Most robotics teams have a school’s resources behind them — a classroom, a budget, a coach on staff. One team competing at UNLV this year had none of that. Student engineers from across Southern Nevada, the country and the world gathered at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center this spring for the FIRST Robotics Competition Las… Continue reading These Las Vegas Students Built a Robot Without a School Team Behind Them

Nevada and Clark County approved up to $380 million in public money for the Athletics’ new Las Vegas ballpark years ago. The team still hasn’t asked for a single dollar of it — but that’s about to change. Construction on the Athletics’ $2 billion domed stadium on the Strip has passed the $400 million mark,… Continue reading The A’s Have Spent $400 Million on Their Vegas Stadium. Taxpayers Haven’t Paid a Dime — Yet.

Charleston Boulevard construction has reduced Arts District storefronts to a single lane of visibility. Business owners say nobody asked them first. Construction on a flood control project along Charleston Boulevard has narrowed traffic to a single lane in parts of the 18b Arts District, and business owners say the disruption is driving customers away during… Continue reading A Flood Control Project Is Choking Arts District Businesses During Their Busiest Season

Nevada law says government agencies can only charge what it actually costs to produce a public record. The ACLU says Las Vegas police have been charging whatever they want — and getting away with it. The ACLU of Nevada sued the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department this month, accusing the department of imposing excessive fees… Continue reading The ACLU Says Metro Is Illegally Overcharging People Who Ask for Public Records

The Trump administration is suing Nevada for refusing to hand over the last four digits of every registered voter’s Social Security number. Nevada’s response: no. The U.S. Department of Justice sued Nevada in December, demanding the state turn over its full, unredacted voter file — including every registered voter’s full name, date of birth, home… Continue reading The Justice Department Wants Every Nevada Voter’s Social Security Digits. The State Is Fighting Back.

For years, North Las Vegas residents wanting a Nevada State University education had to make the trek to Henderson. Some students reported a two-hour round trip. A new downtown campus, breaking ground this year, is meant to close that gap. The Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents approved a lease agreement in December… Continue reading North Las Vegas Is Getting Its First University Campus. Some Students Are Already Driving Two Hours to Get There.

Federal regulators have never allowed a car without a steering wheel to charge passengers for rides — until now. Las Vegas is about to be the first place in the country where that happens. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration granted Amazon-owned Zoox a temporary federal exemption in late July allowing the company to charge… Continue reading Las Vegas Will Be the First City Where You Can Pay for a Ride With No Steering Wheel

Clark County’s traditional schools are bleeding students and money. Its STEM and career-training magnet schools are doing the opposite — even as the district can’t find enough math and science teachers to go around. The Clark County School District’s Board of School Trustees renewed a critical labor shortage designation effective July 1 covering math, science… Continue reading CCSD Can’t Staff Its Science Classrooms. Its STEM Schools Are the Only Ones Growing.

The city of Las Vegas is handing over one of downtown’s last large undeveloped parcels to whichever developer makes the best pitch — and city officials aren’t picking a vision in advance. The city issued a request for proposals this month for roughly 11 acres of city-owned land bounded by Las Vegas Boulevard, Stewart Avenue… Continue reading Las Vegas Wants a Developer for 11 Blank Acres Downtown. It Won’t Say What It Wants Built There.

Congress created a federal land program specifically to help solve Southern Nevada’s affordable housing shortage. Years later, it’s barely been touched — and officials aren’t entirely sure why. Section 7(b) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act was written to direct proceeds from federal land sales in Clark County toward affordable housing development. Despite… Continue reading A Federal Program Could Ease Southern Nevada’s Housing Crunch. Almost Nobody Is Using It.