IndyMatters

On IndyMatters this week, reporter Megan Messerly sits down with 2020 presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg to chat about his campaign so far in Nevada, his stance on what he calls, “Medicare for all who want it”, and what kind of voters he has been attracting. Later on, host Joey Lovato talks with intern Mark Hernandez about his story on a special veteran’s court in Reno after its first year, and still later editor Jon Ralston tells Joey about two new movies he saw last week.

On this special episode of IndyMatters, editor Jon Ralston sits down with Gene Karpinski, head of the League of Conservation Voters, and Andy Maggi, head of the Nevada Conservation League, to chat about climate change and how the 2020 candidates are approaching the subject. They also talk about what the issue means to Nevada and which 2020 candidates are focusing on it the most.

On IndyMatters this week, editor Jon Ralston sits down with reporter Megan Messerly to talk about The Indy’s new endorsement tracker and how the 2020 candidates are doing in the Silver State. After that host, Joey Lovato sits down with reporter Jacob Solis to talk about his story on automation and what it means for the future job landscape of Nevada. Later in the show, all four sit down to talk about Megan’s new favorite video game and Jon tells us about his early gaming days.

On IndyMatters this week, reporter Jackie Valley sits down with state superintendent Jhone Ebert to discuss her listening tour through various schools to learn about the students there. Jackie also asks her how her first six months on the job are going and what challenges she has faced. Then Joey sits down with Indy intern Mark Hernandez and KUNR reporter Paul Boger for a debrief on an event at UNR where Charlie Kirk - the founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative student group - spoke, and where members of the community protested against the university for allowing him to speak on campus.

On IndyMatters this week, reporter Riley Snyder talks with Sandra Rodriguez and Amy Koeckes from UNR’s Center for Student Engagement to discuss an increase in student voter participation at the university. Later Joey sits down with reporter Daniel Rothberg to talk about his big story on the Anaconda Copper Mine outside of Yerington, including how it’s been leaking uranium and arsenic into the water supply there. Finally, we have a little poll for listeners at the end of this week’s episode.