Superintendent Joe Ernst said he’s optimistic about the direction the Washoe County School District is headed, even as it ...

New data shows the state had an uptick in obesity while other states saw declines, in a year of federal cuts to food ...

Drinking rates in the U.S. in 2025 are at their lowest point since 1958, according to a Gallup poll. The report says that ...

Nevada senators want an end to the shutdown. They say GOP leaders aren’t negotiating. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

Feds: Massive Nevada solar project could still move forward with different approach. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

In today’s edition: The congressional fundraising analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Plus: Senate Majority Leader Nicole ...

A separate study by the Economic Policy Institute in 2023 put Nevada’s average annual cost of infant child care slightly ...

ACLU challenges Las Vegas police’s 287(g) immigration partnership with ICE. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

Are college degrees worth the cost? New report shows whether a Nevada education pays off. Read more from The Nevada ...

Will insurance premiums increase in Nevada if Obamacare tax credits expire? Read more from The Nevada Independent.

Roger Bergmann, who served as the International Gay Rodeo Association president from 1993 to 1995 and has been involved in ...

Across the past three school years, third graders are doing better every year in reading proficiency. But less than half of the more than 35,000 Nevada third graders read at grade level.