KNPR's State of Nevada
Airs on News 88.9-FM KNPR:M–F at 9 a.m with 7 p.m. rebroadcast
About the Program
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; discussion and profile 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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Foodies discuss where to take your lovers — current and soon-to-be-former — on dining's big day. -
The death and beating of Tyre Nichols last month by five Memphis, Tennessee police officers spurred a Downtown Las Vegas protest on Freemont Street last weekend. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Undersheriff, and police experts joined State of Nevada for a panel discussion on police reform, and community relations.
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There are projections of a looming national recession and yet Andrew Woods of UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research projects that Clark County’s population is projected to grow this year by 52,000 people. Woods says that 2022 was a story about the resiliency of the American consumer, and 2023 will be about the resiliency of American business.
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Although print-book sales last year were down 6.5 percent from 2021, Publishers Weekly says people are still buying a lot more books than before the pandemic — 12 percent more since 2019. As for Las Vegas: Four years ago, the New York Times said the city was becoming a literary hub.
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State of Nevada's Joe Schoenmann sat down with Las Vegas City Councilmembers to talk about a growing Las Vegas medical district, military housing, and more Historic Westside revitalization coming
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More money for schools and state employees, improved mental health services, suspending the gas tax and eliminating universal mail-in ballots.
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Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto on voting, guns, gas prices, the debt ceiling and more.
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When Rabbi Akselrad was there, he met with the leaders of Krakow, Poland’s Jewish Community Center. One of those leaders was Jonathan Orenstein.
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People started filing their tax forms this week. For some of us, it’s a simple matter —use the EZ form, fill in the boxes and usually await a return.
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Last year was a banner year for the Strip and Nevada’s gaming industry. It sounds like the good times will keep rolling in 2023, right?
