In The News: Department of Political Science

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

UNLV Political Science Professor Dan Lee helps us wade through the ethics of lawmakers voting on bills that they benefit from.

Las Vegas Sun

Nevada Democrats are seeking sanctions against Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Sam Brown for failing to disclose on financial disclosure forms his previous role as executive board chairman for a nonprofit whose national chapter has advocated for some of the most stringent anti-abortion laws across the country.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Want to gauge whether a candidate running for Henderson City Council or mayor will win their race? Just look at how much money they’ve raised.

New York Post

Russia’s war against Georgia in 2008, its current and previous invasions of Ukraine, and its collaboration with Azerbaijan to attack Armenia are all part of a pattern: Each nation experienced democratic revolutions that overthrew pro-Russian autocrats.

Aljazeera

Before second Republican debate, experts explain why low-polling candidates hold on despite paltry chances of victory.

Los Angeles Times

Trump team changes obscure GOP rules in hopes of clinching presidential nomination early. Supporters of Donald Trump gather in Irvine outside a California GOP executive committee meeting, during which delegate-allocation rules were ultimately changed in a way to benefit the former president

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Many Latinos in Nevada identify politically as independent, which gives them influence in deciding which party will win.

Voice of America

Taiwan is expecting an unusually competitive presidential election in January 2024 after Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of main iPhone manufacturer Foxconn, announced his bid to run for the top office as an independent candidate.

Washington Post

It’s not your imagination: Business, especially big business, is more liberal than it used to be, and Democrats are now more comfortable than Republicans with corporate engagement in politics. That’s the takeaway from an academic survey of business leaders and the public described in a pair of papers published last month.

Las Vegas Review Journal

A state lawmaker failed to disclose in his financial disclosures that he led an organization that he ultimately voted to give $100,000 to, raising questions about transparency around the disclosure process for legislators.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The super political action committee backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign has stopped knocking on Nevada voters’ doors, which could signal the campaign is losing ground in the Silver State to Donald Trump in the runup to the primary election.

MarketWatch

Pushback on DEI initiatives and reversal of affirmative action could ‘set back African-American economic-mobility prospects by decades,’ one expert says