TAX TRAIL: Benitez-Thompson’s Rural Nevada Bid Revives Votes for Payroll, Business and Mining Taxes

RENO, Nev. — Democrat congressional candidate Teresa Benitez-Thompson is asking voters across Northern and rural Nevada to send her to Washington, but her decade in Carson City left behind an extensive tax record that is receiving renewed scrutiny in communities where mining and other employers remain economic lifelines. The pattern...

First Friday Event Paused Indefinitely as City and Police Reevaluate Arts District Security Following Fatal Shooting

LAS VEGAS, NV — In an unprecedented move that halts one of Southern Nevada’s most enduring cultural institutions after 24 continuous years, the First Friday Foundation announced that downtown Las Vegas’s signature monthly arts gathering has been placed on an indefinite pause. The announcement—confirmed late Wednesday night, October 14, 2026,...