The Nevada Independent

Well, show me how you're going to pay for it.

That is Tabitha Mueller, reporter for the Nevada Independent.

Tabitha, thank you so much.

Thanks for having me.

And also too, they played a big part in helping build Allegiant Stadium alongside an integrated public education campaign too.

And they told The Nevada Independent that this merger now helps them represent our state better on, like, a global scale.

But I wanna touch a bit, bit, little bit more on why R+R is so unique.

We talked about the fact they're really politically involved.

Yeah, yeah.

It- it's just, like, super unique.

Again, I encourage anybody that's watching, listening, to go back and read that article from The Nevada Independent that really dives into, you know, so much about, you know, their, their role in our political scene and everything like that.

Yeah.

[laughs]

They have also Jon Ralston, um, of The Nevada Independent-

Mm-hmm

... will be there.

So identifying each of the candidates on my ballot, and putting hyperlinks to each of the candidates for each position to their, to their, um, campaign websites.

Identified Nevada Independent as a great resource, kind of, um, fact-based resource to research offices and candidates.

So I linked to some non-partisan resources, and then I shared below why we were choosing one candidate over another, and it took off like wildfire.

And I w- woke up one morning to all these texts from people that were friends of friends that wanted a copy of this voter guide 'cause they were going to the polls.

Not only does he not a leader, sheriff, governor, he's also full of shit and been lying on many of these ads, as you just alluded to.

So this weekend in the Nevada Independent, one of their reporters went through the 900 regulations.

He supposedly says he cut.

And he says this in one of his ads that has been out since the summertime.

But it's a temporary fix.

Here to explain is Rocio Hernandez, education reporter for the Nevada Independent.

Rocio, welcome.

Good to be here.

The problem is that the school district's enrollment hasn't declined up to the point where they trigger the hold harmless provision.

So that's another provision that's going to be looked at, lowering that bar so it can be easier for districts to hit that if they need that kind of help.

Rocio Hernandez is the educational reporter for Nevada Independent.

Rocio, thanks.

Uh, for, as it pertains to this story and ICE trying to expand their presence, for anybody out there that's listening that doesn't know, the site was actually the Eldorado Valley Regional Training Facility, and it's basically a shooting range where southern Nevada law enforcement agencies go to train.

And, uh, the interesting about that is that The Nevada Independent reports that ICE has actually used that facility for years, but that denied requests stopped them from being able to expand their presence there, and essentially build another area that I believe is unique to them, uh, to be able to train there.

And the police chief in Henderson did, as Yvette noted, cite that agreement with ICE that said the expansion would have violated the agreement.

So I guess the big question in all of this as we dive into this today with both of you is do you think this squashes it, or does ICE come back and try to renegotiate this thing and make this happen again?

I mean, it can be an especially motivating factor for small towns and cities, and although Las Vegas PD and Henderson PD aren't quite in that dire of straits, you know-

Yeah

... financially, uh, still according to The Nevada Independent, in 2025 the Henderson facility made $3.5 million in revenue-

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Wherever you are, I appreciate you taking a break from scouring the waiver wire for backup fantasy quarterbacks to listen to this episode of Low Rollers.

Coming up in just a few minutes, I will welcome to the podcast Howard Stutz, the longtime Las Vegas journalist who is currently with the Nevada Independent, but who recently announced his retirement, which goes into effect at the end of the year.

So Howard will join me to reflect on his career, talk about what the future may hold for him, and give his thoughts on everything happening in Vegas at the moment, from the baseball stadium to the new Hard Rock and much more.

But before I bring on Howard and before I dig into the latest industry news, I want to tell you about DraftKings Casino.

At the end of most of my interviews here on Low Rollers, assuming I enjoyed the interview, which I usually do, I'll typically say something indicating I look forward to having my guest on again.

I probably won't do that this time around, not because I don't expect it to be a good interview, but because my guest this week is going to be retired in a little over three months.

He spent some 40 years in journalism in Las Vegas, from the Las Vegas Review-Journal to CDC Gaming Reports, currently a senior reporter for the Nevada Independent, but not for much longer as he recently announced he's retiring at the end of the year.

Howard Stutz, welcome to Low Rollers.