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Hurricane Hilary’s effect on Nevada, Las Vegas’ manufacturing industry problem and The Indy’s new education newsletter.

This week, hosts Joey Lovato talks with reporter Amy Alonzo about Hurricane Hilary’s effect on Nevada. After that, host Alex Couraud talks with reporter Eric Neugeboren about how the manufacturing industry in Southern Nevada is struggling to find land to build on. At the end of the show, reporter Rocío Hernández talks about her new education newsletter, “Indy Education,” and about back-to-school season.

Host

Joey Lovato - @Joey_Lovato_

Alex Couraud - @alexcouraud

Guests

Amy Alonzo

Eric Neugeboren - @eric_neugeboren

Rocío Hernández - @rociohzz

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As Nevada deals with Hilary’s fallout, experts warn of more big storms in future 

Indy Education: Fallon school bus driver celebrates 55 years behind the wheel

How a 1990 campaign keeps abortion legal today in Nevada, challenges to expanding record sealing for low-level convictions after a veto, and the latest on Opportunity Scholarships.

This week, host Alex Couraud talks with reporter Noel Sims about her historical research into a referendum passed in the ‘90s that helped secure abortion rights in Nevada today. After that, reporter Naoka Foreman explains how large-scale record sealing has been taken off of the table for now, making it harder for people with smaller convictions like marijuana possession to move forward. At the end of the show, reporter and co-host Jacob Solis goes over the newest developments with Opportunity Scholarships and how lack of new funding has left many families in limbo.

Host

Alex Couraud - @alexcouraud

Jacob Solis - @jacobsolisnv

Guests

Noel Sims - @noelrhodes_

Naoka Foreman - @naokadforeman

Jacob Solis - @jacobsolisnv

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https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/campaign-for-choice-inside-the-1990-effort-thats-protecting-nevada-abortion-access-

todayhttps://thenevadaindependent.com/article/after-veto-clark-county-leaders-regroup-on-automatic-sealing-of-cannabis-conviction-records

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/lawmakers-reject-lombardo-plan-to-boost-opportunity-scholarships

How the federal government sells off public lands, North Las Vegas uses AI to help translate during meetings, and Gov. Lombardo fights an ethics commission fine.

This week, host Joey Lovato talks with reporter Gabby Birenbaum about a big story she’s been working on about how Congress privatizes federal land for Nevada's urban areas to expand and what deals are being made for that to happen. After that, host Alex Couraud talks with reporter Jannelle Calderón about the City of North Las Vegas using AI to translate for public commenters during meetings. At the end of the show, reporter Tabitha Mueller goes over the ongoing saga between the Nevada Commission on Ethics and Gov. Joe Lombardo for wearing his sheriff's uniform and badge during his run for office.

Host

Joey Lovato - @Joey_Lovato_

Alex Couraud - @alexcouraud

Guests

Gabby Birenbaum - @birenbomb

Jannelle Calderón - @NewsyJan

Tabitha Mueller - @tabitha_mueller

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Conservation and development: Nevada's unique public lands process draws renewed attention

'Phenomenal boon': How Nevada's signature public lands law ushered in growth, conservation

North Las Vegas is using AI to translate public meetings in real time

Lombardo to fight ethics commission fine, censure in court

Host Joey Lovato sits down with fellow reporters, the attorney general, public defenders and harm reduction advocates to recap how the Legislature tackled fentanyl.

In the third installment of the Facing the Fentanyl Crisis series, host Joey Lovato talks with Indy reporter Sean Golonka and AP reporter Gabe Stern about what actions the Nevada Legislature took to address the drug, as well as praise and criticism for their moves. Joey and Sean also talked with Attorney General Aaron Ford, public defender John Piro and Overdose Data to Action Program Manager Elyse Monroy.

Host

Joey Lovato - @Joey_Lovato_

Guests

Sean Golonka - @s_golonka

Gabe Stern - @gabestern326

Aaron Ford - @AaronDFordNV

Elyse Monroy - @ElyseMonroy

John Piro - @JohnPiroNV

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Facing the Fentanyl Crisis: Politics and practicality in Nevada

Facing the Fentanyl Crisis: Nevada’s search for solutions

Host Alex Couraud and co-host Joey Lovato report on the psychedelic drug psilocybin in Nevada, taking listeners on a journey through the research, history and legalization efforts of “magic mushrooms” both in the state and nationally. 

In June, Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law SB242, a measure authorizing a study into the therapeutic uses of psilocybin, the psychoactive component of “magic mushrooms.” To understand this further, reporter Alex Couraud talks with leaders in the world of psychedelic medicines, including veteran John Dalton, expert Kate Cotter, researchers Rochelle and Dustin Hines and Kelsey Armeni, and Nevada lobbyist Scot Rutledge. 

