The William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV officially recognized the lifelong contributions of Jacob Coin, a distinguished leader in Indian gaming and tribal policy, by awarding him an honorary doctorate in public policy. The distinction celebrated Mr. Coin’s nearly 30 years of advocacy and his deep, 25-year association with the university.

Days after a new fence was installed along Boulder Highway between Desert Inn and Flamingo, a driver drove right through it and tore a new hole. The hole serves as the latest in a series of challenges for the project, which sought out the new fencing to repair other holes ripped by previous drivers.

Exploratory mining project on sacred Indigenous lands is halted days after U.S. District Court grants temporary restraining order against the company.

The owner of a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon wants state regulators to allow a higher level of arsenic in groundwater under the facility. Two scientists, however, object to the proposal, arguing regulators shouldn’t approve it until a more robust investigation into the elevated arsenic levels takes place. Energy Fuels Resources, the owner of the Pinyon Plain Mine, says its investigation was thorough and that operators aren’t at fault.

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Jacob Coin, a longtime architect of tribal gaming policy and a key partner to UNLV’s law school, has been awarded an honorary doctorate in public policy, recognizing decades of work advancing tribal sovereignty and shaping the modern Indian gaming industry.

Las Vegas has never been an all-inclusive destination. At least not truly. The familiar model, where a set and often discounted price covers a room, meals, drinks and activities, seems fundamentally at odds with how the city traditionally does business. Lose, or spend, enough at the tables or slots, and most of those things would be on the house, arguably creating a comparable perception of value.

Tourists coming to Las Vegas solely to drive fast cars such as Lamborghinis and Ferraris signals an emerging industry buoyed by Speed Vegas’ record expansion since a new ownership group took over Exotics Racing and merged the company in 2021.

The report said, despite the slim pickings of entry-level jobs, 2026 graduates are landing jobs faster than graduates last year, by applying for different types of roles and taking on different kinds of work to get their foot in the door of their careers.