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Ballot Battleground: Nevada — 80 episodes

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Washoe DA Chris Hicks defends his record against ‘inexperienced’ challenger Duncan

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Wes Duncan’s case for Washoe DA: Crime, charging decisions and nepotism

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Inside the poll: Early numbers show dead heat in Nevada governor's race with Noble Predictive Insights

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Mail time! Answering your biggest Nevada primary election questions with Chris Murphy

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Should ‘late-arriving’ mail ballots count? How SCOTUS case could affect Nevada

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Could Nevada’s deep red CD2 actually flip blue? Talking top candidates with UNR political science professor Jeremy Gelman

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Ballot printers, voter ID and the future of voting in Nevada with election chief Cisco Aguilar

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The making of Harry Reid’s machine — and the wide-open CD2 race with Jon Ralston

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Why Nevada wants to be 1st in 2028 — Artie Blanco on Nevada's case to lead the Presidential nominating calendar

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Ballot Battleground: Nevada Season 3 Trailer

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Dramatic Nevada special session ends with film tax failure, crime bill passage — with reporters Paul Boger, Tabitha Mueller and Eric Neugeboren

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Washoe County election chief Andrew McDonald on turnover, voter rolls and … paper ballots?

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Taxes, John Doe, special session cost and cereal: Answering your listener questions with Chris Murphy

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Should Nevada reel in Hollywood? Film tax credits to be discussed in special session

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Bonus episode: Rep. Mark Amodei on the federal government shutdown

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Why Nevada is refusing to hand over voter data with Sec. of State Cisco Aguilar

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Mass deportations in Nevada: Both sides of the debate - part 2

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Inside ICE arrests in Nevada — Part 1

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From Reid to Sandoval: Nevada author Pat Hickey’s portraits of power

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto on Medicaid, tourism, the Epstein files and Gaza

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How will the 2026 elections be different in Nevada? With All Voting is Local’s Kerry Durmick

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How will the One Big Beautiful Bill affect Nevada? A closer look at Medicaid and SNAP cuts

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‘No Tax on Tips’ effort is gaining momentum in Congress. It’s great politics, but is it good policy? With Culinary Union Local 226

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What happened in chaotic ending to Nevada legislature? Recapping the 2025 session with reporter Sophie Lincoln and analyst Fred Lokken

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Education funding, film tax credits, nonpartisans and vetoes: The biggest questions as the Nevada legislature winds down with reporters Tabitha Mueller and Paul Boger

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Mail time! Answering listener questions on public lands, no tax on tips, GSR arena and 2026 midterms with Chris Murphy

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Is Nevada in a budget shortfall? With top state lawmakers Steve Yeager and Robin Titus

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Sen. Jacky Rosen on tariffs, deportations, voter ID and federal lands bills

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Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei on tariffs, Signalgate, DOGE, immigration and more

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Are Nevada leaders doing enough to solve the affordable housing crisis? With the Guinn Center

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Uprise Fiber internet scandal - where is the $9 million? With News 4 evening anchor Joe Hart

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Eggs, Daylight Saving Time and Medicaid: What’s happened so far in the 2025 Nevada legislative session?

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Nevada Legislature 101 with veteran lobbyist Will Adler

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Gov. Joe Lombardo's former chief of staff Ben Kieckhefer on his second State of the State speech

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Ballot Battleground: Nevada Season 2 Trailer

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Election results certified, AG Aaron Ford on the incoming Trump administration and the continued push for open primaries in Nevada

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Top 2024 election takeaways: Early voting matters, coattails, Reid Machine, ballot deadlines and much more with reporters Tabitha Mueller and Lucia Starbuck

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Election Day recap: Nevada turns red for first presidential election in 20 years, Senate race too close to call

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Can Dems close the gap in Nevada? Jon Ralston on the GOP’s early vote lead plus top Emerson College pollster and Kamala Harris in Reno

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Trump and Harris tied in last NYT/Siena national poll, GOP out to early turnout lead in Nevada, Voice of the Voter and Vance visit

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Early voting begins, Washoe GOP’s unproven claims, and polling on how Nevadans feel about the biggest issues of the 2024 election

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Amodei-Kidd candidate forum, mail ballots arriving, election updates and Trump's Reno rally

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Debating Question 3: Open primaries and ranked choice voting - a Ballot Battleground: Nevada debate

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How ranked choice voting effort started, a conservative perspective on Question 3 and Tim Walz rally

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How has ranked choice voting worked in Maine and Alaska?

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Big announcement, signature verification with the Nevada Secretary of State and more mailbag questions

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Walz visit and Democracy Defense Project feat. Brian Sandoval and Richard Perkins

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto on Harris, no tax on tips, ranked-choice voting and more

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Nevada is back in play with the Cook Political Report - plus our new fact-check segment

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Should diapers be exempt from sales tax? It’s Question 5 on the Nevada ballot

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Contenders or spoilers? How RFK Jr. and third parties could affect Nevada’s presidential race

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Cleaning up the voter rolls with Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar

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Vance visit and more mail — answering your listener questions with Chris Murphy

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Biden bows out - what does it mean for Nevada? With Jon Ralston and Jeremy Gelman

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Voter ID - a critical safeguard or unnecessary burden? Nevada voters could decide

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Should recounts be automatic in close Nevada elections?

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Nasty political attacks the norm in northern Nevada now - how the Dignity Index ranks them (pt. 2) with Andre Wade and Dr. Amy Pason

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Drag Queen Devon. Death Smith. Veto Villain — nasty political attacks the norm in northern Nevada now (pt. 1) with Beth Smith and Dr. Amy Pason

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What did we learn from the Nevada primary? Top takeaways with reporters Gabe Stern and Tabitha Mueller

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Primary recap! Brown vs. Rosen matchup set, why I'm a 'sham journalist,' and Election Night wrap-up with reporters Kim Burrows and Audrey Mayer

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Vote vote vote! Nevada primary election in full swing

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Early voting begins and Nevada’s changing electorate with UNR Prof. Jeremy Gelman

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Bonus! Meet the GOP candidates for U.S. Senate (part 2)

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It's primary time! How to participate plus how voter fraud complaints are investigated with Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar

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Meet the GOP candidates for U.S. Senate (part 1)

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Mail time! Answering listener questions with special guest Chris Murphy

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Advocates push for permanent abortion protections in Nevada

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Nevada Congressional District 2 GOP primary race preview

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Should public money be used for the A's baseball stadium in Las Vegas? Nevada Supreme Court to decide on proposed ballot question

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Interview with Biden cabinet members plus Nevada legislature election preview

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What is Question 3? Explaining open primaries and ranked choice voting with the Guinn Center

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POTUS visit plus Nevada's top election official explains voter history error

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Will abortion be on the ballot in November?

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Nevada didn’t matter - but it will soon. A conversation with Jon Ralston

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Why is Nevada a toss-up in the 2024 Presidential election?

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Who should draw Nevada’s political maps?

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Caucus recap and Washoe County registrar of voters Cari-Ann Burgess

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Presidential primary recap, plus Jon Ralston on the 'None of these candidates' surprise

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Primary. Caucus. Confusion. Explaining the mess with political expert Fred Lokken

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Ballot Battleground: Nevada Trailer