A tribal court sits less than a mile from the Fremont Street Experience, running its own criminal code, its own evidence rules, and its own appeals process, entirely outside the jurisdiction of Clark County. The Las Vegas Paiute Tribe operates a Tribal Court that, according to the tribe’s own government, exercises sovereign jurisdiction over criminal,… Continue reading Sovereign Ground: How Tribal Law Actually Works in Las Vegas
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America Has 25% Fewer Air Traffic Controllers Than It Did in 1981. Airports Are Now Capping Flights to Cope.
The country’s air traffic control system is running roughly 3,000 controllers short of its own staffing targets, and airports are starting to cap how many flights they’ll allow rather than pretend the shortage isn’t there. The United States has about 25% fewer air traffic controllers today than it did in 1981, even as the number… Continue reading America Has 25% Fewer Air Traffic Controllers Than It Did in 1981. Airports Are Now Capping Flights to Cope.
More Than a Third of Nevada’s Hospitality Workforce Is Foreign-Born. Tourism Runs on Their Labor.
Las Vegas built its economy on tourism. A third of the workers keeping that tourism economy running were born outside the United States. Immigrants make up 34% of Nevada’s leisure and hospitality workforce, according to an analysis by the nonprofit FWD.us — a sector that anchors the state’s tourism-dependent economy through hotels, casinos, restaurants and… Continue reading More Than a Third of Nevada’s Hospitality Workforce Is Foreign-Born. Tourism Runs on Their Labor.
A 70-Year-Old School Still Waits While Las Vegas Builds New Ones
A tribal school on the Nevada-Idaho border has waited three years for the state money it was promised, while officials in Las Vegas break ground on new campuses without a second thought. The Owyhee Combined School sits on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, home to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, along the remote stretch of Elko County… Continue reading A 70-Year-Old School Still Waits While Las Vegas Builds New Ones
40% of Nevada’s Construction Workers Are Immigrants. The State’s Housing Shortage Depends on Them.
Nevada needs tens of thousands more homes built to close its housing gap. Four in 10 of the workers who would build them are immigrants. Immigrants make up 40% of Nevada’s construction workforce, the single largest immigrant labor share of any major industry in the state, according to an analysis by the nonprofit FWD.us. That… Continue reading 40% of Nevada’s Construction Workers Are Immigrants. The State’s Housing Shortage Depends on Them.
Las Viviendas de Blue Diamond Hill Por Fin Están en Construcción. Un Juez Dice Que el Condado Intentó Detenerlo — y Luego lo Encubrió.
Un desarrollo de 3,500 viviendas cerca de Red Rock Canyon resistió dos décadas de oposición y demandas hasta llegar a la etapa de construcción. Un juez magistrado dice que al menos un comisionado del condado intentó detenerlo en secreto de todos modos — y fue descubierto. Los trabajos de nivelación están en marcha este año… Continue reading Las Viviendas de Blue Diamond Hill Por Fin Están en Construcción. Un Juez Dice Que el Condado Intentó Detenerlo — y Luego lo Encubrió.
Immigrants Make Up 1 in 4 Nevada Workers. Their Spending Is Worth $24 Billion a Year.
Nearly a quarter of everyone working in Nevada was born somewhere else. Their spending power alone accounts for roughly a fifth of every dollar circulating in the state. Immigrants make up 26% of Nevada’s total labor force and contribute an estimated $24 billion to the state’s economy annually in personal income, according to an analysis… Continue reading Immigrants Make Up 1 in 4 Nevada Workers. Their Spending Is Worth $24 Billion a Year.
Reservation, Colony, Territory: What Nevada’s Tribal Land Categories Actually Mean
Las Vegas is not on a reservation. The distinction between reservation, colony, and tribal territory determines who holds legal authority over land just miles from the Strip, and most residents cannot explain the difference. Nevada has 20 federally recognized tribes with land inside its borders, according to the Nevada Department of Native American Affairs. The… Continue reading Reservation, Colony, Territory: What Nevada’s Tribal Land Categories Actually Mean
Undocumented Nevada Workers Paid $1.5 Billion in Taxes Last Year. They Can’t Access Most of What It Funds.
Nevada workers without legal immigration status contributed an estimated $6 billion in wages to the state’s economy last year — and paid $1.5 billion in taxes on money that funds services many of them are barred from using. Immigrant workers without legal status or with only temporary protections contribute an estimated $6 billion annually to… Continue reading Undocumented Nevada Workers Paid $1.5 Billion in Taxes Last Year. They Can’t Access Most of What It Funds.
Una Empresa Quiere Inundar Parte del Patio Trasero de Red Rock Canyon para Almacenamiento de Baterías
Una propuesta hidroeléctrica avanza silenciosamente en el proceso de permisos federales cerca del Área Nacional de Conservación de Red Rock Canyon. De construirse, usaría suficiente agua para abastecer a decenas de miles de hogares — en una cuenca desértica que los reguladores ya califican de sobreasignada. El Proyecto Desert Bloom, una propuesta de almacenamiento hidroeléctrico… Continue reading Una Empresa Quiere Inundar Parte del Patio Trasero de Red Rock Canyon para Almacenamiento de Baterías
