A crypto mogul gave $2.5 million to a candidate running against State Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro in the Nevada attorney general race.

A major donation drew attention after the Lombardo admin’s firing of the state water engineer, whom the industry had complained about.

Legacy media outlets and newswires are a shell of what they once were; a patchwork of new digital and nonprofit outlets, alternative weeklies, local TV stations, bloggers, newsletter writers, influencers and regional news channels has taken their place in the media ecosystem, but not in the Capitol basement. In the last few decades, a highly fragmented, 24-hour multiplatform news cycle has replaced one centered around 6 p.m. broadcasts and daily newspaper deliveries. Candidates across the nation, including in Nevada, are acting accordingly, using TikTok and Instagram to deliver their message and, in some cases, bypassing reporters and traditional debates.

A growing share of challengers are putting up six-to-seven figures of their own money to run for office. One candidate was blunt: “It sucks.”

Outgoing Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones has funneled thousands of dollars through various political action committees in support of his chosen successor.

About 44 percent of the money came through a legal maneuver that experts say skirt the spirit of campaign finance limits. Democrat Aaron Ford was less reliant.

UNLV political science professor Kenneth Miller said the easiest way to win an election is to run without a credible opponent. Having a lot of money heading into an election can scare potential challengers away.

The Supreme Court is set to revisit one of the most consequential and contentious areas of election law this term in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission. At issue is a decades-old federal limit on how much money national political parties may spend in coordination with their own candidates. The court’s decision could reshape campaign strategy and party infrastructure as the 2026 midterm elections approach.