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KNPR"s State of Nevada

KNPR"s State of Nevada is the essential public affairs broadcast to understand what"s happening here. Newsmakers and experts give context to local issues; interviews explore the unique character — and characters — of our region. KNPR"s State of Nevada is a daily conversation about this place we call home.Call us during a live show: 702-258-3552Leave a message for SON any time: 702-259-7801Drop us an email: son@knpr.org

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12:29

Nevada Week In Person: David Perrico

KNPR"s State of Nevada ·

2025/03/14

Through a collaboration with Vegas PBS, Nevada Public Radio brings you selected interviews from their Nevada Week In Person televised series on KNPR's State of Nevada.

New leader of SNHD talks public health priorities for...

KNPR"s State of Nevada ·

2025/03/13

The Southern Nevada Health District has a new leader, Dr. Cassius Lockett.

27:06

Report puts wage theft from minimum wage workers at...

KNPR"s State of Nevada ·

2025/03/11

The report says that over the last 20 years, employers — many times these are unregistered businesses or even homes where people work as cleaners or caretakers — the estimated theft from minimum wage workers amounts to more than $2 billion.

15:26

Nevada could split state Dept. of Health and Human...

KNPR"s State of Nevada ·

2025/03/10

In Congress, Republicans have made it known that they’re considering plans to cut billions of dollars from the Medicaid program, designed to help lower-income people with basic health needs.

15:21

Mom of 'Free Solo' climber, this Las Vegas resident...

KNPR"s State of Nevada ·

2025/03/07

Las Vegas resident Alex Honnold is perhaps the most famous rock climber in the world. Lesser known — but just as impressive — is his mother.

12:07

UNLV celebrates first year of mariachi program with...

KNPR"s State of Nevada ·

2025/03/07

The resounding trumpets. The warm acoustic guitar undertones. The beautiful Spanish vocal harmonies. That’s the unmistakable sound of a mariachi band.

Campus for Hope will be the latest effort to fight...

KNPR"s State of Nevada ·

2025/03/06

Homelessness is growing throughout Nevada, but especially in Clark County.

Funding for the arts is being cut. How will that...

KNPR"s State of Nevada ·

2025/03/05

Today, maybe more than any time in recent memory, the arts are taking center stage because of potential cuts to funding throughout the country, including Nevada.

27:10

How cuts to the National Park Service, Interior will...

KNPR"s State of Nevada ·

2025/03/04

Great Basin National Park, Lake Mead and Red Rock Canyon are all overseen by the National Park Service.

27:32

Taking a closer look at the Nevada film tax incentive...

KNPR"s State of Nevada ·

2025/03/03

Last week, Nevada lawmakers got their first look at a bill meant to draw film production studios to Las Vegas.

Bus? Monorail? Tesla tunnels? What's the solution to...

KNPR"s State of Nevada ·

2025/02/28

Congestion on the Las Vegas Strip grows more intense as more and more people visit Las Vegas — almost 42 million last year.

Space 2.0: New community center planned to help Las...

KNPR"s State of Nevada ·

2025/02/28

Arts and entertainment generates more than $15 billion in annual spending in Nevada. But during the pandemic and other downturns, that industry — both on and off the Strip — gets hit as hard.

Which of these 3 people will be the next CCSD...

KNPR"s State of Nevada ·

2025/02/27

The Clark County School Board has whittled down candidates for superintendent of the country’s fifth-largest school district to three people.

UNLV scientist part of NASA mission to analyze...

KNPR"s State of Nevada ·

2025/02/27

Mars has fascinated humanity since Galileo Galilei accurately observed it more than 400 years ago. Now we’re getting to the point of trying to land spaceships on the planet.

Where you taxes go in Nevada and how they could be...

KNPR"s State of Nevada ·

2025/02/26

The taxes we all pay for entertainment, gas, cars, property and so much more are starting to make people think, and not just because we have two months to file tax returns.