Pondering what wastes the most water in the Las Vegas Valley, residents might think of any number of features, from the dazzle of the Fountains of Bellagio to the green golf courses that stick out in the beige desert. First and foremost, irrigating thirsty grass tops the list of wasteful water uses. But not far behind is a relatively unknown use that allows water to disappear into thin… Read more »

Bump stocks — firearm modification devices that allow semiautomatic rifles to fire faster and were used to devastating effect in the 1 October shooting in Las Vegas — are now legal again after a Friday ruling by the Supreme Court. In 2017, a gunman at the Mandalay Bay opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. Sixty people were killed and more than 850 were injured.… Read more »

When journalist Jason Rezaian returned to the U.S. in 2016 after being wrongfully imprisoned in Iran for 544 days, he got a surprise from the U.S. government. “I got one of those bills from the IRS saying, you owe this much on this year, you owe this much on this year because of failure to pay on time — here's the interest that's accrued,” he told NPR. The bill was for more than… Read more »

The blades spin dust and dirt all around the wild horses. Barely above their manes, the operators of the screaming helicopters are corralling the mustangs and burros into a pack and driving them toward holding pens, often miles and miles away. A few animals try to break from the pack, but most move like a school of fish, even those exhibiting obvious injuries and signs of exhaustion.… Read more »

Clark County Aviation plans to revamp and expand the Henderson Executive Airport. Congresswoman Dina Titus secured just over $2M to aid the project. Federal funds came from the FAA Reauthorization Act signed by President Joe Biden. Read more »

Officials with the City of Henderson are emphasizing employee mental health with the help of Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus. Read more »

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill isn’t the sexiest piece of legislation, but it’s essential — it governs U.S. air travel, and without a bill in place, the agency cannot collect revenue or make payments to government employees such as air traffic controllers. The 2024 FAA reauthorization, which passed the House Wednesday and was signed by President Joe… Read more »

The Shohei Ohtani gambling controversy is the latest in a recent spate of incidents involving professional or college sports leagues and wagering. Perhaps this was inevitable given the rapid legalization of sports betting in most states and its subsequent embrace by leagues and organizations that had previously treated gambling as kryptonite. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada continued her advocacy for wild horses and burros by penning a letter to the director of the Bureau of Land Management urging the agency to reconsider the scale of its roundups this year. Read more »

The repeal of a small federal excise tax on sports wagers has been a goal of Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) for nearly a decade. Read more »