Go visit some ghost town along a lonely Nevada roadway, explore the nearly infinite expanse of mountain ranges winding their way through our backyard or simply step out under the neon lights and enjoy the entertainment options that have made our state famous. 

If public education is weakened or defunded, and private institutions are empowered, it becomes easier for certain ideological agendas to shape what students learn, such as downplaying systemic racism, teaching creationism, or pushing nationalist interpretations of U.S. history.

It’s no wonder people in Southern Nevada keep looking for some way to diversify their economy. They know what their economy looks like without gaming and hospitality — it looks like a 34 percent unemployment rate.

Fiore’s controversies have been buried deep by the latest slate of criminals to receive pardons or sentence commutations from Trump. It’s another in a continuing series of efforts to tar the rule of law, sow distrust for the justice system and diminish the importance of political corruption prosecution.

Sexual health education equips young people with the knowledge they need to make informed, healthy decisions. Research consistently shows that sexual health education reduces rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

Of course, fuzzy math is nothing new to the world of lobbying — nor is it a foreign concept for Hollywood. Movie studios have long engaged in what one judge described as “unconscionable” accounting methods to hide profits ... "

Silver State federal grant funds were intended to pay salaries and benefits for the health care providers they employed. Instead, authorities say, ... the funds were funneled through multiple limited liability corporations and later used to purchase multiple pieces of real estate.

Years of research later, I came to understand what no one had ever told us: Our health and the health of our families was being ravaged by the toxic legacy of nuclear weapons testing and related activities across the Nevada Test and Training Range. 

Combing through the available information suggests that more than $600 million in tax credits have been authorized since 2017. Still, the public cannot be certain what funds are "spent" and what funds are an ongoing liability.

The sort of personal profit she apparently sought to grow while “serving” the public represents a lamentably common mindset among our political class — even if most politicians have the common decency to avoid actual criminal activity. 

If we actually want community engagement in our cities to improve, we need to acknowledge that the primary way most residents hold their cities accountable is through the ballot box, not through public comment. 

We are committed to harnessing the power of AI to assist our journalism and elevate the work of our people — not replace it.

Not a nickel of the sales proceeds is earmarked to remain in Nevada. The expected multibillion-dollar windfall from the sales will flow straight into the U.S. Treasury to help float the Trump administration’s budget, which includes a multitrillion-dollar tax cut.

Among the exhibits in the case are emails from Switch executives that appear to show the company’s efforts to use social media to degrade rivals. While it’s hardly the stuff of a "Succession" episode, it paints Nevada’s data center darling in a less glowing hue.

The failure to include charter employees in the last legislative session’s pay raise was one of the reasons for a budget impasse that led to a special session — a special session that still failed to treat public charter school employees the same as their district counterparts. 

Nevada is unfortunately again considering rent control policies, this time limited to seniors and the disabled. If enacted, landlords will have strong incentives to avoid renting to seniors and the disabled, a detrimental blow to both groups. 

When I moved to Reno 13 years ago, I knew the region for its gambling, its proximity to Lake Tahoe and for the Nevada Museum of Art. What I didn’t expect was the rich, varied and accessible cultural activities throughout the city.

Fresh and familiar faces are in abundance these days along with stories about the concerted efforts being made to follow federal anti-money laundering regulations and the rules that apply in the state with the longest history of legal gambling.

Everyone — especially those facing years in prison — deserves due process. But so does McKew, the mother of 29-year-old murder victim Sierra Ceccarelli. 

So, while it might be tempting to chalk the insanity of current tariff policies up to Trump being Trump, the truth is a bit more terrifying.