Billionaire California philanthropist Tom Steyer, whose $91 million in contributions to liberal candidates and causes in the 2016 cycle made him the biggest individual political donor in the country, is taking up a new mission — ensuring people in danger of deportation get a lawyer.

The Reno City Council voted today to proceed with the agreement.

As thousands of Las Vegans flock across the California state line to get their Powerball tickets; the one question on most people’s lips is, why doesn’t Nevada get on board?

Participants at next month’s Nevada Economic Development Conference might be forgiven for tossing in some high-fives along with their handshakes.

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According to a recent college sports diversity report by Dr. Richard Lapchick, white men held 78.9 percent of the 128 athletics director positions at FBS schools, white women held 7.0 percent of the jobs and athletics directors of color 14.1 percent. What was missing in the report (titled Assessing Diversity among Campus and Conference Leaders for Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Schools in the 2016-17 Academic Year)?

Nevada ranks fourth worst out of 50 states when it comes to the number of doctors per capita. Two of Nevada's representatives on Capitol Hill are trying to change that and hoping to bump the state's standing higher up on that list. Representatives Ruben Kihuen and Jacky Rosen are co-sponsoring a bill that would boost federal funding to provide more residency opportunities for new doctors nationwide including in the Las Vegas area.

Intriguingly, in a report assessing health care opportunities and outcomes in all 50 states, Hawaii ranked number one. We often talk about “American health care” like it’s a nationwide thing, but it actually varies a whole lot from state to state. Not to say you should pack up and move just for the health care, but if you’re looking to save some of your hard-earned cash on medical bills, it should probably be a factor.

As more states adopt funding formulas based on student performance — such as graduation rates and degrees awarded — higher education institutions are ­laser-focused on improving retention. Regardless of state policy, however, such strategies make fiscal sense: Enrolling a new student is more expensive than retaining a current one. To both control those costs and serve students more effectively, many institutions leverage data analytics.

My former co-worker once drank so much during a waitressing shift, she stumbled through the restaurant with her intoxication on full display to guests. Even the chaos of the service rush couldn’t hide the state she was in. By closing she was fired.