Working + The Economy
Why making Americans bet with cash could protect people from gambling problems
Gambling has exploded in the United States. American casinos and sportsbooks earned US$79 billion in 2025, up nearly 20% from the $66.5 billion just two years earlier. That doesnât include the enormous sums earned by prediction market companies, which are technically not considered gambling but instead help forecast future events. Regrettably, but not unexpectedly, the […]
Buck attempts to erase social media record Â
Republican State Sen. Carrie Buck, who is challenging longtime U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, a Democrat, appears to be distancing herself from President Donald Trumpâs agenda. In recent months, Buck has scrubbed social media posts in which she exalted tariffs and the One Big Beautiful Bill, and compared women who have abortions to Adolf Hitler. Buck […]
Nevada got a mining tax revenue windfall in 2025, but 2026 isnât looking as shiny
In 2025, the price of gold skyrocketed. Accordingly, a record-smashing $12.2 billion worth of gold mined in Nevada â the nationâs largest gold producer â was 26% higher than the $9.7 billion mined in 2024. One by-product of those higher gold prices: As a percentage of the much larger gross revenue, the industry’s expenses were […]
Diesel prices shoot upward as top farm-state GOP senator begs Trump for export embargo
WASHINGTON â Diesel prices hit a record average of $6.51 a gallon Monday, and some in President Donald Trumpâs own party are breaking their support for the ongoing war in Iran that has driven fuel prices to staggering levels in the United States and across the globe. Already House Republicans locked in tight races as […]
US consumers and businesses are now facing a future of more expensive borrowing
From mortgages to auto loans to credit cards, borrowing is set to get even pricier. But the Federal Reserveâs decision on Sept. 16, 2026, to hike its baseline interest rate also highlighted an increasingly confounding dilemma: It can raise the price of money across the economy, but it canât determine which sectors are most affected. […]
Percentage of NV children in child care deserts outpaces region, analysis finds
More than 45,000 young children in Nevadaâs 4th Congressional District live in a child care desert, the highest rate among all the congressional districts in five mountain west states, according to a recent report from UNLV. Brookings Mountain West and Lincy Institute at UNLVâs analysis, which was published Sept. 11, comes from 2024 findings from […]
K-shaped economy taking toll on Las Vegas, top tourism official warns
Who is coming to Las Vegas is changing, in large part to a K-shaped economy where higher income households are disproportionately thriving while lower income households are barely above water. The shift is not a new revelation for the tourism-dependent city, but it is one fiscal analysts are actively considering as they prepare to forecast […]
Trade war with Canada escalates while Trump trolls
WASHINGTON â Canadaâs retaliatory tariffs on American goods kicked in Tuesday, escalating a trade war with one of the largest U.S. trading partners that President Donald Trump continued to antagonize over the holiday weekend. Trump posted an AI-generated cartoon image of himself Sunday evening in which he is depicted as a hockey player striking Canadian […]
Labor votes: Discontent will accompany blueâcollar voters to the polls in the midterms
When union workers and their families gather this Labor Day, some may ponder Ronald Reaganâs memorable refrain, âAre you better off now than you were four years ago?â All workers â unionized or not â are dealing with higher prices for food and gasoline. For Americaâs unionized workforce, the overall state of the economy is […]
Nevada Medicaid begins outreach effort over work requirements
Nevada Medicaid has begun reaching out to recipients about eligibility changes set to go into effect on Jan. 1. The Nevada Health Authority, which houses Nevada Medicaid, announced Wednesday it has started mailing notices to affected enrollees, and will follow up with text messages and emails throughout the month of September. The President Trump-backed âOne […]
Stadium’s blingy entrance will be new, but making the public pay for it is the same old
The movers and shakers and elbow-rubbers on the Las Vegas Stadium Authority this week perfunctorily rubber-stamped another $75 million of public funding to build a new entrance to the Las Vegas NFL stadium that will include, among other things, a station for Elon Muskâs preposterous tunnels (though perhaps surprisingly, not a ballroom). Discussion from authority […]
Without posing a single question, Stadium Authority approves another $75 million in public funding
Allegiant Stadium, Southern Nevadaâs $2 billion partially taxpayer-funded football arena, opened just six years ago but is already poised for a facelift, courtesy of taxpayers.  The Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board, without a comment or question from a single member, except Chairman Steve Hill who presented the item, voted unanimously Wednesday to allocate up to […]
