Boulder City officials took steps Tuesday to challenge the use of nearby federal land for a data center project that might use more than three times as much energy as the city's existing energy load, according to one estimate.

Decades of data reveal an uncomfortable irony: the two most recent cigarette tax increases, in 2003 and 2015, each produced a short-term spike in revenue, but as more smokers quit, that was followed by a steady decline back toward where the tax revenue started.

The state has until the end of September to bring the payment error rate under 6 percent. If it can't, Nevada would join the large majority of states now bracing to cover part of their SNAP benefit costs starting in October 2027.

It's little surprise by now that Gov. Joe Lombardo remains confidently on the bright side of data center development in Nevada.

So far, state gaming regulators have fined casinos a combined $34 million for failing to verify a player obtained his gambling funds legally.

With a $6 billion loan pending from the federal government, the Brightline West project keeps getting more expensive. What's going on?

The Nevada Independent will be tracking what data center-related actions local governments across the state are taking. This page will be updated as officials take more actions. 

However it all started, all-you-can-eat buffets spread across the republic to restaurants like Golden Corral and Ponderosa.

Proposed buyouts of MGM and Caesars would put 25 Nevada resorts into private hands, meaning less public scrutiny and fewer financial reporting requirements.

The Clark County Commission will be discussing potential new regulations and approval criteria for data center construction in the area.

Just weeks after a developer asked state energy regulators to let it build its own temporary natural gas plant to power Northern Nevada data centers, another developer is asking regulators to approve an even larger, permanent gas plant to power additional data centers.

The transfer saves 300 jobs in the economically troubled town that marks the Nevada-California border. Herbst family says Primm 'could be something special.'

Owner John Fisher wants to show the team's commitment to its future hometown, and turn more Nevadans into baseball devotees and paying customers.

Schools' decade-old Chromebook program deals with challenges as parents and educators grapple over the amount of children's time online.

While Henderson is considering a moratorium, other municipalities are pushing forward on the sale and construction of new centers across Clark County.

Owners of the Emerald Island and Rainbow Club are acquiring The Pass with the intent to bring more locals and visitors to the downtown entertainment district.

Unions representing construction workers and other building trades boosted candidates running in open races and against incumbent lawmakers. On Election Day, most lost.

As the AI data center gold rush in Northern Nevada expands with ever-larger hyperscale projects taking shape, SB254 is looking like a relic of a distant past.

Team executives provided an inside look at the $2 billion stadium on the Strip days after the first truss to support the facility's roof was locked into place.

A yearlong remodel of the former Barbary Coast put the hospitality maven and reality TV star "in the middle of the bloody Strip."