In The News: Greenspun College of Urban Affairs

The Advocate

Ending a career he did not want to leave, Master Sgt. Logan Ireland is still fighting to pass on the "opportunity to succeed" in military service to his mentee Clayton McCallister. A review of 58 empirical studies on transgender military service, published in the International Journal of Transgender Health and led by University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor Kati McNamara, found no evidence supporting the core claims used to justify excluding transgender people from service. 

Brit Brief

A ride on Elon Musk's Vegas Loop reveals an underwhelming, slow tunnel system far from original promises. Critics call it a private transit scam benefiting developers, not the public.

Guardian

Ten years ago, after complaining that traffic was ‘driving him nuts’, Musk’s Boring Company began building underground tunnels to ease congestion on the roads. Did he overpromise and underdeliver?

KSNV-TV: News 3

A proposed social media ban for children under 16 in the United Kingdom is reigniting conversations about how to protect young people online — and whether similar measures could eventually gain traction in the United States. The proposal would block children from accessing platforms including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.

Nevada Independent

Despite the positive numbers, there is still widespread angst in Nevada about cost of living. For example, a 2025 UNLV survey found many more Nevadans view themselves as worse off financially compared with a year ago.

The Nevadan

Though many people in Nevada live in food deserts, local nonprofits and agencies are working together to fix the issue.

Las Vegas Review Journal

As he walked outside the Thomas & Mack Center after Saturday morning’s UNLV spring commencement ceremony, new graduate Miguel Cerda said he felt pride and a sense of relief.

The Fallon Post

Six out of 3,700 students were recognized this week by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as Outstanding Graduates, including Fallon’s own Kelli Kelly, who is graduating with a master’s degree in urban leadership.

Las Vegas Sun

When Fallon resident Kelli Kelly walks across the stage at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center tonight to receive her master’s degree in urban leadership, she’ll do so knowing her work created real change. She’s being recognized as one of six outstanding graduates from this year’s class, finishing with a near-perfect grade-point average and an impressive roster of professional achievements. Her crowning moment came last year when the Nevada Legislature passed Assembly Bill 352 — landmark legislation expanding cottage food sales regulations and establishing one of the first statewide frameworks for cottage cosmetics businesses in the country. The bill was Kelly’s passion project, and she’s quick to credit UNLV’s support as a driving force behind its passage.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford has filed a lawsuit against online social messaging platform Discord, marking his latest legal action aimed at protecting Nevada children from what he describes as failures by online tech companies. The lawsuit seeks to hold Discord accountable for designing its platform in a way that places young users in “grave danger,” and for failing to adequately explain those dangers to Nevada parents.

KSNV-TV: News 3

A woman who pleaded guilty in a series of scams in the Las Vegas Valley is facing new allegations that she used social media to lure aspiring influencers into bogus brand trips, including a promised Four Seasons vacation to Bora Bora and a Disneyland visit that one victim said left her family stranded in extreme heat.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Reno and Las Vegas have again topped the list of the nation’s fastest-warming cities, according to an annual Earth Day analysis of temperatures since 1970. Climate Central, an independent nonprofit made up of scientists, says the average annual temperatures of Reno and Las Vegas have risen 7.9 and 6 degrees, respectively, during that period. It’s a challenge as those cities work to prevent heat-related deaths by increasing tree canopy, shade in public spaces and designated cooling centers.