Indy Explains: How legal prostitution works in Nevada
WEBMay 27, 2018 · Nevada law prohibits solicitation and prostitution unless it takes place in a licensed house of prostitution. State law bans licensed brothels in counties with populations of 700,000 or more (currently Clark County, home of Las Vegas). Only 10 counties in Nevada allow prostitution, and even then, only within licensed brothels.
About Us - The Nevada Independent
WEBJan 16, 2017 · The Nevada Independent is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news and opinion website founded in 2017 by veteran political journalist and commentator Jon Ralston. The site and its supporting channels are focused on ethical, unbiased and transparent journalism. In general, we aim to gather and disseminate important public information and increase civic engagement.
Indy Explains: Question 3 would see ranked-choice voting, open ...
WEBAug 17, 2024 · Voters this November will have an opportunity to vote on a ballot measure that would fundamentally change Nevada’s election system. The measure, Question 3, would change the Nevada Constitution in two big ways — it would allow all voters to participate in primaries regardless of party affiliation and implement ranked-choice voting in general elections.
Majority of Nevadans support tax credits for EVs, clean energy, …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The Nevada poll results mirror the findings of surveys conducted in five other swing states and nationally, which also found bipartisan majorities against increasing the use of offshore drilling and in favor of federal …
A’s stadium plan includes a non-retractable roof, baseball’s largest ...
WEBMar 5, 2024 · The Oakland Athletics released four renderings of the Major League Baseball club’s planned $1.5 billion stadium Tuesday, and it appears the team is replacing the 67-year-old Rat Pack-era Tropicana Las Vegas with …
How a mega gold-mining merger tightened a company’s hold on …
WEBJan 3, 2022 · In 2020, according to its financial filings, Nevada Gold Mines took in about $3.8 billion in revenue. Jewelry still drives a great deal of the demand for gold, but it is also an important investment vehicle. The company employs more than 7,000 people — the vast majority of mining workers in the area.
Indy Explains: Question 3, open primaries and ranked-choice voting
WEBAug 31, 2022 · Those two terms are synonymous with a ballot initiative now known as Question 3, which will ask voters whether they want to overhaul the state’s election system and fundamentally change the way people cast votes. But, first, let’s define those terms. In a so-called “ open primary,” registered voters can cast a ballot for any candidate ...
Walker Lake is on the brink of collapse. Is this the year it starts ...
WEBJun 25, 2023 · Peter Stanton remembers the first time he laid eyes on Walker Lake. Rounding a bend on Highway 95 while driving from south Texas to Northern Nevada, he saw a large patch of blue surrounded by a sea of brown, Mount Grant and the Wassuk Range towering above.
Inside the 3-year strategic plan guiding Nevada Gov. Joe …
WEBFeb 12, 2024 · “The Nevada Way.” It may just sound like a street name — and in fact, it became one last year — but the novel idiom favored by Gov. Joe Lombardo has become symbolic of the Republican governor’s efforts to reroute the course of the Silver State in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and past Democratic control of state government.. The phrase is scattered throughout his administration ...
COVID in Context: Nevada one week after scrapping mask mandate
WEBFeb 18, 2022 · The line for COVID-19 testing at the University of Nevada, Reno’s student health center on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent) Despite declining COVID spread in Washoe and Clark counties, transmission still high. Gov. Steve Sisolak last week rescinded a mask mandate amid falling COVID cases, but …