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Dana Resnick Gentry. Native Las Vegan. Senior Reporter for NevadaCurrent.com. Mom, grandma, and cat lady. Tips? [email protected]

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · 3h

“This is a tough thing for people to swallow, because you came in under the guise of one thing, of being in the tunnels, and now you’re saying ‘we’re not going to be in the tunnels,’” NTA chairman Vaughn Hartung told the Boring Company representatives. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/10/v...

Vegas Loop gets approval to bring Teslas up for air • Nevada Current

A plan by Elon Musk’s Boring Company to maximize its Las Vegas investment while digging an at least 68-mile long labyrinth of tunnels beneath the tourism corridor won approval Thursday from the Nevada...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · 1d

“Camping is evolving,” Julie Regan of the TRPA said of the project at a meeting in late September. “How people experience the great outdoors is evolving.”

But enjoying the great outdoors should not require the removal of healthy trees, say critics. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/09/t...

Tahoe agency okays removal of hundreds of trees to make room for ‘glamping’ • Nevada Current

A development designed as an opportunity to enjoy Tahoe’s great outdoors requires the removal of 300 hundred towering pine trees on nine acres of privately owned land in Douglas County near the Lake T...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · 3d

“AI is being used on the operations side, but not necessarily on the compliance side,” says attorney Michael Beckwith of Dickinson Wright, who is speaking Tuesday at the Global Gaming Expo about maximizing the ability of AI to prevent fraud and money laundering. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/07/c...

Casinos can do more with AI than enhance customer service and replace humans, experts say • Nevada Current

From kiosks designed to speed customer check-in to vibrant casino games, Nevada’s tourism industry is putting artificial intelligence to work. But one of AI’s potential best uses – its ability to ass...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · 7d

Owning a car in Nevada costs about $297 (10%) more than the national average, based on the costs of insurance, repairs, and gas.
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Nevada among top ten most expensive states to own a car, report says • Nevada Current

The costs of owning a car in Nevada (not including the purchase) will set you back about $3,298 a year, according to research from ConsumerAffairs. That’s the ninth highest annual cost of car ownershi...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · 9d

The purpose of the act used by Trump to name Sigal Chattah as Acting U.S. Atty "would be defeated if the Executive Branch... could choose whomever it wanted, whenever it wanted, and fill the vacancy simply by declaring that person to be first assistant.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/09/30/f...

Federal judge rules Chattah is ineligible as Acting U.S. attorney to prosecute cases • Nevada Current

A federal judge Monday granted defense motions to disqualify Nevada’s Acting U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah in three felony cases brought by Chattah after her term as Interim U.S. Attorney expired in Jul...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · 9d

Cortez Masto was also one of ten Senate Democrats who voted with Republicans in March to avert a shutdown. nevadacurrent.com/2025/09/30/c...

Cortez Masto sides with Republicans in shutdown fight for second time this year • Nevada Current

Nevada’s senior U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto was one of only two Democrats voting with Republicans against a government shutdown Tuesday. Cortez Masto was also one of ten Senate Democrats who vote...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · 11d

Nationally, 43% of nursing home falls involving Medicare patients are not being reported, according to the report. In Nevada, 60% of nursing home falls were not reported. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nevad...

Nevada has 3rd worst record in U.S. for reporting nursing home falls • Nevada Current

A study from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reveals Nevada has the third-worst record among the states for failing to report nursing home falls that result in a major injury and requ...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · 16d

“These are not minor changes. They intensify development in areas already vulnerable to wildfire and traffic congestion,” former firefighter Doug Flaherty, an Incline Village resident, told @washoecounty.bsky.social in August. nevadacurrent.com/2025/09/24/c...

Citing safety risks from overdevelopment, Tahoe residents take Washoe to court • Nevada Current

The Washoe County Commission failed to address “serious threats” to public safety and wildfire evacuation when it approved development amendments adopted in 2023 by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency,...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · 17d

In January, homebuilders in Southern Nevada sold 974 homes. That’s steadily declined to 653 homes sold in August, according to data from Home Builders Research. nevadacurrent.com/2025/09/23/p...

