A public policy think tank recommends Nevada create a commission on boys and men to address gender disparities in some of the state’s most in-demand occupations. The Lincy Institute at UNLV, in a policy brief released Monday, makes the case that gender disparities in health, education, administration, and literacy (HEAL) professions warrant a closer look by state policymakers. Men make up only 22% of the HEAL workforce.

Here in Nevada, no mid-decade redistricting has ever been attempted. But that doesn't mean the state hasn't seen its share of redistricting drama on both sides of the aisle. And while repeated attempts to turn redistricting over to an independent commission here have failed, one proponent of the idea says she'll try again this year.

Lucihub founder and CEO Amer Tadayon has started several businesses in California and Arizona. Those states never invested in his companies, but Nevada did. Thanks to a growing startup ecosystem, increasing venture capital availability and favorable investing regulations, Tadayon called Las Vegas “one of the best places I’ve ever been to be an entrepreneur.”

Intermountain Healthcare has completed a land lease agreement for Nevada’s first standalone children’s hospital.

Lawmakers in the Nevada Legislature are staring down a busy final week of the 120-day session. Friday was the last major deadline for the Silver State’s part-time legislature. But the work is far from over for hundreds of exempt bills, many of which have the biggest potential impacts on Nevadans — and looming uncertainty around cuts from the federal government could bring a special session later this year.

Lawmakers and supporters of two bills for tax credits for movie studio campuses are ramping up their calls for approval, as both face further support and scrutiny amid the state’s projected shortfalls. The clock is ticking until the end of the 2025 Legislative session.

Local elected officials, planning and transportation representatives along with developers gathered Thursday around a central question: how do we address Southern Nevada’s ongoing housing shortage?

Government and private-sector leaders from across the valley met Thursday to talk about an issue that locals find particularly vexing: the lack of affordable homes.

With Las Vegas expected to reach a population of 3 million by 2042, health care in an already underserved community and attracting medical professionals will become more important than ever.

With Las Vegas expected to reach a population of 3 million by 2042, health care in an already underserved community and attracting medical professionals will become more important than ever.

With Las Vegas expected to reach a population of 3 million by 2042, health care in an already underserved community and attracting medical professionals will become more important than ever.

Intermountain Health and UNLV are approaching the end of a 180-day negotiating window to finalize lease details for a proposed freestanding children’s hospital in southwest Las Vegas on UNLV-owned land, officials told the Sun today.