Editor’s note: Seven days. Never enough hours.

Stacks of paperwork at the office and piles of laundry at home. It’s a never-ending cycle, which makes it difficult to stay on top of the endless news nuggets flowing from the White House, state capital, local government and business community. We get it — and we’re in the news business.

Enter “About Last Week.” This is our way of bringing news-hungry but time-strapped readers up to speed on happenings that may have flown under the radar. Our promise: We’ll keep it brief.

Our hope: You’ll read (or skim) and keep checking back every Monday.

So, without further ado, here are some noteworthy things that happened in Nevada last week.

Sisolak proposes series of televised debates in governor’s race primary

Democratic governor candidate Steve Sisolak has challenged his primary opponent, fellow Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani, to a series of three debates.

Sisolak campaign manager Rob Hill sent an open letter to Giunchigliani campaign manager Eric Hyers, proposing televised debates hosted in Southern Nevada, Northern Nevada and on a Spanish-language station. He asked Hyers’ team to help coordinate on dates, hosts and format.

“The governor’s race is important to every Nevadan, and the primary election (June 12) is right around the corner,” Hill said. “We believe that this proposal allows the most Nevadans to hear from the candidates directly across our demographically and geographically diverse state.”

On Twitter, Hyers said Giunchigliani’s camp would be in touch early this week “with a serious counter proposal.”

“We know Steve doesn’t want to talk about his record, which is why he's seeking to limit the number of debates,” Hyers wrote. “Three debates won’t even be enough time to cover all the issues that he's switched positions on.”

— Michelle Rindels

Secretary of state’s office keeping up to date on threats to election systems

Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske remains firm in her stance that no foreign adversaries penetrated Nevada’s election system in the last cycle, but that doesn’t mean she and her fellow elections officials aren’t being cautious.

Cegavske attended a meeting of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Washington, D.C. last month, where secretaries of state received classified briefings from Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen, the FBI and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence

“These briefings focused on increasing awareness of foreign adversary intent and capabilities against the states’ election infrastructure, as well as a discussion of threat mitigation efforts,” according to a DHS summary of the briefings.

In a short interview on Thursday, she said she still believes Nevada was unaffected by Russian-linked hackers last cycle. That’s been her office’s stance since September, when it issued a statement as media reports of hacking swirled:

“Today the U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed that Nevada was not one of the states identified as being  targeted by Russian-linked hackers in relation to the 2016 election,” Cegavske’s office said on Sept. 22. “Our cyber security experts are aware of the threats posed by hackers and remain vigilant in their mission to keep elections in Nevada free from interference from malicious actors.”

— Michelle Rindels

SEIU weighs in on Democratic primaries

One of Nevada’s largest unions has issued endorsements for political candidates ahead of the June primary election, including weighing in on some of the state’s most competitive Democratic primaries.

SEIU Nevada Local 1107, which represents public employees in Clark County and hospital workers throughout the state, announced an expected slew of endorsement for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot last week. But the union didn’t shy away from endorsing in competitive Democratic primaries, giving gubernatorial candidate Chris Giunchigliani the nod over rival candidate and fellow Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak.

The union also endorsed former Rep. Steven Horsford in the crowded Democratic primary in the state’s 4th Congressional District, which includes state Sen. Patricia Spearman, activist Amy Viela, Regent Allison Stephens and high school principal John Anzalone.

The union’s full endorsements include:

• Rep. Jacky Rosen for U.S. Senate
• Rep. Dina Titus for Congressional District 1
• Susie Lee for Congressional District 3
• Kate Marshall for Lieutenant Governor
• State Sen. Aaron Ford for Attorney General
• Assemblyman Nelson Araujo for Secretary of State
• State Sen. Tick Segerblom for Clark County Commission District E
• Justin Jones for  Clark County Commission District F
• Commissioner James Gibson for Clark County Commission District G
• Shodra Summers-Armstrong in the special election for Las Vegas City Council, Ward 5

— Riley Snyder

Clark County’s magnet schools receive more accolades

The Clark County School District snagged 26 merit awards from a national organization that represents magnet schools.

Four schools in Clark County — Del Sol Academy of the Performing Arts, Kenny C. Guinn Middle School, Walter Johnson Junior High School Academy of International Studies and Gordon McCaw STEAM Academy — received a merit award for the first time from Magnet Schools of America.

The organization also gave its top honor, a magnet school of excellence award, to the following 14 programs:

• Advanced Technologies Academy
• Jim Bridger Middle School
• James Cashman Middle School
• Ed W. Clark High School
• Desert Pines High School Academy of Communications and Information Technology
• Desert Pines High School Academy of Hospitality
• East Career and Technical Academy
• K.O. Knudson Middle School
• Jo Mackey Academy of Leadership and Global Communication
• Gordon McCaw STEAM Academy
• Northwest Career and Technical Academy
• Southeast Career and Technical Academy
• Southwest Career and Technical Academy
• Valley High School International Baccalaureate Program

“We are honored to continuously be recognized, year after year, by MSA for our Magnet Schools' outstanding achievements,” Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky said in a statement. "Having four first-time winners on the list is a testament to the impact our Magnet Schools are having on student achievement, and the dedication of those who are in the classroom with our students every day, preparing them for college and career."

District officials often cite magnet schools as one way parents can have more choice in their child’s education within the public system. But if more students apply than there are seats at the magnet school, the district conducts a lottery to determine admission.

Magnet schools are public schools that boast a theme and aligned curricula, with an emphasis on hands-on learning.

— Jackie Valley