In The News: Brookings Mountain West

Las Vegas Sun

Studies have shown that Las Vegas is among the top cities in the United States when it comes to people of different ethnicities living in the same neighborhoods.

Brookings

One of the first principles of financial management is diversification: don’t put all your money into a single stock, bond, or piggybank.

KNPR News

More than 50,000 people moved from California to Nevada between July 2017 and July 2018, the second-highest amount in the past 10 years, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

U.S. News & World Report

More than half its population is non-white, including a third of residents who are Latino. It has huge masses of rural space but is still the third most urbanized state in the nation. Its growing senior population raises concerns about retirement security, while speedy growth is putting a crunch on affordable housing. Immigration, labor unions, education and health care are all major issues here.

Las Vegas Review Journal

More than 50,000 Californians moved to Nevada from July 2017 to July 2018, the second highest amount in the past 10 years, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

Las Vegas Sun

As the older sister of an autistic 12-year-old girl, I am one individual among the many families involved in the fight for disabled rights.

Las Vegas Sun

Dany Bahar’s interest in the effects of immigration on economies is partly based on academic curiosity and partly on personal experience.

The native Venezuelan grew up watching how his grandparents, Holocaust survivors who migrated to that country after World War II, contributed to their new country. Bahar then became a migrant himself, living in Israel for several years before coming to the United States.

Las Vegas Sun

Faced with the realities of change, many state and local governments are taking action by passing legislation to incentivize the use of renewable energy.

Las Vegas Sun

During her career in academics and government service, Tamara Wittes has witnessed conflict and tension in the Middle East from a close vantage point.

Las Vegas Sun

The timing of Molly Reynolds’ visit to Las Vegas this week couldn’t have been better.

Las Vegas Sun

Imagine depositing your paycheck in the bank one morning, then going back in the afternoon to withdraw cash for necessities only to be told your funds weren’t available.

Brookings

When Tucker Carlson agrees with Elizabeth Warren, it is worth taking notice. At a recent conservative conference, Mr. Carslon described Sen. Warren’s book, The Two Income Trap as “one of the best books” he had read on economic policy. “The single biggest change to our society,” he went on, “was the moment where it became impossible for the average person to support a family on one income.”