IndyMatters

Lawyer Jason Guinasso joins Editor Jon Ralston to discuss his efforts to ban brothels in Lyon County, why he thinks prostitution is tied to sex trafficking and how he believes it is bad for Nevada.

Editor Jon Ralston and Managing Editor Elizabeth Thompson talk with the head of the higher education system about UNLV President Len Jessup's departure, the future of medical school Dean Barbara Atkinson (it appears short there) and the future of the system. Lots of newsy, provocative stuff.

On this special edition of IndyMatters, we bring you one of our panels from our recent IndyForums on marijuana in Nevada. This one, called "Rules, Regulations, Compliance and Law Enforcement," featured former U.S. Attorney Rick Pocker, ex-Justice Department official Will Moschella and attorney Melissa Kuipers, who helped start pot legalization in Colorado.

Mr. James Dean Leavitt, former Chairman of the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents — and member of the team that fought to establish the UNLV School of Medicine — joins us to talk about recent controversy around UNLV President Len Jessup's performance and his possible departure. Afterward, the editors of The Indy hash through that and other headlines from the week.

Editor Jon Ralston talks to attorney Maggie McLetchie, a fierce defender of the 1st Amendment and public access to records on this week's podcast. She talks about litigation she has been involved in and what the media should due to try to pry documents from recalcitrant governments.  She is the only person who can talk more than the editor.

In this special edition of IndyMatters, we recorded Editor Jon Ralston appearing with two Brookings Institution scholars at a public policy forum at UNLV. The wide-ranging discussion included how to trust news sources, how to consume news and how to survive in an ever-chaotic world with so many inputs.