Some instruments at Legacy High School hadn’t been replaced since the school opened in 2006. A donation from a touring musician’s foundation is finally replacing them — filling a gap the district’s own budget left open. Legacy High School’s band, orchestra and mariachi programs received $38,761 worth of new instruments and equipment this summer through… Continue reading A Country Singer’s Foundation Just Did What CCSD’s Budget Couldn’t for This School’s Music Program

Tech companies have lobbyists, trade groups and campaign contributions working the Legislature. Boulder City residents are skipping all of that and going straight to a ballot. Boulder City voters will decide a ballot measure this November on whether to prohibit data center construction within city limits entirely — a binding local vote that bypasses the… Continue reading Boulder City Voters Get to Do What Lobbyists Can’t Buy: Vote Data Centers Out Directly

As Nevada communities push for moratoriums on data centers, the industry’s national trade group has a consistent response: the public’s fears are based on outdated information. It’s a talking point built for exactly this fight. Dan Diorio, a representative of the national trade group Data Center Coalition, has been pushing back publicly on Nevada opposition… Continue reading The Data Center Industry’s Own Lobbyist Says the Public Doesn’t Understand Water Use. He Has a Talking Point Ready.

A Nevada lawmaker who backed the state’s data-center subsidy framework a decade ago is now one of its loudest critics. Campaign finance records show why the reversal raises questions. Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton — filing under her former name, Benitez-Thompson, in earlier records — voted for the 2015 legislation that created Nevada’s data-center tax abatement framework.… Continue reading She Voted to Give Data Centers Tax Breaks. Then Their Money Started Showing Up in Her Campaign.

Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Nvidia spent more than $100 million lobbying the federal government last year — a record. Nevada’s own data-center tax breaks show what that kind of spending buys. The five largest AI and tech companies spent a combined total exceeding $100 million on federal lobbying in 2025, the first time that… Continue reading Big Tech Spent $100 Million Lobbying Washington Last Year. Nevada Is Where the Bill Comes Due.

For the first time in years, not a single one of Nevada’s 17 counties saw an increase in international migration. Economists say the drop-off could shape the state’s labor force for years to come. International migration to Nevada dropped sharply in 2025, with none of the state’s 17 counties recording an increase in international arrivals… Continue reading International Migration to Nevada Cratered Last Year. Every County Felt It.

Nevada’s state treasurer joined 15 other state fiscal officers in telling the Trump administration something blunt: immigration enforcement is actively damaging the state’s economy, and they have a receipt to prove it. Nevada State Treasurer Zach Conine signed a letter with 15 other state fiscal officers to President Donald Trump this month, expressing alarm over… Continue reading Nevada’s Treasurer Told Trump Directly: Your Immigration Raids Are Costing Us Money

Gov. Joe Lombardo authorized the Nevada National Guard to assist federal immigration agents in an “administrative capacity” over the summer. That authorization was supposed to expire in November. It didn’t. Lombardo’s authorization for the Nevada National Guard to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was extended through September 2026, according to a statement from the… Continue reading Nevada’s National Guard Is Still Helping ICE. The Deployment Just Got Extended Again.

Starting this spring, a small business in Nevada not fully owned by U.S. citizens can no longer get a federally backed loan to grow — no matter how long it’s been open or how many people it employs. New Small Business Administration guidance issued in February bars any small business not 100% owned by U.S.… Continue reading New Federal Rule Blocks Non-Citizen-Owned Small Businesses From SBA Loans

Planning staff recommended denying it. The Planning Commission recommended denying it. The Las Vegas City Council approved it anyway — and East Las Vegas seniors are about to get $900-a-month apartments because of it. The Las Vegas City Council voted unanimously April 1 to approve Sunridge on Searles, a 50-unit tiny home community aimed primarily… Continue reading East Las Vegas Is Getting 50 Tiny Homes for Seniors, After the City Almost Said No