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THE SEATS WE DON’T VOTE FORWhat if one of the most overlooked ways to have a voice in your community has nothing to do w...
08/28/2026

THE SEATS WE DON’T VOTE FOR

What if one of the most overlooked ways to have a voice in your community has nothing to do with winning an election?

Nevada has hundreds of boards, commissions and advisory bodies—and many are filled by people most of us have never heard of.

Some influence decisions that reach directly into our neighborhoods.

Some have real authority.

And some of the people who eventually made it to the State Capitol started their public-service journeys much closer to home.

So why don’t more of us know these seats exist?

We went looking.

Read the full story on Substack.

What if the cost of public records was high enough to keep people from accessing them at all?In Las Vegas, a lawsuit inv...
08/09/2026

What if the cost of public records was high enough to keep people from accessing them at all?

In Las Vegas, a lawsuit involving the ACLU of Nevada is challenging how LVMPD charges for access—after requests for basic records came back with price tags in the triple digits.

But it’s not just the cost—it’s how those costs are calculated, what’s being charged for, and what that could mean for public access moving forward.

If transparency comes with a price tag, who actually gets to hold power accountable?

We broke down what’s happening—and what could change.

Read the full investigation on Substack. Follow for reporting that holds power accountable, and share this so more people see it.

06/15/2026

Rent keeps rising across Las Vegas—but the real question isn’t just how much.

It’s where that money is going… and who the city is being built for.

This is just the surface.

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