Tim Faust’s job sometimes leaves him feeling like a “library of human misery.” He tours the country to advocate for single-payer health care, meeting with people who share their struggles related to the structure of the American health care system.
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Our reliable water system helps us thrive in the desert
Supplying water to millions of people in Southern Nevada is no simple task. It requires continuous reinvestment and many knowledgeable engineers, operators and skilled laborers to keep it flowing efficiently …
Actions today can improve your financial well-being tomorrow
Boosting your financial well-being is a worthwhile goal, regardless of income level, tax bracket or savings. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, financial well-being “describes a condition wherein a person can fully meet current and…
Professional Fighters League brings unique format, big prizes to Mandalay Bay
Chris Curtis relocated to Las Vegas in January and immediately began training more intensely than he had at any other point in his 10-year professional mixed martial arts career. Twice a week, the 32-year-old Cincinnati native engages in double sparri…
Get away for the weekend: A guide to Vegas’ neighboring cities
LA, Phoenix, Sedona, Salt Lake City and beyond.
UNLV’s Tuition+ grants help in-state students
A 2019 UNLV graduate, Natnael Gebremariam knows the stresses of figuring out how to pay for college. “I applied for scholarships and grants, basically anything that I could get to …
Marijuana goes through rigorous checks in the Silver State
Recreational marijuana isn’t legal at the federal level, meaning there are no federal standards or regulations for approving cannabis products for sale. That leaves policymaking up to each state.
Goodbye alfalfa, hello hemp
In 2017, the first year it was legal to grow industrial hemp in Nevada, Harris Farms began cultivating it outdoors on a 10-acre plot north of Pahrump. By 2018, a federal reclassification removed the hemp plant from being labeled as a controlled substa…
Halloween attractions abound in the Valley
Some of our favorite haunts are missing but Las Vegas still offers a great variety of Halloween attractions for Spooky Season.
Why your participation in the census is so important
In January, census workers will begin counting the population in the western Alaskan community of Toksook Bay, the first step in the decennial population count that will determine representation in the House of Representatives, boundaries of legislati…