The Nevada Independent
As a general assignment intern, I reported on state and local government, business, education, and the environment in Nevada. I covered:
Prison suicide rates through the lens of wrongful death lawsuit against the state corrections department
Reno’s first-in-the-nation live emissions-tracking program (and talked about on our podcast)
Breaking news on new vaccination rules for state health care employees and marijuana-use rules for fighters
Everything I’ve published (and my author profile):
“Amid brutal fire season, inmate firefighters see obstacles, wages described as ‘a form of enslavement’” Published Sept. 21, 2021
“UNR pilot program could turn to universal iPads to fill technology void after pandemic exposes student tech barriers” Published Sept. 15, 2021
“State correctional and health care employees will be required to get vaccinated” Published Sept. 10, 2021
“First round of pandemic-related food assistance dollars from 2020-2021 school year will reach families’ pockets this month” Published Sept. 8, 2021
“Wrongful death lawsuit alleges negligence, poor medical care led to a prisoner’s suicide” Published Aug. 29, 2021
“Sisolak receives mining industry input on how to spend federal COVID relief funds” Published Aug. 27, 2021
“Sisolak orders new sagebrush conservation framework as deer, greater sage-grouse numbers drop” Published Aug. 23, 2021
“Cannabis lounges expected to hit Nevada market in 2022 after a funding boost from Legislature” Published Aug. 18, 2021
“Blockchains stays bullish on ‘Innovation Zones,’ promises economic opportunity to skeptical lawmakers” Published Aug. 13, 2021
“Schools ramp up suicide prevention efforts as another academic year affected by the coronavirus begins” Published Aug. 12, 2021
“Mask on: How renewed mandate is playing out from the Strip to the rurals” Published Aug. 7, 2021
“Sisolak asks state medical task force to consider COVID vaccine mandates for college students” Published Aug. 5, 2021
“The Holdouts: Customers who got free beers for vaccines explain why they waited” Published Aug. 2, 2021
“Nevada on track to adopt version of California’s low- and zero-emission vehicle programs” Published July 29, 2021
“State judge temporarily blocks portion of new law banning ‘ghost guns’” Published July 28, 2021
“Universal free meals could put funding for low-income students at risk if gaps in data aren’t fully addressed, some school district officials warn” Published July 15, 2021
“Nevada Athletic Commission rules that marijuana possession and use will not disqualify fighters” Published July 7, 2021
“Clark County commissioners urge job seekers to seize on hiring rush before unemployment benefits expire” Published July 6, 2021
“Reno will become first U.S. city to track real-time greenhouse gas emissions in effort to meet Paris Climate Agreement targets” Published July 1, 2021
Judge orders three-month delay in Nevada execution scheduled for late July, says defense owed more time to study execution protocol” Published June 28, 2021
“Clark County Sheriff Lombardo announces run for governor as Republican; says he’ll veto new taxes, take ‘law and order’ tack” Published June 28, 2021