On a Nevada Independent panel in Reno Wednesday, developer Chip Bowlby, Blockchains CEO Jeffrey Berns and Brian Bonnenfant, with UNR’s Center for Regional Studies, discussed the challenges facing the region as it experiences a period of growth.

The water authority’s purchase of the West Reno Water Company marks the end of a stalemate between a developer and the city of Reno — a case of construction outpacing infrastructure. It also connects a groundwater-dependent area with water from the Truckee River.

A lobbyist for Tenaska, an Omaha-based power provider that also provides electric service to MGM Resorts and Caesars Resorts, told members of the Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday that the company was withdrawing its bid to supply the city with electric power after initially announcing their interest last month. Dave Brown, representing the company, gave few details beyond saying the company would be “better served to pull their application today, so that’s what we’re doing.”

Former Rep. Ruben Kihuen’s attempt to revive his political career fizzled Tuesday when he lost his bid for a Las Vegas City Council seat by a razor-thin margin. Former Assemblywoman Olivia Diaz and activist Melissa Clary emerged with the most votes in the Ward 3 race, meaning they will head to the general election in June.

Sexual misconduct claims against Storey County Sheriff Gerald Antinoro loomed over a hearing Monday for Assembly Bill 397, which would enable the Nevada Equal Rights Commision to recommend impeachment of elected officials facing accusations of sexual harassment.

Though seven candidates are officially in the race to replace outgoing Las Vegas City Councilman Bob Coffin, just one has become the center of attention: Former Democratic Congressman Ruben Kihuen, who is looking to stage a political comeback just months after leaving office following allegations of sexual harassment and unwanted advances during the 2016 campaign.

The break will allow investors to defer taxes on money they make — and in many cases, receive a discount — if they invest in real estate or businesses in one of the areas. If investors maintain an investment in the area for 10 years, they will pay no taxes on their gains.

Washoe County School District Superintendent Traci Davis is not backing down. Davis has faced criticism over the use of digital days. She has also faced questions about transparency and the culture of the district. But Davis argued tells another story.

Nye County commissioners are formally demanding that Nevada lawmakers “cease any action restricting the Right of the People to keep and bear arms,” and say bills lawmakers propose along those lines “will not be tolerated.”

At a meeting in late February, the commissioners unanimously approved a draft ordinance that would create an Affordable Housing Trust Fund for unincorporated Washoe County, Reno and Sparks. The five-member board is expected to vote and approve a final ordinance later this month.

Las Vegas’ future could hold a new underground mass transit system — but it’s no subway. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority announced a partnership with the Elon Musk-linked Boring Company Wednesday that would see an underground tunnel connect the sprawling Las Vegas Convention Center campus end-to-end by the time a new expansion is slated to open in early 2021.

Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas and five other Nevada cities may soon be required to move their municipal elections from the spring of odd-numbered years to the fall of even-numbered years if lawmakers approve a bill sponsored by the secretary of state’s office.

District Court Judge Timothy Williams cleared the way for a Clark County opioid lawsuit Wednesday, denying 13 separate motions to dismiss the case and allowing the suit against more than a dozen pharmaceutical companies to move forward.

“The committee gave me a letter that says ‘reprimand,’ that is basically … a slap on the wrist, ‘don’t do this again.’ They found that the fact I had told them things — piropos — they found that it was credible," Kihuen said in a Spanish radio interview.

Bonnie Springs Ranch now exists in the middle of public land that belongs to all Americans as a national conservation area. Yet the land sits on private parcels with existing entitlements, creating a palpable tension at the Clark County Planning Commission.

The Reno City Council voted unanimously Friday night to appoint attorney Devon Reese to fill an open seat on the seven-member board. The vacancy was created in mid-January when then-Councilman David Bobzien took a position to lead Gov. Steve Sisolak’s energy office.

Elected officials and even some applicants said they were surprised by the interest the opening generated. In the one-week application period that closed on Friday, the city had received 144 applications, almost double the 78 applications Reno received for its last vacancy in 2014.

Kihuen has stopped fundraising since announcing in 2017 that he would not run for re-election to his U.S. House seat, amid multiple accusations of unwanted sexual conduct that were largely substantiated by a House Ethics Committee report finding the congressman “made persistent and unwanted advances toward women who were required to work with him.”