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Yesterday, Justice Alito reinstated Texas’s new congressional map, pausing a lower court ruling that blocked it. The map could net Republicans up to 5 new House seats. Learn more about Nevada’s own redistricting battles → https://nevadapoliticaljournal.com/stories/drawing-the-line-nevadas-own-redistricting-battles
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A Brief History of Nevada’s Redistricting — Nevada Political Journal
Nevada’s redistricting history, like Texas’s, has seen debates over partisan influence, particularly in 2021 when Democratic-drawn maps resulted in three of four congressional seats leaning Democratic despite closely balanced voter registration. Proposals for an independent redistricting commission
On this day in 1963, JFK was assassinated—one of many political killings in the 1960s. Five decades of relative calm followed. Now political violence is rising again.
“We cannot let fear win. Ideas must be met with dialogue, not death.”
Read → https://nevadapoliticaljournal.com/opinion/silencing-voices-the-deadly-cost-of-dissent-in-america
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OPINION: Assassination Silences Kirk in Grim Reminder of Attacks on Outspoken Voices — Nevada Political Journal
Charlie Kirk’s political assassination shocked the nation, echoing historical violence against figures like Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Harvey Milk. It underscores the need for justice and dialogue to protect free speech and democracy from fear-driven attacks.
No Tax on Tips lets Nevada’s tipped workers exclude up to $25,000 in reported tips from federal income tax under the One Big Beautiful Tax Cut Bill, effective 2025. The Treasury’s new guidance confirms the “above the line deduction” and could add $250 million to Nevada’s economy. Read More →
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No Tax on Tips: Nevada Tipped Workers to Keep Up to $25,000 Tax-Free, Boosting State Economy — Nevada Political Journal
No Tax on Tips lets Nevada’s tipped workers, over 5% of the state’s workforce, exclude up to $25,000 in reported tips from federal income tax under the One Big Beautiful Tax Cut Bill, effective 2025 through 2028. The Treasury’s new guidance confirms the “above the line deduction” and could add $250
Nevada's high school graduation rate rose for the Class of 2025, with Career and Technical Education students leading the way, supported by recent funding boosts. The latest school performance data shows improvement, though concerns remain about low academic standards. Read more → https://nevadapoliticaljournal.com/stories/nevadagrad2025
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Class of 2025 Shines: Nevada High School Graduation Rate Jumps to 85.4% — Nevada Political Journal
Nevada's high school graduation rate rose for the Class of 2025, with Career and Technical Education students leading the way, supported by recent funding boosts. The latest school performance data shows improvement, though concerns remain about low academic standards and graduates' basic skills. De
In the final hours of Nevada’s special session, Democrats passed a constitutional amendment to enshrine universal mail-in balloting. It requires another #NVLEG passage in 2027 and voter approval in 2028 to take effect. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Watson v. RNC, which could strike down Nevada’s rule allowing ballots to be collected up to four days after Election Day. Read more → https://nevadapoliticaljournal.com/stories/nevadas-post-election-ballot-counting
Gov. Lombardo convened a special session to address criminal justice reform, behavioral health funding, cybersecurity, health-care grants, North Las Vegas aid, school-zone safety, corporate home-buying restrictions, and emergency assistance. A film tax credit bill became a major flashpoint, pitting colleagues, caucuses, and unions against each other. The aftereffects and divisiveness of the session may carry into the primary elections. More → https://nevadapoliticaljournal.com/stories/unions-clash
Labor unions urge Dems to reconnect with working-class voters. Pres. Trump (R) won many Culinary members over with his #NoTaxOnTips policy, passed into law via One Big Bill and begins Jan. 1. Read more → https://nevadapoliticaljournal.com/stories/nevada-unions-urge-democrats-to-reconnect-amid-republican-gains
Nevada has a small number of news outlets covering its politics. Learn who the most prominent outlets and journalists are → https://nevadapoliticaljournal.com/stories/nevada-news
Who Really Covers Nevada Politics? Your Essential 2025-26 Guide — Nevada Political Journal
Nevada’s political media landscape is small, dominated by just a few key outlets spanning print, broadcast, and digital platforms. The Las Vegas Review-Journal, Reno Gazette-Journal, 8 News Now, The Nevada Independent, and Nevada Public Radio form the core, delivering the state’s most comprehensive
UNR Faculty Senate is opposing a proposed NSHE policy that would bar university leaders from public comment on political issues unless they directly impact operations/academics. The resolution asserts that forced neutrality erodes student trust, and that silencing administrators threatens free speech broadly. Notably, while this debate centers on faculty speech, Nevada’s overall student free-speech climate is graded an “F” by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expre
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UNLV and UNR Receive 'F' Grades in Free Speech Rankings — Nevada Political Journal
The assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University and FIRE’s 2025 “F” grades for UNLV and UNR’s free speech climates have heightened campus free expression debates. FIRE’s survey shows 68% of UNLV/UNR students accept shouting down speakers and 32% support violence to silence speech, reflec