Today, health care is the fastest-growing sector in the regional economy having added more than 42,000 jobs since 2016. Yet, despite this growth we only have 70 percent of our expected health care jobs. Consequently, we continue to have poor health and social outcomes and export tens of millions of our health care dollars to out-of-state providers annually.

Southern Nevada has made big strides when it comes to health care in the region, adding a medical school at UNLV and hosting two private schools for doctors. But it still has a long way to go, and a lot of money required to get there.

The Lincy Institute at UNLV reports that Nevada is still missing about 30 percent of the healthcare jobs it should have. A lack of residency spots is pushing many newly trained doctors out of the state.

If you've ever wanted to make a suggestion for a new law, now just might be your chance. The Southern Nevada Forum held its initial meeting on Monday, with the goal of coming up with a dozen new ideas to fix problems faced by residents of the Las Vegas Valley. The 13-year-old organization — created by the Vegas Chamber, the City of Las Vegas, Brookings Mountain West and former Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick in 2013 — brings together lawmakers and community leaders to brainstorm ideas.

Rep. Mark Amodei’s recent decision to retire opens a Northern Nevada House seat long considered untouchable – giving Democrats a rare chance to test Republican dominance in the state’s most conservative congressional district. Political scientists say midterm backlash, economic pressure and weak candidates can sometimes turn “safe” districts into November surprises.

Nevada’s congressional races are quickly becoming contests between incumbents and wealthy challengers bankrolling their own campaigns, with one exception, new campaign finance filings reveal.   

Nevada is starting to feel the effects captured in new U.S. Census data showing population growth slowing, driven by a drop in international migration. The number of foreign migrants coming to the Silver State plunged by more than half from 2024 to 2025.

The Democratic National Committee hopes to reverse recent trends by making a historic investment in registering new Democratic voters nationwide — and the party is kicking off the effort with a seven-figure investment in Nevada. The push comes a year after Republicans took the voter registration lead in the Silver State, which Democrats had previously held since 2007.