Foster care faces a shortage of homes in rural Nevada, The Indy analyzes the success rate of legislators' bills for the 2023 session and street vendors in Nevada get legitimized.

This week, hosts Joey Lovato and Alex Couraud hear from KFF Health News reporter Jazmin Orozco Rodrigez about her story on the foster care system in rural Nevada and how they were having to place children in hotel rooms for a time. After that, reporter Sean Golonka talks about legislators' voting records in the 2023 legislative session and looks at how successful lawmakers were at passing their bills. At the end of the show, reporter Jannelle Calderón goes over a bill that legitimizes street vendors as actual businesses.

Host

Joey Lovato - @Joey_Lovato_

Alex Couraud - @alexcouraud

Guests

Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez - @jazmin1orozco

Sean Golonka - @s_golonka

Jannelle Calderón - @NewsyJan

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Foster kids in casino hotels? It happened in Nevada amid widespread foster home shortages

Analysis: Which lawmakers were most likely to go against their party?

Analysis: Which lawmakers had the most, fewest bills passed in the 2023 session?

Aguilar invites street food vendors to join conversation about establishing regulations

The CCEA and CCSD face an impasse in contract negotiations, data sheds light on voter turnout in Nevada and libraries in Washoe County face criticisms.

This week, hosts Joey Lovato and Alex Couraud hear from education reporter Rocío Hernández about the ongoing contract negotiations between the Clark County Education Association and the Clark County School District. Then, reporter Sean Golonka chats with Alex about new data that sheds some light on election turnout and voter registration. At the end of the show, Joey chats with reporter Noel Sims about a group that is upset with Washoe County libraries.

Host

Joey Lovato - @Joey_Lovato_

Alex Couraud - @alexcouraud

Guests

Rocío Hernández - @rociohzz

Sean Golonka - @s_golonka

Noel Sims - @noelrhodes_

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National election survey: Nevada had middling turnout, mass unused mail ballots in 2022

Amid outrage over LGBTQ+ content, Washoe officials say libraries should ‘offend everyone’

The struggle to find a new higher ed chancellor, Sam Brown announces his run for Senate and Trump visits Las Vegas.

This week, hosts Joey Lovato and Jacob Solis discuss the Nevada System of Higher Education’s ongoing search efforts for a new chancellor after the Board of Regents decided not to move forward with any candidates the previous search turned up. After that, reporter Gabby Birenbaum chats about Republican Sam Brown’s announcement that he’ll be running for Senate against incumbent Democrat Jacky Rosen. At the end of the show, Alex Couraud chats with Eric Neugeboren, The Indy’s new intern, to get to know him better and to ask about some of his latest assignments, including a Trump campaign stop in Las Vegas.

Host

Joey Lovato - @Joey_Lovato_

Jacob Solis - @jacobsolisnv

Guests

Gabby Birenbaum - @birenbomb

Eric Neugeboren - @eric_neugeboren

Alex Couraud - @alexcouraud

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After higher ed chancellor search stalls, questions over qualifications remain

Army veteran Sam Brown enters U.S. Senate race

Trump blasts DeSantis, repeats false election claims in first Las Vegas visit of 2024 campaign

Indy staff participates in a lively debate between Northern and Southern Nevada, and one team member debates with the fine folks over at City Cast Las Vegas.

This week, hosts Alex Couraud and Jacob Solis chat about their preferences in Northern and Southern Nevada, and then they jump over to a debate recorded a few weeks ago between regular IndyMatters host Joey Lovato and City Cast Las Vegas host Dayvid Figler. 

Host

Alex Couraud - @alexcouraud_

Guests

Joey Lovato - @Joey_Lovato_

Dayvid Figler - @OyVegas

Vogue Robinson - @Vogue_316

Original Debate on City Cast Las Vegas

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The Indy explores the experiences of LGBTQ+ community members who live in rural Nevada, focusing on how smaller, rural places can be shaped by trans perspectives.

This week, host Alex Couraud talks with Evie La Rue, Kimi Cole, Nathan Robertson and Fernando Gonzalez about their experiences as LGBTQ+ folks in Goldfield, Carson City, Ely and Reno. And she dives into recent anti trans legislation that has been introduced across the country at the same time that pro-trans bills that have been signed into law in Nevada. 

Host

Alex Couraud - @alexcouraud

Guests

Evie La Rue 

Kimi Cole - @kimicolenv

Nathan Robertson 

Fernando Gonzalez - @shaniatwampson