The people poked the mighty dragon that is the Nevada establishment. And the mighty dragon roared. And the Nevada establishment won again.

Gov. Brian Sandoval hailed Catamaran LLC as “exactly the kind of company we’re trying to attract to Nevada” at a Friday event on a picture-perfect day at the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park in the southwest valley.

Any discussion about the need for a medical school at UNLV should include the financial implications — not the cost of the facility but how it will generate private and federal money that will benefit the region.

Developers said Wednesday they're starting construction on a privately-funded $1.4 billion retractable-roof sports arena and resort backed by a former UNLV and National Basketball Association player at a former waterpark site on the Las Vegas Strip.