IndyMatters

On IndyMatters this week, intern Shannon Miller chats with Ely Times reporter Shadrach Michaels about a situation involving the city council that has the whole town abuzz. Later on in the episode, reporter Michelle Rindels sits down with reporter Riley Snyder to discuss his story on the state’s fleet of private planes. Later Joey and reporter Daniel Rothberg talk about a new movie Daniel saw.

On this week's IndyMatters podcast, reporter Michelle Rindels sits down with Elena Vanko of the Vera Institute of Justice to talk about solitary confinement in Nevada prisons, the effects it has on prisoners and the frequency and length of solitary confinement. Later on the podcast host/editor Joey Lovato chats with KUNR reporter Paul Boger about the Area 51 event that has taken the internet by storm. How many people are there, what has Paul heard and how is it affecting small towns around Area 51? For a fun end to this week’s podcast, Joey sits down with intern Mark Hernandez to ask him how his first few weeks at The Indy are going and what he thinks about the Oxford comma.

On this episode of IndyMatters, Managing Editor Elizabeth Thompson sits down with the outgoing CEO of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, Tina Quigley. Elizabeth asks Tina about tech-driven projects at the RTC, what her biggest disappointments were along the way, what criticisms of the RTC she thinks are unfair — and gets a hint at what Tina’s next endeavor in life might be. Later in the episode Elizabeth chats with reporter Megan Messerly about the state sending children in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems to other states for treatment. And make sure to listen all the way to the end of this week’s episode for a fun new segment.

On this week’s episode of IndyMatters, Editor Jon Ralston sits down with reporter Megan Messerly to talk about the Democratic presidential candidates visiting the state, what she has observed in terms of campaign staffing and organizing, and which candidates are sticking out by doing something different. In a later segment, Jon and Jackie talk about the complex issue of school funding — and how one tax that may help increase funding ended up being voted on at a recent Clark County Commission meeting.

On this week's episode of IndyMatters, Joey sits down with education reporter Jackie Valley to talk about all of the commotion during the first few weeks of the school year in Clark County including threats of a strike over teacher pay. Later, our man in Washington D.C., Humberto Sanchez, tells us about what’s going on with Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto.