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Washoe County is facing a wrongful death lawsuit from the family of a man who died during a struggle with deputies at the county jail. The suit comes just after the Reno Gazette-Journal reported an investigative series on a spike in deaths at the jail. Let's turn to our News Director Michelle Billman and Bob Conrad of ThisisReno to learn more. KUNR: Bob, you recently spoke with government watchdog reporter Anjeanette Damon with the Reno Gazette-Journal , who has wrapped up a year-long

The 79th Regular Session of the Nevada Legislature is officially over. After 120 days, lawmakers have wheeled, dealed, debated and ultimately passed hundreds of bills as well as a budget worth billions of dollars over the next two years. Reno Public Radio’s Paul Boger reports.

A property in downtown Reno is getting a makeover, forcing some of its residents to look for more affordable housing. Our News Director Michelle Billman spoke with contributor Bob Conrad of ThisisReno to learn more. A recently announced property makeover by Colorado’s Jacobs Entertainment has some residents looking for a new place to live. Those living at two boarding houses on Ralston Street said that they are being evicted by the previous property owners to make way for new owners Jacobs

Production and cultivation of marijuana are ramping up in Nevada, but development on a commercial scale comes with certain air quality challenges. Reno Public Radio’s Noah visited a specialized greenhouse to learn more about the potential environmental impact of the cannabis industry.

The clock is running out at the Nevada Legislature, with lawmakers facing a midnight deadline to close out a state budget for the next two years.

In Nevada, before the first medical marijuana dispensary opened its door in 2015, the testing industry emerged to help ensure product safety.

A court order could delay implementation of early recreational marijuana sales in Nevada. Reno Public Radio’s Paul Boger reports. A district court judge in Carson City has placed a temporary restraining order preventing the state’s Department of Taxation from enforcing a deadline for submitting recreational marijuana license applications. The order is part of a lawsuit by the Independent Alcohol Distributors of Nevada challenging a set of temporary regulations. The group argues that under

Drama in the 2017 legislative session hit critical mass Thursday, after Senate Republicans voted against a bill that would have created a new tax on the sale of recreational cannabis. By killing the measure, lawmakers began a tit-for-tat domino effect that could possibly end in the governor calling a special legislative session. Reno Public Radio’s Paul Boger reports. In mid-January, Republican Governor Brian Sandoval proposed a state budget that called for millions of dollars in new spending on

John Packham is the Director of Health Policy Research at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.