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.

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.

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

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

Clark County School District is short $50 million for the coming school year. The list of what’s on the chopping block includes foreign language, after-school programs, music and theater. Clark County School District Superintendent Jhone Ebert confirmed the district faces $50 million in budget cuts for the 2026-2027 school year, affecting more than 1,200 employee… Continue reading CCSD Is Cutting 1,200 Positions. Music, Theater and After-School Programs Are on the List.

Christina Radosevich has taught musical theater at Thurman White Academy of the Performing Arts for eight years. This spring, her principal told her the program’s budget couldn’t keep her position — because she had the least seniority in her department. Radosevich learned she was being “surplused” from Thurman White Academy of the Performing Arts after… Continue reading She Taught Musical Theater for 8 Years. Then CCSD Told Her There Wasn’t Room for Her Anymore.

Las Vegas police built one of the largest license-plate surveillance networks in the country. Because a private foundation paid for it, the public never got a say. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department entered an agreement in 2023 with Flock Safety, a company that installs automated license plate reader cameras and cross-references the data collected… Continue reading Metro’s Surveillance Cameras Were a Gift. That’s Why the Public Never Got a Vote.

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