Good morning from The #WeMatter State. On this date in 1966, Caesars Palace had its grand opening. Andy Williams performed in the 980-seat Circus Maximus to kick off a 3-day party for what would become an iconic Strip property. Days 'til early voting: 73 Days 'til general: 90

Great curtain-raiser for the public school year with the Clark superintendent, via Rocío Hernández. thenevadaindependent.com/article/clar...

Clark County superintendent touts transportation grants, no layoffs ahead of school year - The Nevada Independent

Superintendent Jhone Ebert said in a Monday interview the Clark County School District is just about fully staffed, which has brought stability ahead of the first day.

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Good morning from The #WeMatter State. On this date in 1933, Sheldon Adelson was born in Boston. He parlayed a trade show into a global casino empire, became one of the world's wealthiest men and a big GOP donor. He died in 2021. Days 'til early voting: 74 Days 'til general: 91

Imagine a government learning in an audit of a possible ethics violation by a former employee and then....turning itself in to the ethics commission! Great find by Oona Milliken. thenevadaindependent.com/article/clar...

Clark County files ethics complaint on itself after ex-employee hired by major vendor - The Nevada Independent

Audit report reveals that a former juvenile director, fired for racial remarks, took a job at a company with a contract he had overseen while in office.

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"There’s often a scant paper trail on big projects when developers have the uncertainty of government approval processes in front of them." Eye-opening piece by Piper Heath as The Indytcontinues to focus on coverage of data centers -- good, bad and ugly. thenevadaindependent.com/article/no-l...

No land? No problem: Why many Nevada data centers don't own the land they're asking to develop - The Nevada Independent

When Copia Power unveiled plans for the Monarch Data Center — a 4.6 million-square-foot complex spanning 505 acres in rural Lyon County — it did so without owning a single acre of the land the project...

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Good morning from The #WeMatter State. On this date in 1878, Reno's Chinatown burned to the ground, killing two and destroying 50 homes. Arson was suspected because anti-Chinese sentiment was prevalent, but never proved. Days 'til early voting: 75 Days 'til general: 92

Two great Indy stories today: Exclusive from Eric Neugeboren about mass exodus from the Reno U.S. attorney's office: thenevadaindependent.com/article/all-... Our Amy Alonzo has a detailed exploration of NV's high electric disconnection rate: thenevadaindependent.com/article/elec...

All federal prosecutors have left DOJ's Reno office, as lawyers leave Trump admin en masse - The Nevada Independent

The Reno office typically has between five and six full-time attorneys overseeing prosecutions. But in the past year, the number of lawyers has dwindled from six to zero.

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I'm back, home at last after my own odyssey (not 10 years but 3 weeks), rested and ready for the run-up to the election. Please don't bombard me with messages about how much you missed me -- I know. But please do tell since I checked out for nearly a month: What did I miss?

Good morning from The #WeMatter State. On this date in 2015, President Obama established Basin and Range National Monument in southeastern Nevada. It protects roughly 704,000 acres of largely undeveloped Great Basin landscape. Days 'til early voting: 99 Days 'til general: 116

100 days. That's how long until early voting opens for Nevada's election. Mail ballots will be sent out a few days earlier and overseas/military voting (15K or so will vote) begins in mid-September. Full sked (w/help from ChatGPT) is below, but the point is: It's coming soon!

"Gaming manipulates everything so you are bound to lose." ----Kalshi spokesman Dean Heller, CNBC Chutzpah from a man who took a fortune from those casinos. I thought I had seen the sad end of his public career when he got crushed in a gov primary. Nope! www.cnbc.com/video/2026/0...

Former Nevada Sen. Dean Heller on the difference between prediction markets and gambling

Kalshi advisor and former Nevada Sen. Dean Heller joins CNBC's Squawk Box to discuss the state of prediction markets, how they differ from gambling, and more. (Disclosure: CNBC and Kalshi have a comme...

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Good morning from The #WeMatter State. On this date in 2002, the Senate voted 60-39 to override NV's veto of the siting of a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain. Thanks mostly to Sen. Harry Reid, no waste has ever come to NV. Days 'til early voting: 100 Days 'til general: 117

Good morning from The #WeMatter State. On this date in 1999, a devastating natural disaster hit Las Vegas as a flash flood dumped 3 inches in 90 minutes, two people died, damage estimated at #20M. youtube.com/watch?v=JZzo... Days 'til early voting: 101 Days 'til general: 118

Dems are now in the lead over Repubs in voter registration in NV. That's because twice as many Dems came on the rolls as Republicans last month, the SOS reports. The difference between the parties statewide is now only 500 voters, or .02%! Non-major party voters still lead.

