Pam Bondi’s underling in Nevada allowed an Israeli caught in an underage sex sting operation to return home. Her biggest campaign donors also once fled to Israel to avoid arrest.
Nevada
Posted inEconomic Policy
Nevada’s Trump Slump Bleeds Beyond the Strip
With tourism sagging, Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo aims to elevate manufacturing, logistics, and tech. But Trump’s policies are hurting those industries, too.
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Elections Everywhere
On our live show, David and Harold discuss the most impactful races across the country this election.
Posted inPolitics
Can Hotel Workers Save the Democrats?
In the swing state of Nevada, the Harris campaign needs the Vegas hotel union’s ‘army’ to overcome Donald Trump.
Posted inTAP
Ranked-Choice Disaster
Today on TAP: Coloradans and Nevadans will decide this fall on switching to a form of voting that will chiefly benefit gazillionaire candidates.
Posted inPolitics
To Win Nevada, Harris Must Turn Infrastructure Jobs Into Votes
Reno’s building trades unions are mobilizing their members to support the Democratic nominee.
Posted inPolitics
A Policy Gimmick Amid the Joy
Kamala Harris borrows from Donald Trump with a perk to the Culinary Union at a raucous rally in Las Vegas: eliminating taxes on tips.
Posted inTAP
A Valedictory Recommendation for What Unions Need to Do
Today on TAP: On stepping down, the president of the nation’s hotel workers union calls for a movement-wide organizing campaign at Amazon.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Nevada Picks Millions From California’s Pocket
A lawsuit against members of the wealthy Getty family exposes the intricacies of state trust law.
Posted inPolitics
Can the Hotel Workers’ Union Save the Democrats?
In Nevada, Arizona, and Pennsylvania, the union has been talking to voters about progressive fixes to inflation for months, when Democrats didn’t know what to say.