Lombardo Renews Push for Trans Athlete Ban, 2026 Ballot Questions, and How Boulder Highway Casinos Are Beating the Strip
The Supreme Court has been busy, and Nevada is feeling the effects. From rulings on transgender athletes to broader constitutional questions, host Jesse Merrick sits down with Nevada Current Deputy Editor April Corbin Girnus and Creative Producer Jacob Solis to break down what the court's latest decisions actually mean for the Silver State. Then, Nevada's November ballot is shaping up to be one of the quietest in years, with just two measures for voters to decide — abortion rights and voter ID — after every other initiative effort failed to make the deadline. And in a surprising twist from the Nevada Gaming Abstract, the Boulder Strip outperformed the Las Vegas Strip on the bottom line in 2025, keeping more than twice as much net income despite generating a fraction of the revenue.
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