For four years, Nevada’s staffing agencies were content with the status quo: a court order preventing the state from enforcing a 2021 labor law. On July 2, their dreams were dashed. That day, District Judge Lynne Jones dealt staffing agencies — which construction firms rely on for temporary workers — a critical blow by allowing the state to begin enforcing a law that could force builders to find their own temporary labor.

Experts note that cuts to services for people with disabilities are often the first to take place, but they’re vital for ensuring independence.

The gaming industry in Las Vegas, a major economic driver generating billions in revenue, is facing challenges as tourism numbers decline.

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” signed by President Donald Trump earlier this month is likely to upend the food assistance program that serves 1 in 6 Nevadans, with expanded work requirements threatening thousands of recipients’ eligibility and the state expected to shoulder more of the program’s administrative costs.

A newly released report is showing inflation is on the rise, making prices higher across the board. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index report for June 2025 shows inflation is at 2.7%. That's how much more all items cost this year compared to last year.

North Las Vegas is growing — fast. Thousands of new homes, shopping centers, and businesses are transforming what was once one of the hardest-hit areas during the Great Recession. A brand-new Walmart Supercenter is part of that change.

Declining fertility rates could spell trouble for state budgets as tax revenue declines in the long term.

An economist at the University of Nevada Las Vegas expressed concern about Las Vegas gaming and tourism for the rest of the year and the start of 2026.

Keep your powder dry. That’s the midyear ominous message or warning to Southern Nevada businesses from UNLV Economist Stephen Miller over concerns that show the school’s Center for Business and Economic Research Leading Index for Nevada has fallen 0.9 percent month over month and is down for the year.

May was the fifth consecutive month Las Vegas has seen a year-over-year decline in tourism traffic, with visitor volume down 6.5%, per the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Millionaires have been flocking to Las Vegas at unprecedented rates and buying up lavish properties, a new study has revealed. From 2019 to 2023, the number of millionaires moving to the Sin City metropolitan area has boomed by 166 percent, according to Rent Cafe, which crunched numbers from Census Bureau data.

Pete Kelly, the used car manager at Jim Marsh Kia and Jim Marsh Chrysler Jeep in Las Vegas, hasn’t bought a used car for less than $20,000 at auction in over two years, and it’s not for lack of trying. Since the pandemic, he said, there are fewer options for used cars under $20,000 and he’s having to compete with national chains willing to accept slimmer profit margins.