News in Las Vegas

Assembly District 9 has been blue for a decade. Could it turn MAGA this election?
Addiction recovery advocate Ryan Hampton (D) and small-business owner Erica Neely (R) square off in the competitive race for AD9.

OPINION: Conservative judges are right to rein in Trump's worst policies
The judicial system is still largely fulfilling its role as a constitutional guardrail — and we have those conservatives on the bench to partially thank for it.

3 puntos esenciales del informe más reciente de datos educativos de Nevada
Por primera vez en tres años, el nivel de lectura entre estudiantes de Nevada de los grados 3 al 8 bajó apenas un poco, según datos estatales del ciclo escolar más reciente.

How much water and power do data centers really use?
There are more than 70 data centers either operating in or planned for Nevada, but Nevadans are turning out in droves at public meetings to protest them. Despite this public disdain, almost everyone uses them. In this explainer, The Indy separates data center facts from fiction.

Here's how much UNR paid Urban Meyer to speak at a Wolf Pack athletics fundraiser
The university paid Meyer $54,891 to speak at the 57th Annual Governor's Dinner on July 22, according to records obtained by The Nevada Independent.

OPINION: As public anger at data centers grows, utility regulators squirm
If approved, it would allow the company to bypass the traditional power grid operated by NV Energy and enable it to provide electricity to its client-users of its data centers. Sounds good? NV Energy doesn't think so.

Did DOGE cut Dolly Parton Imagination Library funding in Nevada?
Find out in our latest fact brief.

3 takeaways from Nevada's latest education data release
Reading proficiency among Nevada students in grades 3 through 8 dropped, just a tick, for the first time in three years, according to statewide data from the most recent school year.

Why Nevada candidates can't stop talking about data centers
Plus: Spending has heated up in the 1st Congressional District.

OPINION: Aaron Ford is right about data centers
Nevada can — and should — be choosy about which data center projects are built within the state.

Primera planta de Nevada que convertirá aguas residuales en agua potable inició construcción en Reno
El inicio de obras marcó la culminación de más de 15 años de pruebas y planificación. Funcionarios dicen que cuando la instalación quede terminada, reducirá la dependencia que tiene la región en el Río Truckee.

Did Gov. Joe Lombardo write a 'blank check' to data centers?
Find out in our Fact Brief.