Clark County School District welcomed students to two brand-new elementary schools this month, funded by a decade-old bond program. The same district says it’s now $11.7 billion short of what it needs to maintain the buildings it already has. Clark County School District opened two new elementary schools this month for the 2026-27 school year:… Continue reading Two New CCSD Elementary Schools Just Opened. Their Own District Says It Can’t Afford More Like Them.
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CCSD Needs $15.3 Billion to Fix Its Schools. It Has $3.6 Billion.
Clark County School District’s buildings need $15.3 billion in repairs and replacements. The bond program meant to pay for it covers less than a quarter of that. Clark County School District facilities currently need $15.3 billion for repairs and replacements, while the district’s bond program has only about $3.6 billion available to cover it, according… Continue reading CCSD Needs $15.3 Billion to Fix Its Schools. It Has $3.6 Billion.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Federal Government Promised Nevada Tribes Broadband Money. Then It Clawed Some of It Back.
Several Nevada tribes were awarded federal grants to bring broadband internet and utility support to their communities. Records show some of that money has since been deobligated — clawed back before the projects finished. The Fort Mojave Indian Tribe was awarded $714,000 through a federal broadband subgrant program, according to Nevada Department of Native American… Continue reading The Federal Government Promised Nevada Tribes Broadband Money. Then It Clawed Some of It Back.
A Tribe Once Displaced by a Coal Plant Is Now Building a Cannabis and Solar Economy
The Moapa Band of Paiutes spent years fighting the coal plant next door to their reservation. Now they’re building something different on the same land: a cannabis dispensary and one of the largest tribal solar projects in the country. The Moapa Band of Paiutes announced a new partnership with Mint Cannabis this summer to redevelop… Continue reading A Tribe Once Displaced by a Coal Plant Is Now Building a Cannabis and Solar Economy
The Cameras Catching Stolen Cars Are Also Flagging Immigration Targets
Las Vegas police say their license plate cameras exist to catch car thieves. Built into the same system is a federal watchlist that can flag a car for immigration enforcement instead. Flock Safety’s camera system includes a built-in feature allowing local law enforcement agencies to subscribe to specific FBI National Crime Information Center watchlists, one… Continue reading The Cameras Catching Stolen Cars Are Also Flagging Immigration Targets
CCSD Lost 44,000 Students. The Poorest Schools Lost the Most — and the Most Programs.
Clark County School District’s enrollment decline isn’t spread evenly across the valley. The steepest losses are concentrated in East Las Vegas’s poorest neighborhoods — exactly where families have the least access to music, arts and sports programs outside of school. Nine of the 10 Clark County elementary schools with the largest enrollment losses are located… Continue reading CCSD Lost 44,000 Students. The Poorest Schools Lost the Most — and the Most Programs.
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