IndyMatters

This week on IndyMatters, reporter Riley Snyder and editor Jon Ralston talk with producer Jacob Solis about the expected upcoming special session of the Legislature — from how the legislative building is being prepared for a socially-distance session, as well as what to expect from the session itself. After that, reporter Michelle Rindels talks with Phyllis Gurgevich, the President and CEO of the Nevada Bankers Association, about mortgage forbearance during the coronavirus-triggered recession. At the end of the show, host Joey Lovato sits down with reporter Jackie Valley to talk about her experience as a young reporter at her college newspaper in Ohio.

This week on IndyMatters, reporters Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindels interview John Piro, a Clark County public defender who was arrested while working as a legal observer at a Black Lives Matter protest in Las Vegas. After that, reporter Jazmin Orozco-Rodriguez speaks with UNLV Immigration Clinic Director Michael Kagan and DACA recipient Nayelli Rico Lopez about the recent Supreme Court decision blocking the Trump administration's efforts to end the DACA program. At the end of the show, producers Joey Lovato and reporter Jacob Solis reminisce about their days at their college newspaper.

This week on IndyMatters, editors Jon Ralston and Elizabeth Thomspon break down election night and some of the big races that have been called. As the state continues to count votes we will have more coverage for you. After that producer Jacob Solis talks with interns Savanna Strott and Tabitha Mueller about voters they talked to at the polls. At the end of the show, host Joey Lovato talks with Jon and Elizabeth about the new movie Bad Education.

This week on IndyMatters, reporter Michelle Rindels and host Joey Lovato talk with Republican Assemblyman Tom Roberts about police reform after he issued a call on Twitter for a special session on the matter. After that, Michelle and Joey talk with Boyd School of Law Professor Frank Rudy Cooper about his recent op-ed on how Supreme Court precedent makes it difficult to prosecute police misconduct.

This week on IndyMatters, reporters Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindels talk with Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford about housing and evictions in the state amid the coronavirus pandemic. After that editors Jon Ralston and Elizabeth Thompson talk about The Indy’s new judicial tracker and elections page as well as what to expect in the coming election, and Jon gives a little advice to voters. At the end of the show host Joey Lovato talks with our new Indytern Savanna Strott.