After 33 days in the backcountry — lugging an 80-pound pack through forests and tundra, spending each night outdoors in a tent — Michael Easter says that his reunion with running water almost brought him to tears.

In his new book, The Comfort Crisis, Michael Easter investigates the connection between modern comforts and conveniences and some of our most pressing problems, like heart disease, diabetes, depression, and a sense of purposelessness. Turns out, engaging with a handful of evolutionary discomforts can dramatically improve our mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing.

Two critical revenue bills pushed through the 2019 Legislature by the Democratic majority failed to pass with the required two-thirds majority and are unconstitutional, a unanimous state Supreme Court ruled.

Nevada Democratic legislative leaders said Thursday they were “disheartened” by a state Supreme Court ruling that a pair of tax measures legislators passed in 2019 were unconstitutional because they did not pass by a two-thirds majority.

A mix of dining industry experience and being show business savvy helped businessman Robert Earl build a string of partnership with high-profile celebrities on ghost kitchens, also called virtual kitchens, which are delivery-only restaurants.

Nevada Democratic legislative leaders said Thursday they were “disheartened” by a state Supreme Court ruling that a pair of tax measures legislators passed in 2019 were unconstitutional because they did not pass by a two-thirds majority.

The Nevada Supreme Court hands Republicans a huge win today in Carson City, agreeing unanimously with Republicans that Democrats were wrong about passing two bills in 2019. Both bills raised millions in revenue, which means lawmakers now have to plug a budget hole that’s north of $100 million, potentially paying back what the court has ruled as an unconstitutionally collected payroll tax and a fee collected at the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Remember that pandemic baby boom analysts predicted would come the year following the COVID-19 lockdown? Dr. Michael Gardner with the UNLV School of Medicine says, so far, it's been more of a baby bust.

The American Rescue Plan, which passed back in March, did not include a provision that would prevent private debt collectors from garnishing the stimulus checks. There were some attempts by lawmakers to close that loophole, during and after the legislative process, but it remained in place.