Utah Sen. Mike Lee says selling off public lands will solve the West’s housing crisis. Past sales show otherwise. Read more ...

Why planting more trees may not be the ‘silver bullet’ to combat extreme heat in Las Vegas. Read more from The Nevada ...

Truckers fear job loss over new English rules; Nevada groups’ language classes could help. Read more from The Nevada ...

Trump admin freezes after-school, English learner grants; $56M for Nevada on hold. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

Global temperatures have risen since the Industrial Revolution, driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases. The ten ...

After a recent audit showed it failed to bill for tens of millions of dollars in firefighting services performed in other states, the Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) has recovered more than ...

Will Trump’s push to consolidate federal firefighting operations affect Nevada? Read more from The Nevada Independent.

A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump's restrictions on ...

Vegas landed on Trump’s ‘sanctuary’ list. A day later, sheriff signed agreement with ICE. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

Passing bills is a key indicator of legislator prowess. We look at which lawmakers did the best and the worst — and who fell victim to the veto pen most often. By the time the dust settled on the 2025 ...

‘Constitutional crisis': Nevada GOP senators blast Dems’ move to cut committee membership. Read more from The Nevada Independent.