Plunge in home sales contributes to drop in construction employment, say experts • Nevada Current

A precipitous decline in new home sales in Southern Nevada is contributing, experts say, to a loss of construction jobs, which fell statewide by 4,400 in August, according to the Department of Employm...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · 20d

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo did not respond to questions about the state’s decision to turn over the data, or whether he was aware @aarondfordnv.bsky.social, who is challenging Lombardo for governor, intended to fight the effort. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/fords...

Ford’s effort to halt release of Nevadans’ personal SNAP data stymied by state • Nevada Current

A federal court on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order sought by a coalition of 22 Democratic attorneys general, including Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, opposing President Donald Trump...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · 21d

NV lost a net 3,800 jobs in August, led by a drop of 4,400 jobs in the construction industry, DETR announced Thursday.

The U.S. lost a total of 7,000 construction jobs in August, according to the Department of Labor. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/drive...

Driven by falling construction employment, Nevada lost 3,800 jobs in August • Nevada Current

Nevada lost a net 3,800 jobs in August, led by a drop of 4,400 jobs in the construction industry, the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) announced Thursday. Construction job...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · 22d

“We already have people that drive 12 hours and barely pay their bills,” Mario Locascio of Deluxe Taxi told the Taxicab Authority. “I don’t know what the goal is. They are trying to just destroy the industry of cab and limos and bussing.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/09/18/t...

Taxi companies warn regulators competition from Musk’s Teslas will kill industry • Nevada Current

Representatives from nearly every taxi and limousine company in Southern Nevada say a plan by a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s Boring Company to operate Teslas as taxis in the Las Vegas tourism corridor wi...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · 22d

Kelley may be best remembered for a 2008 Chamber study on public worker salaries that concluded state worker pay and the accompanying benefits diverted money from public services. She was targeted in union ads highlighting her pay of close to $300,000 a year. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/forme...

Former LV Chamber CEO appointed LV Ward 2 councilwoman • Nevada Current

Kara Kelley, the former President and CEO of the Las Vegas Chamber, will serve out the remainder of former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman’s term, the City Council voted unanimously Wednes...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · 23d

The changes in rate design are an effort to reduce what regulators say is a $50 million annual subsidy paid by full-service ratepayers to offset the lower costs enjoyed by rooftop solar customers. nevadacurrent.com/2025/09/17/p...

PUC approves undisclosed amount of NV Energy’s rate hike request • Nevada Current

The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada scrapped “more than a third” of NV Energy’s $224 million rate hike request, approved a daily peak demand charge for residential and small business customers i...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · 24d

Lombardo is expected to walk a perilous tightrope – maintaining enough proximity to Trump, who won Nevada last year by 3.1%, to avoid criticism from the president and MAGA, while warding off any disdain from other Republicans and Democrats. nevadacurrent.com/2025/09/16/l...

Lombardo announces reelection campaign, warns against a Democrat in power • Nevada Current

Gov. Joe Lombardo returned to his alma mater, Rancho High School, to announce what he called “probably the worst kept secret” — his bid for reelection in 2026. “Nevadans didn’t send me to Carson City ...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · 29d

Dr. Aury Nagy says scientific inquiry reveals the gender “that’s hardwired into your brain can be different than the gender that’s expressed externally. That’s just biology, and I think most people aren’t aware of that.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/09/11/d...

