In the last bits of 2014, Albuquerque's economy rebounded. Sort of.

The new Brookings Mountain Monitor report said that Albuquerque's rate of job growth accelerated throughout the last quarter of 2014. The increase was the city's fastest quarterly job growth since before the recession, the report said. The report measures major cities in the Rocky Mountain region, as well as Las Vegas and Arizona cities.

Phoenix, Tucson and eight other metro areas in the Rocky Mountain region ended 2014 with solid if not robust economic gains, according to a new study.

Nevadans will vote on the legalization of marijuana in 2016. This is a historic public policy decision that several states have already faced, and one that Silver State voters will carefully consider.