Management issued long-awaited revised rules for public lands use decisions. -
For more than 40 years, April has been known as National Child Abuse Prevention Month — meant to raise awareness and help stop child abuse. -
The conflict in the Middle East between Hamas and Israel has prompted American college students to organize pro-Palestinian protests on campuses nationwide. -
State government estimates that 26% of all employees in Las Vegas work in leisure and hospitality. But many of those jobs are stressful, unpredictable, and vulnerable to a bad economy. -
This year promises to be a close presidential election. Concerns are growing that Latino voters could see more election misinformation than in the past. -
Nevadans have a lot on their minds, from traffic crashes and fatalities and the state Wildlife Commission to herbicides and the taxes on gaming revenues.
