Purple Politics Nevada with Lucia Starbuck

June’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada with Lucia Starbuck discusses the winners from the Primary Election and what voters can expect.

This month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada features Democrats Aaron Ford and Alexis Hill running for governor in the June Primary.

On this month’s Purple Politics Nevada, guest host Bert Johnson spoke with UNR Associate Professor of Political Science Jeremy Gelman about the wide-open primary for Northern Nevada’s Congressional District 2.

This month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada features Democrats Zach Conine and Nicole Cannizzaro running for attorney general during the June Primary.

February’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada focuses on the rising costs of health care and the possibility of a universal health plan.

Season 4 of Purple Politics Nevada, hosted by KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck, examined the governor's race during the 2026 midterms, nonpartisans, and the economy.

The Nevada legislature failed to secure the votes needed to expand film tax breaks. Why and where do we go from here? Find out during KUNR’s Purple Politics Nevada, hosted by Lucia Starbuck.

Tune in to this month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada to hear KUNR and KNPR reporters speak about their stories for the housing series “Does Home Mean Nevada.”

Listen to September’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada to learn more about the state’s new retirement savings program for private-sector employees.

August’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada with Lucia Starbuck focuses on how federal cuts are impacting farmers, tribes, and food banks.

July’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada, hosted by KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck, focuses on the pros and cons of the state’s part-time citizen legislature.

June’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada features political reporters Lucia Starbuck and Paul Boger discussing what survived and failed from the 2025 legislative session.

May’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada with host Lucia Starbuck features Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, who talks about his price-fixing legislation and the lawsuits he filed to challenge President Donald Trump.

Congress is considering cutting $880 billion from Medicaid. April’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada explores how that could impact tribal and rural health care.

At the latest Purple Politics Nevada live event, Lucia Starbuck hosted a candid discussion between Nevada lawmakers Senator Robin Titus and Assemblymember Erica Roth. Topics included looming federal Medicaid cuts, healthcare access in rural and urban areas, the controversial film tax credit proposal, housing affordability, tariffs, and insurance availability.

This episode of Purple Politics Nevada with Lucia Starbuck examines how state legislatures are addressing AI, including in health care, elections, and child pornography.

With the Nevada legislative session around the corner, Purple Politics Nevada host Lucia Starbuck spoke with lawmakers to understand their education, healthcare, housing, and environmental bills.

This month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada explores why Nevada went red for president for the first time in 20 years and what Donald Trump’s second term could look like.

With Election Day around the corner, this episode of Purple Politics Nevada with Lucia Starbuck checks in with voters featured on the show throughout the year.

In this episode of Purple Politics Nevada, host Lucia Starbuck dispelled the misconception that Black voters are a monolith and spoke to people about upholding democracy and the high cost of living.

In this month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada, host Lucia Starbuck spoke to a political scientist and historian to add context to what the president’s decision to drop out of the race means. She also spoke with Democratic delegates as they prepare to head to the DNC in Chicago.

Voters over the age of 65 make up the largest voting bloc in Nevada when broken down by age. But do they feel heard by political candidates this election? In this month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada, host Lucia Starbuck spoke to seniors to find out.