Nevada law created an entire state office to build STEM education into the workforce pipeline. The Nevada STEM Framework never mentions the arts by name, and schools are folding them in anyway. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math, an expansion of the older STEM acronym that adds creative and design disciplines… Continue reading Nevada Built a State Office Just to Grow STEM Schools — Here’s Where the Arts Fit In
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Nevada Just Approved Tax Breaks for an AI Hardware Company and Three Others. Here’s What Taxpayers Get Back.
State officials approved tax incentives this month for four companies moving into Southern Nevada, including a server manufacturer supporting artificial intelligence computing. Combined, they’re promising just over 430 jobs. The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development approved tax incentive requests for four businesses expanding operations into Southern Nevada at its quarterly board meeting, according to… Continue reading Nevada Just Approved Tax Breaks for an AI Hardware Company and Three Others. Here’s What Taxpayers Get Back.
Iraq Wants to Nearly Triple Oil Output to 10 Million Barrels a Day. The War Just Showed Why It Can’t.
Iraq wants to more than double its oil production within six years. Its own prime minister is making that pitch weeks after the war next door forced most of the country’s oil fields to shut down entirely. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi told a policy conference in Baghdad on Friday that Iraq is targeting production of… Continue reading Iraq Wants to Nearly Triple Oil Output to 10 Million Barrels a Day. The War Just Showed Why It Can’t.
EU Drafts Sanctions Against Israel Over 1,234 Homes in the West Bank
Seven European governments and Canada called it unacceptable. Brussels is now drafting the paperwork to make that word mean something. Israeli authorities published a construction tender on August 18 for 1,234 housing units in the E1 area of the West Bank, land that sits between East Jerusalem and the settlement of Maale Adumim. The units… Continue reading EU Drafts Sanctions Against Israel Over 1,234 Homes in the West Bank
South Korea Hit 42.5 Degrees This Summer, the Hottest Reading in 122 Years
A record that stood since 1904 fell this month in a single city. Nineteen people in South Korea did not survive the heat that broke it. The southeastern city of Yangsan recorded 42.5 degrees Celsius, or 108.5 Fahrenheit, the highest temperature South Korea has logged since national weather observation began 122 years ago. South Korea’s… Continue reading South Korea Hit 42.5 Degrees This Summer, the Hottest Reading in 122 Years
Trump Proposed Zeroing Out the National Endowment for the Arts. Congress Funded It at $207 Million Instead.
For the second time during his presidency, Donald Trump asked Congress to eliminate federal arts funding entirely. For the second time, lawmakers said no — and this year, they didn’t even cut it. The National Endowment for the Arts will operate on a $207 million budget for fiscal year 2026, identical to the prior two… Continue reading Trump Proposed Zeroing Out the National Endowment for the Arts. Congress Funded It at $207 Million Instead.
The CHIPS Act Promised America Its Own Chip Factories. Most Won’t Make a Single Chip Until 2028.
Congress and two administrations have poured tens of billions of dollars into rebuilding America’s semiconductor industry, but the honest timeline for most of that capacity to actually produce a chip runs three more years out. The 2022 CHIPS and Science Act authorized $52.7 billion in federal loans, loan guarantees and grants over five years to… Continue reading The CHIPS Act Promised America Its Own Chip Factories. Most Won’t Make a Single Chip Until 2028.
Harry Reid Airport Is Racing to Add Capacity Before It Runs Out of Room
Harry Reid International Airport is approaching its passenger ceiling years ahead of when officials hoped. A multibillion-dollar modernization plan is the airport’s answer — if it can get built in time. Harry Reid International Airport is projected to become severely capacity constrained by 2033, according to Clark County’s Department of Aviation, as the airport steadily… Continue reading Harry Reid Airport Is Racing to Add Capacity Before It Runs Out of Room
Un Programa Federal Podría Aliviar la Crisis de Vivienda del Sur de Nevada. Casi Nadie lo Está Usando.
El Congreso creó un programa federal de tierras específicamente para ayudar a resolver la escasez de vivienda asequible del sur de Nevada. Años después, apenas se ha usado — y los funcionarios no están del todo seguros de por qué. La Sección 7(b) de la Ley de Manejo de Tierras Públicas del Sur de Nevada… Continue reading Un Programa Federal Podría Aliviar la Crisis de Vivienda del Sur de Nevada. Casi Nadie lo Está Usando.
El Congreso Aprobó una Nueva Tubería de Agua para Las Vegas. Críticos Dicen Que Es una Puerta Trasera a 25,000 Acres de Expansión Urbana.
Una nueva tubería destinada a proteger al sur de Nevada de una falla en el sistema de agua acaba de convertirse en ley. Los críticos dicen que la misma ley que hace más segura al valle también engrasa el camino para una de las disputas de tierras más polémicas de la historia del estado. El… Continue reading El Congreso Aprobó una Nueva Tubería de Agua para Las Vegas. Críticos Dicen Que Es una Puerta Trasera a 25,000 Acres de Expansión Urbana.
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