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A milestone for Nevada families moved closer to reality as Intermountain Health, the Gardner Group and the UNLV Research Foundation completed a land lease agreement for the state’s first stand-alone children’s hospital at UNLV’s Harry Reid Research and Technology Park.


The “Gateway to Maryland Parkway” is one step closer to becoming reality at UNLV’s campus. The university is using part of a $6.2 million state appropriation to continue planning and design for a new Lee Business School building at Maryland Parkway and Frazier Way, near the main campus entrance.

You know the Goodmans (of Vegas mayoral fame) and the Reids (our airport's namesake) — but did you know that a surprising number of our politicians actually come from generations of elected power? Co-hosts Sarah Lohman and Dayvid Figler talk with UNLV history professor Michael Green about the political dynasties of Las Vegas and if a legacy last name still matters as much as it used to.


By the time the dust settled on the 2025 Nevada legislative session, more than 300 bills sponsored by lawmakers had reached Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk. The Republican governor eventually rejected more than a fifth of these bills, vetoing 68 of them while signing 243 into law.

Gov. Joe Lombardo made righting Nevada’s economy a focus of his gubernatorial campaign. Now, as he begins his quest for re-election in 2026, critics contend he has failed to fulfill two central promises – to make housing more affordable and to lower the unemployment rate.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal is bringing back its Judicial Performance Evaluation, a survey meant to gauge the caliber of Clark County judges and inform voters and potential candidates.
Nevada’s rapidly growing population has reached a critical intersection with the region’s worsening water crisis, according to experts.


A cannabis dispensary might seem like an unlikely place to play mahjong, the Chinese tile game typically associated with older Asian and Jewish adults, but that’s where Leah Flacco showed up on a recent Wednesday evening in Manhattan.