Doctor running for Congress embraces Trump, despite differences • Nevada Current

Dr. Aury Nagy, a Las Vegas neurosurgeon who is running in the Republican primary for Congressional District 3, a seat currently held by Democrat Rep. Susie Lee, says he is guided by science, a notion ...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · Sep 8

Political insiders are suggesting state Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager, a Democrat, is a likely candidate for the commission seat.
“He would be great,” Clark County Commission Chairman Tick Segerblom said of Yeager.
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Jones’ decision not to run opens coveted seat on Clark County Commission • Nevada Current

Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones announced Monday he will not seek a third term in office. Jones, who represents District F on the commission, said in a statement he’ll “instead work hard to ele...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · Sep 5

@alexisfornevada.com says the difference between her and
@aarondfordnv.bsky.social is "I'm not afraid to tell you what I think. Hill went on to propose tax hikes and ending "billionaire giveaways" such as those supported by Ford.
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Hill promises tax reform, end to 'billionaire giveaways' in gubernatorial campaign announcement • Nevada Current

Washoe County Commission Chair Alexis Hill says if she’s elected governor of Nevada she’ll put an end to tax giveaways to billionaires such as Elon Musk. Washoe County, she noted, lacks the infrastruc...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · Sep 3

The Las Vegas City Council is seeking applicants interested in temporarily representing Ward 2. The application, which is posted on the city website, includes a pledge from the applicant that they will not run for election to the council next year. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/las-v...

Las Vegas City Council to fill Ward 2 vacancy via appointment rather than special election • Nevada Current

The Las Vegas City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to appoint a replacement for Victoria Seaman, who resigned from the position last week to become a regional director in Denver for President Dona...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · Sep 2

Nevada’s 12-year limit on the terms of most elected officials do not apply to county administrative offices such as clerk, sheriff, and district attorney. nevadacurrent.com/2025/09/02/c...

Clark County D.A. Wolfson to seek fourth term • Nevada Current

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson announced Tuesday he’ll seek reelection next year to the seat he’s held since his appointment in 2012. He has since been elected to the position three time...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · Aug 25

Robotaxis on the Las Vegas Strip would solidify what some suggest is an effort by Musk, the world’s richest man, to put local cab and rideshare companies out of business. nevadacurrent.com/2025/08/25/m...

Musk hiring for robotaxi in Nevada comes amid scrutiny of driverless cars • Nevada Current

Elon Musk, who says he hopes to make Tesla robotaxis available to half of America by year’s end, is soliciting job applicants to test his driverless cars on the streets of Southern Nevada. An advertis...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · Aug 20

Trump’s policies, according to NV Energy’s July 28 waiver request, “may have created significant challenges for solar and wind developers, especially for projects on land controlled by the Bureau of Land Management.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/08/20/t...

Trump policy prompts NV Energy to seek escape hatch for would-be clean energy transmitters • Nevada Current

NV Energy is asking federal regulators for permission to let renewable energy clients out of their transmission agreements without penalty following President Donald Trump’s evisceration of clean ener...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · Aug 18

“It’s unconscionable that two bookies are likely going to jail yet the Resorts World executives who got caught up in it move down the street to another casino,” Robert (RJ) Cipriani, who acted as a confidential source for the government, said Monday. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/feds-...

Feds seek lenient sentence for bookie who helped bag Ohtani’s interpreter • Nevada Current

Federal prosecutors in California are recommending a 15-month sentence for Mathew Bowyer, the illegal bookie who took millions of dollars in bets from baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and lau...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · Aug 15

Gov. Joe Lombardo, who has instructed Nevada’s National Guard to cooperate with ICE, did not respond to the Current’s inquiry asking whether he’s requested other agencies, including the DMV, to do the same.
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ACLU of Nevada sues DMV to learn extent of its cooperation with ICE • Nevada Current

The ACLU of Nevada is suing the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles for allegedly failing to provide records in accordance with state law, including correspondence with U.S. Immigration and Customs En...

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@DanaGentryLV @danagentrylv.bsky.social · Aug 14

The “adoption fee” for the puppies — five females and two males — is $1,800 each, according to the email from West Flamingo Veterinary Hospital nevadacurrent.com/briefs/lv-ve...

LV veterinarian under investigation for selling pups without breeding permit • Nevada Current

A Clark County Animal Control investigator is looking into allegations that Dr. Christopher Yach, the owner of West Flamingo Animal Hospital, is attempting to sell puppies without a breeder’s license,...

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