HeyJaredJon Ralston
I am the CEO and founder of The Nevada Independent, a 501c3 nonprofit news site. I have been a journalist in Nevada for more than 40 years.
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Dearth of debates is detrimental to democracy (opens the original)
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I am writing this on a plane bound for Reno, where ace reporter Eric Neugeboren and I will be moderating a discussion or forum or, just call it a debate, between mayoral hopefuls Kate Marshall and Kathleen Taylor.Both candidates deserve credit for agreeing to the sitdown, especially since this elected position has the loudest megaphone in Northern Nevada politics, even if the actual power is limited by the form of government. So kudos to Taylor and Marshall.<div class="subscription-widget show-s
Morning Flash, 9/30/26 (opens the original)
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Good morning, everyone.17 days until early voting, 34 days to Election DayI write this as I prepare to travel to The Biggest Little City where I will help Eric Neugeboren moderate a mayoral race IndyTalks featuring Kate Marshall and Kathleen Taylor. Considering this race has reached the “they really don’t like each other” stage, this ought to be quite the memorable hour. You can still get tix to the in-person event or the livestream. Can’t thank UNR enough for hosting us, with special shout-out
Morning Flash, 9/29/26 (opens the original)
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Good morning, everyone.18 days until early voting, 35 days to Election DaySeveral people have made sure I have seen this clip of AOC in a Bills jersey.:<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1552" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s
Dems continue to make large gains in Clark County voter registration over the GOP (opens the original)
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Clark County, home to Las Vegas and about three-quarters of active voters, may never again be the Democratic bastion it was during the heyday of The Reid Machine.But as I track week to week voter registration trends, I have seen the Dem advantage over the GOP grow by significant amounts every week. Consider these two charts, with number crunching help from AI. Read more
Morning Flash, 9/28/26 (opens the original)
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HEADLINE: Gov’s race nuggets, political nuggets and a trivia question about a presidential visit.Good morning, everyone.19 days until early voting, 36 days to Election Day. I still can’t believe early voting starts two weeks from this Saturday. And mail ballots getting sent out next week. Time to fire up the early voting blog soon. Are you ready? (I’m not.)A couple of events to note, one past and one coming up:Congrats to all the state press foundation award winners celebrated Saturday evening a
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