Clark County voters opted for more construction cones and road projects last week by approving a ballot measure that pegs the Clark County fuel tax to inflation.By a 56 percent to 44 percent margin, voters kept in place for the next decade a fuel tax rate that rises with cost of living.
What was the most alarming of all the alarming moments in the unprecedented 2016 presidential campaign? Here’s a possibility: October 19, two-thirds of the way through the third presidential debate in Las Vegas, when Donald Trump, the strangest Republican presidential candidate ever, refused to say whether he would accept the result of the election if he lost.
In the lead up to the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Nevada, many were pining for a match-up between Democrat Harry Reid and Republican Governor Brian Sandoval.
Doctors restarted Lee’s heart during surgery for Stage IV nasal cavity cancer eight years ago. With his improbable new life, Lee wants to do the same for North Las Vegas.
How to spin the possibility of Donald Trump refusing to accept the outcome of the election? “Who are you?” demanded Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, Trump’s military adviser who had once been considered a possible running mate. We were in the spin room after Wednesday’s presidential debate, and I’d asked if he thought Trump should say he would abide by the results of the vote. “Who are you?” he asked again. When I told him, he continued to walk away without answering the question.
Why is Donald Trump futzing around with the fundamental principles of American democracy by refusing to say he’ll accept the results of the election?
Cynthia Salcido may make a living cleaning casino restrooms and picking up broken glass, but she and the members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 make up the backbone of the casino industry in Las Vegas, Nevada. The union is training its members to encourage people to vote. They also have plans to make sure their voices are heard when all eyes are on Las Vegas for the last presidential debate.
In 2012, Brookings Mountain West at UNLV and the Brookings Institution collaborated on a book project, “America’s New Swing Region: Changing Politics and Demographics in the Mountain West.” It examined how the politics of Mountain West states — Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico and Utah — are being reshaped by the region’s changing demography and increased urbanization.
Nevada hosts its first ever Presidential debate next week, in Las Vegas. Rather than being held in a casino or cocktail bar - which would have been kind of fun - the clash will occur on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Take away the “Access Hollywood” hot-microphone scandal, the ranting performance in the first presidential debate and all of Donald Trump’s other self-inflicted wounds, and he still would have faced an uphill battle in Nevada, said one of three experts taking part in a panel discussion about the 2016 election today at UNLV.
The first Trump-vs.-Clinton debate was watched by millions and analyzed by even more. But when all is said and done, you have to wonder if these contests matter.
In “Unify, Regionalize, Diversify: An Economic Development Agenda for Nevada,” a 2011 Brookings Institution report that undergirds the state’s current economic development plan, the authors detailed the need for Southern Nevada to strengthen its core economy of gaming/tourism/conventions and to economically diversify within that sector.
The coming presidential election will perhaps be more pivotal for climate-change policy than any other policy arena.
There are more and more new department stores opening for business around the Las Vegas valley, and with every new store that opens, there are dozens of jobs that comes along with it.
Out of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives, only a small number (between 35 and 55, depending on the forecast) have the potential to change hands this fall.
Inequality, the issue that set Bernie Sanders’ run for the Democratic nomination alight, has gone underground in the presidential contest.
Understanding Nevada's economic connections can open regional business doors.
The hunt will soon begin for a new chancellor to oversee the administration of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
We are moving quickly—though not quickly enough for some—into the “Seriously, should we do this?” portion of the stadium debate.
The media have clearly failed us all. That seems to be the resounding take on this election.
The Nevada Board of Regents is planning a retreat this month where it will discuss the qualifications and duties of the next system chancellor. My suggestion is that the board make John White, the interim system head, the last “chancellor.”
The second annual Nevada Economic Development Conference, scheduled Sept. 20-22 at the University of Nevada, Reno, Joe Crowley Student Union, will address “Building A Stronger Nevada” with a full schedule of featured speakers and breakout sessions.
Both major candidates running to represent Nevada’s 4th Congressional District embody different aspects of an expansive and diverse district.