The Las Vegas Convention Center’s renovation is finished and the room tax is paying for it. The same architect, the same contractors, the same man who approved the project in government before running it in the private sector built this too. The result looks exactly like what came before it, because that was always the… Continue reading $600 MILLION, SAME BLUEPRINT
Category: Local News
WHO CAN YOU ASK?
Over three months, KVIG brought accountability questions to two of Las Vegas’s most prominent civil rights organizations. Both disengaged. The record of those exchanges is public. The questions remain. The questions were not complicated. They were the kind a community member might reasonably expect a civil rights organization to welcome: Who is funding you at… Continue reading WHO CAN YOU ASK?
THE FLOOR DOESN’T LIE
The National Association of Broadcasters Show returned to the Las Vegas Convention Center this week, and after two full days on the floor, two things stood out above everything else. The first was how visible the creator economy has become. The second was how reluctant some of the industry’s largest companies are to talk about… Continue reading THE FLOOR DOESN’T LIE
WHO OWNS THE ARTS DISTRICT
In March 2026, 1025 Main Street LLC filed a lawsuit in Clark County District Court against Taverna Costera, the restaurant and live music venue at 1031 South Main Street, which owner Jeff Hwang has operated in the Arts District for five years. The stated cause was excessive noise. The landlord’s attorney said the suit came… Continue reading WHO OWNS THE ARTS DISTRICT
ACLU Takes LVMPD-ICE Agreement to Nevada Supreme Court
The ACLU of Nevada has appealed its lawsuit against LVMPD’s 287(g) immigration enforcement agreement to the Nevada Supreme Court. The case raises fundamental questions about the role of local police in federal deportation operations. The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada has escalated its legal challenge against the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s cooperation agreement… Continue reading ACLU Takes LVMPD-ICE Agreement to Nevada Supreme Court
Lake Mead Is Dropping Again — And This Time It Could Break Records
Lake Mead has dropped more than six feet since March 1. Federal projections now show the nation’s largest reservoir could hit a new all-time low in 2027. Southern Nevada gets 90 percent of its water from the Colorado River. Lake Mead is falling again. The nation’s largest reservoir — and the primary water source for… Continue reading Lake Mead Is Dropping Again — And This Time It Could Break Records
Nevada Quietly Dropped 100,000 Voters From Its Rolls
Nevada’s active voter rolls shrank by nearly 100,000 people in a single month. Election officials say it’s routine maintenance. With a midterm election approaching, critics aren’t so sure. Nevada ended March 2026 with 2,040,752 active registered voters — a drop of 99,628 from February, according to data released this week by Secretary of State Francisco… Continue reading Nevada Quietly Dropped 100,000 Voters From Its Rolls
Set Sorrow Aside For Talent
When Goodman Plaza opened Saturday morning, fewer than 40 people had shown up. Vendor tables lined the perimeter. A small stage sat ready. The Indigenous talent showcase organized by NUWU Art and Indigenous AF had drawn artists from across the valley and from reservations out of state, but the crowd remained sparse through the early… Continue reading Set Sorrow Aside For Talent
Welcome To Paradise
When you pass the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign at the southern end of the Strip, you have not entered Las Vegas. You have entered Paradise, an unincorporated township in Clark County that casino operators created in 1950 to block a city annexation attempt and avoid municipal taxes. The Las Vegas Strip, Harry Reid… Continue reading Welcome To Paradise
The Meadows They Named
In the winter of 1829, Mexican trader Antonio Armijo led a trading party from New Mexico toward Los Angeles. His route crossed the Mojave Desert, a journey that required knowledge of water sources to survive. When the party stopped 100 miles northeast of what would become metropolitan Las Vegas, a scout named Rafael Rivera volunteered… Continue reading The Meadows They Named
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