Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, proposed ballot initiatives are starting to roll into the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office. Here at The Nevada Independent, we’ve built a ballot measure tracker so readers can understand where a proposal is in the process, where legal challenges stand and who’s backing each idea.

One year out, Nevada’s pocketbook-focused 2026 gubernatorial election is neck and neck between two established and popular candidates. Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford slightly trailed Republican Gov.

Nevada remains one of the nation’s most pivotal battlegrounds—it narrowly backed President Donald Trump in 2024 after years of leaning Democratic. The tight race between Lombardo and Ford underscores how competitive the state has become and could serve as an early indicator of party strength heading into the 2028 presidential election.

Six Republican Nevada electors are scheduled to go on trial next summer after pleading not guilty to forgery charges stemming from the 2020 election.

In today’s edition: The congressional fundraising analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Plus: Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro backs film tax expansion, some big candidate announcements, and DHS ads hit Nevada.

Governor Joe Lombardo said using state funds to support SNAP benefits during the federal government shutdown is not a “viable solution.”

Nevada Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are pushing against the Trump administration’s plan to import beef from Argentina, as Nevada cattlemen also

The analytics firm Morning Consult conducts daily surveys of registered voters. Its latest data shows Trump's approval rating under water in Nevada.

Nevada’s two main airports in Las Vegas and Reno say they will not air a “political” TSA video that blames Democrats for the government shutdown.