Opinion

AWKWARD ODDS: Ford Campaign Cites Prediction Markets While His AG’s Office Fights Them in Court

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s campaign for governor is facing an awkward gambling-policy contradiction after reportedly citing prediction-market odds in a campaign fundraising pitch while Ford’s own office is simultaneously fighting to keep major prediction-market operators out of Nevada. Nevada Independent gaming reporter Howard Stutz flagged...
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FACTORY COMEBACK: White House Touts Manufacturing Surge as Nevada Industrial Base Keeps Growing

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — President Donald Trump’s White House is declaring an American manufacturing comeback, pointing to rising factory employment, higher blue-collar wages, surging industrial investment and record goods exports as evidence that the administration’s tariff and tax policies are pulling production back onto U.S. soil. A new 14-page report...
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SLOTKIN SWINGS THROUGH RENO: Senator Who Backed Gender-Affirming Care Appears Alongside Benitez-Thompson

RENO, Nev. — Michigan Democrat Sen. Elissa Slotkin brought her national profile to Northern Nevada this week, headlining a Washoe County Democrat fundraiser where congressional candidate Teresa Benitez-Thompson was among the featured guests. Slotkin delivered the keynote address Wednesday at the Washoe County Democrat Party’s “Power the Blue Wave” dinner...
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