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This week on IndyMatters, reporter Megan Messerly talks with Dr. Jacob Keeperman about being on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic at Renown Hospital in Reno, where patients are being put into an emergency ward in the hospital's parking garage that took some flak from the president. Later we meet two of the newest members of the Nevada Legislature, Cecelia Gonzalez and Natha Anderson. At the...

This week on IndyMatters, host Joey Lovato talks with Indy Photographer David Calvert about what he saw in Carson City during a pro-Trump protest on Wednesday. We also hear from Indy Correspondent Humberto Sanchez about what went down in D.C. when a protest of election results led to Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol in a deadly riot. Humberto also discusses what the Nevada delegation is...

This week on IndyMatters, host Joey Lovato and reporter Jackie Valley talk with animal shelters throughout the state about how the pandemic has affected adoption rates and animals. After that Joey and reporter Michelle Rindels talk with State Treasurer Zach Conine and a cafe owner in Vegas about a new grant program that is helping small businesses weather the ever-present economic storm caused by...

This week on IndyMatters, intern Kristyn Leonard and host Joey Lovato have a story on the long awaited coronavirus vaccine, how it will be distributed and how it works. After that producer Jacob Solis talked with intern Tabitha Mueller about homelessness in Reno, and about how cleanups near the Truckee River are affecting homeless encampments and the people who live there. At the end of the show,...

This week on IndyMatters, host Joey Lovato talks with reporter Riley Snyder and assistant editor Michelle Rindels about the litany of election lawsuits that were filed in the state. From the Trump campaign suing over alleged voter fraud to a race that came down to just ten votes in Clark County. After that Joey talks with reporter Jazmin Orozco-Rodriguez about how immigration may change with the t...

This week on IndyMatters, host Joey Lovato and assistant editor Michelle Rindels have a story about refugees in the U.S. and in Nevada. After that producer Jacob Solis talks with our man in D.C., reporter Humberto Sanchez, about what's going on in the nation's capital and what the role of Nevada will be like under the new administration. At the end of the show we talk with photographer Daniel Clar...

This week on IndyMatters, producer Jacob Solis talks with reporter Megan Messerly about coronavirus, where we are in tackling it, what the recent wave of cases means for Nevada and more. After that, host Joey Lovato and assistant editor Michelle Rindels talk with Brage Eidsvic from Norway and Kirsten Verdel from the Netherlands for some outside perspectives on the US presidential election. At the...

This week on a special episode of IndyMatters, host Joey Lovato and producer Jacob Solis sit down for an extended Q+A with Editor Jon Ralston and Indy Reporter Megan Messerly to answer reader and listener questions and break down the numbers three days after Election Day. This podcast was originally recorded as part of a live broadcast Q+A on The Nevada Independent 's Facebook page.  0:00 - D...

This week on IndyMatters, host Joey Lovato once again is joined by editors Jon Ralston and Elizabeth Thompson to discuss the last week of early voting numbers in the state before election day. After that, reporter and producer Jacob Solis talks to reporters Jackie Valley and Jazmin Orozco-Rodriguez about their coverage of school board races in the two largest school districts in the state. Later i...

This week on IndyMatters, host Joey Lovato talks with editors Jon Ralston and Elizabeth Thompson again to hear more about mail ballot and early voting numbers in the state. After that reporter and producer Jacob Solis talks with interns Tabitha Mueller, Kristyn Lenard and Savanna Strott about some of the local races to watch during the election. At the end of the show Joey talks with another membe...

This week on IndyMatters, reporter Michelle Rindels and host Joey Lovato have a story about what’s changed as the state’s eviction moratorium sunsets and the federal CDC moratorium becomes more important to struggling Nevadans. Later, editors Jon Ralston and E Thompson come on the podcast to talk about mail vote numbers so far and what to expect as we move closer to election day! At the end of the...

This week on IndyMatters, we depart from our normal format to bring you a compilation of some of our favorite moments from our big IndyFest event. We have some great clips from Governor Steve Sisolak, Congressman Mark Amodei, former Senator Harry Reid and several of our other guests. Editor Jon Ralston also gives us a quick recap of the event, and hosts Joey Lovato and Jacob Solis introduce each c...

