Nevada AG Aaron Ford and Maryland AG Anthony Brown led a coalition of state officials opposing a Department of Education rule that narrows which graduate programs qualify for larger federal loans. They warned the change could worsen nurse and allied-health shortages, especially in rural areas.

For the first time, six women — including Mayor Shelley Berkley — now lead the seven-member Las Vegas City Council as the city kicks off Women’s History Month.

Las Vegas runs roughly 200 donor‑funded Flock plate‑reader cameras and public audit logs show thousands of police searches. Critics say the rollout avoided public review.

Sen. Mike Lee entered a GAO opinion into the Congressional Record this week, paving the way for a fast‑track challenge to the Grand Staircase–Escalante management plan. The move could nullify the 2025 plan without changing monument boundaries and promises a short, high‑stakes fight in Congress.

The Senate approved a bill to let SNWA tunnel a roughly $2B pipeline under Sloan Canyon and expand the conservation area by about 9,290 acres; it now goes to the president.

Southwest Gas’ 2026–2028 triennial plan lists about $238 million in projects the company says it would recover from Nevada customers; consumer advocates say the filing lacks detail.

State regulators approved a settlement requiring NV Energy to return roughly $63–$65 million to more than 100,000 customers after a decades‑long billing misclassification.

Nevada’s top court denied Snap’s petition, clearing the way for the state’s lawsuit alleging Snapchat harms to children to proceed in state court.

Las Vegas approved CCSD's new Skye Canyon elementary, an 850‑student campus with dozens of classrooms; construction is slated for this summer amid budget strain.

Union leaders say Nevada’s prison overtime surged last quarter as staffing gaps widened, and auditors warn of systemic payroll failures. Lawmakers heard calls for more hires and stricter oversight.

Nevada’s Battle Born State Plans enrolled 10,762 in the first open‑enrollment period — well below state projections and amid subsidy changes and broker fights.

Las Vegas leaders approved an interlocal pact to build a joint 9-1-1 dispatch center in the northwest valley, a move officials say will modernize and harden emergency communications.

A Nevada review panel referred ethics complaints against Attorney General Aaron Ford to the full commission, centering on outside‑paid travel and official social‑media activity.