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We are proud to announce that KUNR won Hearken’s 2022 Champions of Curiosity “Public-Powered Elections” Impact Award!
The station used Hearken’s audience engagement technology to collect community questions for candidates running in the 2022 elections in Nevada, and many were related to climate change. With additional environmental questions collected from a group of University of Nevada, Reno students, KUNR created a questionnaire for candidates running for nine races in Reno, Sparks and Washoe County. The result was KUNR’s Candidate Surveys on the Environment project:
https://www.kunr.org/2022-northern-nevada-washoe-county-reno-sparks-environment-candidate-surveys
Thank you to all the community members who helped shape this coverage by sharing questions, ideas and concerns with us.
Report for America’s Jose Davila IV joins KUNR host Marc Garber to discuss this week’s Washoe County School District Board of Trustees meeting, covering classroom technology and graduation rates.
What questions do you have about the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session that starts February 6? KUNR’s Democracy Reporter Lucia Starbuck is seeking community input to inform her political coverage.
Share your questions and thoughts with KUNR by filling out the short form linked below in either English or Spanish.
During his first State of the State address, Nevada’s Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo proposed historic funding for education, raises for state employees, and a suspension of the gas tax. Democratic state lawmakers in key leadership positions opposed his school choice and election change proposals. KUNR host Marc Garber spoke with reporter Lucia Starbuck to break it all down.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is spending more than $490 million to reduce wildfire risk in the West. The Bureau’s Kaleb Roedel looked into which landscapes in the Mountain West are receiving federal funds and what the money will be used for.
Starting on February 6, state lawmakers from all over Nevada will gather in Carson City for 120 days to debate new laws and set the state’s budget for the next two years. KUNR’s Democracy Reporter Lucia Starbuck explores how the process works and why it matters.
¿Qué preguntas tiene sobre la Sesión Legislativa de Nevada que comienza el 6 de febrero? La reportera de democracia de KUNR, Lucia Starbuck, está buscando la opinión de la comunidad para una mejor cobertura política.
Comparta sus preguntas y pensamientos con KUNR a través del siguiente formulario, en español o inglés.
El concejal Miguel Martínez fue nombrado para el Distrito 3 en octubre de 2022, que cubre la mayor parte del este de Reno. María Palma de KUNR habló con él sobre sus planes para el próximo año.
What questions do you have about the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session that starts February 6? KUNR’s Democracy Reporter Lucia Starbuck is seeking community input to inform her political coverage.
Share your questions and thoughts with KUNR by filling out the short form linked below in either English or Spanish.
Contaminated cannabis was reported in more than 100 dispensaries across Nevada. As KUNR’s Maria Palma reports, state regulators are advising consumers and patients to avoid certain cannabis products that had been treated with an unapproved pesticide.
Councilmember Miguel Martinez was appointed to Ward 3 in October 2022, which covers most of east Reno, extending from North McCarran Boulevard to South Reno. KUNR’s Maria Palma spoke to him about his goals for the coming year.
A ProPublica database reveals tribes in the Mountain West are waiting for 11,515 of their ancestors’ remains to be made available for return by U.S. museums and universities holding them. The Bureau’s Kaleb Roedel talked to the Stealing Culture project to find out what is contributing to the lack of progress in repatriation.
State officials announced last week that a federal program offering expanded food aid is coming to an end. Food banks and anti-poverty advocates warn that could lead to a surge in food insecurity.
Reno City Council unanimously confirmed Kathryn Nance on Wednesday as the city’s next chief of police, and she will be the first woman to lead the department. She sat down with KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck to discuss her policing vision.
The Washoe County School District is looking to address two significant barriers to learning – student mental health and chronic absenteeism – with new federal funding. Report for America’s Jose Davila IV has more.