This week on IndyMatters, we have a story on churches suing to go back to in-person services, Gov. Steve Sisolak’s new directive that allows many churches to re-start services and how the coronavirus has affected their congregations. After that, we’ve got an interview with the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center, an organization that helps those affected by the October 1 shooting that happened in Vegas...

This week on IndyMatters, reporter Daniel Rothberg talks with host Joey Lovato about a Nevada Supreme Court case that is affecting Walker Lake and the Walker River but also has broader implications for water rights in the state. After that intern Kristyn Leonard talks with Lieutenant Governor Kate Marshall about the census and how Nevada’s Complete Count Committee is trying to get every resident t...

This week on IndyMatters, reporter Megan Messerly has another COVID-19 update for the listeners before she gives a rundown on how the race for the presidency is shaping up in Nevada, especially after visits last week from both President Donald Trump and Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris. After that reporter Michelle Rindels talked with director of the UNLV Immigration Law Clinic M...

This week on IndyMatters, reporter Megan Messerly has a COVID-19 update for the listeners, and then reporter and producer Jacob Solis has a breakdown of ballot question 1, which tackles the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents and their place in the Constitution. After that, reporter Michelle Rindels talks with former federal public defender Franny Forsman about a shortage of attorne...

This week on IndyMatters, intern Tabitha Mueller has a feature story about what is happening in Douglas County with the library and Black Lives Matter protests. After that, reporter and producer Jacob Solis interviews the new Nevada System of Higher Education chancellor Melody Rose about how higher education is dealing with the pandemic and what her plans are moving forward. At the end of the show...

This week on IndyMatters, reporter Megan Messerly has another coronavirus update. After that, host Joey Lovato and reporter Riley Snyder dig into mail-in voting in Nevada, including what's changed ahead of the November election and why it's become a partisan fight. After that, reporter Michelle Rindels and associate editor Luz Gray talk with Filipe Silva, a Housing Justice Organizer with Make the...

This week on IndyMatters, reporter Megan Messerly has another coronavirus update. After that, assistant editor and reporter Michelle Rindels has a story on the state's new unemployment task force. She talked this week with the new head of that task force, former Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley, and Will Cannon, a personal trainer who has been out of work and waiting for unemployment for over 20 w...

This week on IndyMatters, reporters Megan Messerly and Jacob Solis have an update on the coronavirus. Then Jacob has a story on the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents meeting that took a dramatic turn when discussing Title IX. After that host Joey Lovato talks with reporter Jazmin Orozco-Rodriguez about her story on immigrants whose documents went missing and what happened to them....

This week on IndyMatters, reporters Megan Messerly and Jacob Solis have an update on the coronavirus. Then reporter Michelle Rindels talks with Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno about the special session and her time as a former corrections officer. After that reporter Riley Synder and host Joey Lovato talk about the second special session and how it ended.

This week on IndyMatters, reporter Michelle Rindels and I talk with Tyler Klimas, the Executive Director of the Cannabis Compliance Board, about the board’s role in the industry in Nevada. After that reporter and producer Jacob Solis talks with Indytern Kristyn Leonard about utilities in the state in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, how companies are responding and how consumers are protected. A...

This week on IndyMatters, reporter and producer Jacob Solis and reporter Megan Messerly give us an update on the coronavirus in Nevada. Then, reporters Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindels talk about what came out of the special session and break down the budget cuts that happened. Then host Joey Lovato and reporter Jackie Valley talk education as students, teachers, parents, and faculty look to how...

This week on IndyMatters, reporter and producer Jacob Solis gets an update on the coronavirus from The Indy’s healthcare reporter Megan Messerly. Then host Joey Lovato talks with reporter Riley Snyder and editor Jon Ralston about what’s been going on at the special session in Carson City. At the end of the show reporter Michelle Rindels and Joey talk with Nevada’s treasurer Zach Conine about a new...

This week on IndyMatters, host Joey Lovato talks with reporter Daniel Rothberg about his groundbreaking story on the Anaconda copper mine, how the clean up efforts moved from federal EPA jurisdiction to state jurisdiction and what that means for the cleanup. After that producer and reporter Jacob Solis and editor Jon Ralston talk with Rep. Susie Lee about PPP loans and how her husband’s company be...