The world is facing another crisis because of Russia's push to keep Ukraine within its sphere of influence. But this is what we should expect, says foreign policy expert, Bruce Jones. The world was unusually quiet during the past 20 years but Russia and China no longer want to play that game and so we can expect more crises in coming years. Bruce Jones will be speaking tonight at the World Affairs Council of Las Vegas and tomorrow night at UNLV. He joins us ahead of those appearances.

For several years, Southern Nevada lawmakers have complained about how our region has been slighted by state government and the Legislature, pointing to how taxpayer money and state resources have habitually been diverted north. Those complaints have solicited little more than shrugs or blanket denials from lawmakers from the rest of the state.