Tremendous work by Eric Neugeboren tracking data centers and government actions (or inactions) in Nevada. Very few issues here are more important to follow and this data center tracker will constantly update. This is what we do. thenevadaindependent.com/article/how-...

How has your city or county regulated data centers? Here's the latest in Nevada.  - The Nevada Independent

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.

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Good morning from The #WeMatter State. On this date in 1930, construction began on Boulder Dam, which would eventually be renamed Hoover Dam. This gargantuan project on the AZ-NV border took 21K workers and almost five years. Days 'til early voting: 102 Days 'til general: 119

"The businesses would no longer be required to release pertinent financial information publicly, such as quarterly and annual revenue figures and salaries for top executives, as required under (SEC rules.)" Via Howard Stutz. thenevadaindependent.com/article/here...

Here's why two billionaires want to take the Strip's biggest casino companies private - The Nevada Independent

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

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Good morning from The #WeMatter State. On this date in 1949, what is widely seen as the first modern legal sportsbook opened at the El Rancho Vegas. This was the beginning of a model that would spread throughout Vegas. Days 'til early voting: 107 Days 'til general: 124

Team The Nevada Independent is all over the data center story in Nevada. The latest from Oona Milliken and much more in the works from us. This is what we do. thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...

Nevada's largest county to consider data center regulations — but likely not a moratorium - The Nevada Independent

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

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t's coming! My exclusive 90-minute sitdown with AG Aaron D. Ford next month is now open for tickets -- and for individuals and companies to sponsor this event for our 501c3 nonprofit, the only statewide news org in the state. Hope to see you there: mailchi.mp/thenvindy/an...

Good morning from The #WeMatter State. On this date in 1909, Clark County, once part of AZ Territory and Lincoln County, was born, named for William Clark, a MT mining magnate/senator whose railroad helped create Las Vegas. Days 'til early voting: 108 Days 'til general: 125

If you are not reading Indy Elections, you would not know: -GOPers coalescing around Flippo -Lee on taking care of drone pilots -Lombardo's ad blitz -RNC sues NV over law GOP gov signed -DCCC saying there's a chance in CD2 -Trump to Lombardo campaign hires thenevadaindependent.com/article/no-n...

No Nevada GOP civil war: Former Settelmeyer backers line up behind Flippo - The Nevada Independent

In today's Indy Elections: Rep. Susie Lee talks up her bill to help drone pilots and Gov. Joe Lombardo keeps releasing ads.

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Good morning from The #WeMatter State. On this date in 1996, The Sands Hotel and Casino, home of The Rat Pack, closed its doors after nearly 44 years of operation. It was imploded later that year to make way for The Venetian. Days 'til early voting: 109 Days 'til general: 126

Trump: "Harry Reid was a bad guy..." Said today when talking about the Senate parliamentarian (5:30 mark.) youtube.com/watch?v=oDzq... Also Trump: I raised money for Harry Reid at my NYC penthouse And when Reid won in 2010, Trump thought Reid was...amazing!

Former NV Gov. Brian Sandoval, a Republican, and former NV Speaker Richard Perkins, a Dem, on the SCOTUS mail-ballot ruling: "Today's Supreme Court ruling affirms what our country’s founders conceived from the start: states are the proper supervisors of election administration."

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Good morning from The #WeMatter State. On this date in 1905, the Goldfield Review published its first edition. The town was only two years old, yet its explosive growth because of the mining boom made the newspaper viable. Days 'til early voting: 110 Days 'til general: 127

"Public schools are closing all over Nevada as enrollment drops From small towns to urban centers, school closures are a cost-cutting measure — but they also carry an emotional toll." Bunch of NV schools may be shuttered, via Rocío Hernández & James Perez thenevadaindependent.com/article/publ...

Public schools are closing all over Nevada as enrollment drops - The Nevada Independent

After more than four decades serving the Gardnerville community, C.C. Meneley will close as Douglas County School District consolidates schools amid declining enrollment and financial pressure.

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Good morning from The #WeMatter State. On this date in 1955, as legend has it, on a train to Vegas w/much drinking, Lauren Bacall looked at her famous friends, and exclaimed: “You look like a goddamn rat pack." Rest is history. Days 'til early voting: 113 Days 'til general: 130

Good morning from The #WeMatter State. On this date in 1955, as legend has it, on a train to Vegas w/much drinking, Lauren Bacall looked at her famous friends, and exclaimed: “You look like a goddamn rat pack." Rest is history. Days 'til early voting: 113 Days 'til general: 130