As 2025 draws to a close, Las Vegas is looking ahead to a potentially brighter year for its hospitality industry, which supports more than one in four jobs in the state. The Center for Business and Economic Research at UNLV has released a study suggesting that the current slump in visitor numbers could end in 2026.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a campaign finance case that could affect elections for years to come — including in Nevada. The question at hand in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission is whether limits on coordinated party expenditures — the money political parties spend in conjunction with their candidates, which is separate from what they give to them — violate the First Amendment.

Next on the slate to curate an exhibition at the Civic Center Gallery are Las Vegas arts commissioner Carmen Beals and historian Claytee D. White, founding director of the Oral History Research Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Another future organizer is Las Vegas-based curator Heidi Straus, who curated the current exhibition The Choices of Man Through the Lens of the Holocaust (October 27, 2025–January 29, 2026) at the Clark County Government Center.

Times Square might be the most famous destination in the U.S. for ringing in the new year, but it's also extremely expensive. Local businesses in NYC – and many other famous locales across the U.S. – are notorious for hiking up their prices when big crowds are in town for a major event. That’s especially true for hotels, which can experience price increases of several hundred percent over the rest of the year. The last thing you want to do in the final hours of 2025 is wreck your finances over one night of festivities.

The best business credit cards for new businesses can get you $0 annual fees, as much as 5% back in rewards, expense-tracking tools and other features aimed at helping recently-established businesses.

An unusual clause in the North Dakota Constitution that limits the power of the courts kept the state’s near-total abortion ban from being struck down last month. Most state Supreme Courts require a majority vote to declare a law unconstitutional. But in North Dakota, it takes a supermajority — a vote of at least four justices — for the Supreme Court to strike down a law. That’s why the state’s 2023 abortion law remains on the books even though three of five justices on the high court found it unconstitutionally vague under the North Dakota Constitution.

The announcement of a new task force by local law enforcement has been met with optimism from traffic and safety advocates. Erin Breen, director of UNLV's Road Equity Alliance Project, shared her thoughts on the initiative.

The holiday season, while joyous, can also be a source of significant stress for many. Dawn Moore, the clinic director of the Center for Individual, Couple and Family Counseling at UNLV, offers valuable advice on how to navigate this challenging time.