IndyMatters Podcast
1) Focus on Carson: The special session special
Nevada lawmakers took up a laundry list of legislation during a weeklong special session in November. But some of the biggest ideas — a film tax credit expansion and a cap on corporate homebuying — fe...Show More
2) Focus on Carson: How the session shook out
Some of the most ambitious proposals of the 2025 legislative session fizzled in the final hours, including the governor’s crime bill and a film tax credit expansion. Plus, Gov. Joe Lombardo is out wit...Show More
3) Focus on Carson: Where it’s all landing
Lawmakers make their biggest decisions of the session at the very end. So how are things shaping up for everything from a film tax credit expansion to proposed raises for state workers? Nevada Indepen...Show More
4) Focus on Carson: Everything’s down to the wire
With just days left in Nevada’s legislative session, lawmakers still need to act on the most important proposals before them. What’s dead and what’s going on behind the scenes? Nevada Independent repo...Show More
5) Focus on Carson: Are we all getting along?
Relationships between the Republican governor and Democratic legislative leaders will be key to getting things done in the final weeks of session. So how’s it going? Plus, a partisan dust-up on charte...Show More
6) Focus on Carson: What a disappointing revenue forecast means for Nevada
Nevada lawmakers have several hundred million dollars less to spend than they expected just a few months ago. What happens now? Plus, a look at plans to cap the price of insulin for people on private ...Show More
7) Focus on Carson: Bills that died at the Legislature’s deadline
Abortion and government transparency bills failed to clear the Legislature’s biggest deadline yet. And chatter about immigration enforcement activity in Nevada has ramped up, but understanding the ful...Show More
8) Focus on Carson: Lawmakers try, try again on gun control
Gun control measures that were vetoed in 2023 came back again for an emotional hearing this week, even though their odds look slim. And the Trump administration canceled pandemic-era grants supporting...Show More
9) Focus on Carson: The end of the education department?
The fight over whether to ax the federal education department trickles down to Nevada, and a set of suggested immigration policies for Nevada organizations touches off debate among 2026 candidates for...Show More
10) Focus on Carson: A maternity leave mandate?
A bill that would extend a family leave mandate to private employers is headed for fierce business opposition, and what’s next after a group studied the possibility of legalizing magic mushrooms. Neva...Show More