Silver State of Mind

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Monday, July 27, 2026

  1. 9:04The One Percent

    Four bosses in six years, and they interviewed one person

    Washoe County schools have a new superintendent, the fourth in six years, and the board interviewed exactly one candidate to get there. We look at how the pay actually compares to districts our size, what the district cut this year, and what a skipped search says.

    Reno Gazette-Journal (contract terms, $287,500) · 2026-06-09The Nevada Independent (fourth superintendent in 6 years, skipped search) · 2026-05-13KRNV News 4 (McMaster takes over, district challenges) · 2026-07-24KRNV News 4 (39 positions cut, $5.7M deficit) · 2026-01-28Tahoe Daily Tribune (enrollment decline, allocation changes) · 2026-05-08K-12 Dive (AASA superintendent salary by enrollment) · 2026-03-26Albuquerque Journal (APS superintendent $295,000) · 2026-01-15Las Vegas Sun (CCSD superintendent $385,000) · 2025-04-10
  2. 9:18The One Percent

    That car insurance headline is a Las Vegas number

    Nevada keeps showing up as the most expensive state in America for car insurance. We break down what the same driver actually pays in Reno, Sparks, and Carson City versus Las Vegas, and which increases are still landing this summer.

    ValuePenguin (Nevada city-by-city, 183 zips, Quadrant data from insurer filings) · 2026-06-30Las Vegas Review-Journal (second 2026 round, 11 insurers, ~158,000 policyholders) · 2026-07-02Las Vegas Review-Journal (January 2026 round, ~570,000 policyholders) · 2026-01-07Nevada Division of Insurance (consumer guide, territory rating) · 2026-07-27
  3. 9:34The One Percent

    Twelve dollars, and no next raise on the calendar

    Nevada's minimum wage has been twelve dollars since 2024, and there's no automatic increase coming. We get into what that means on both sides of the counter, including what having no tip credit does to a local restaurant.

    Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner (minimum wage bulletins) · 2026-06-29Ballotpedia (Nevada Question 2, 2022, deleted the escalator) · 2022-11-08ADP (minimum wage changes effective July 1, 2026) · 2026-06-01GovDocs (midyear state minimum wage updates) · 2026-06-15This Is Reno (minimum wage adjusts in many states July 1, but not Nevada) · 2026-07-01Nevada Constitution Art. 15 Sec. 16 (no escalator, no tip credit, $12 flat) · 2026-07-27NRS 608.250 (AB 456 step schedule ends July 1, 2024, no paragraph (g)) · 2026-07-27California DIR / Oregon BOLI (neighbor state rates) · 2026-07-01
  4. 9:48The Nevada Table

    Fourteen thousand a year for a hundred years of ranch

    A fifth-generation Fallon ranching family lost its federal grazing permit to the Navy's bombing range expansion. We walk through what was actually taken, what's been offered, and why both sides of this one make more sense than you'd expect.

    The Fallon Post (Leanna Lehman, rancher says Navy expansion is devastating his family ranch) · 2026-03-26The Fallon Post (ranchers press Navy on compensation as FRTC expansion moves forward) · 2026-03-05The Fallon Post (Rachel Dahl, ranch compensation and highway realignment) · 2026-07-01U.S. Senate (Nevada delegation secures FRTC expansion in NDAA) · 2022-12-06

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