In The News: Brookings Mountain West

Business Insider

For the last few years, Americans have enjoyed friendly prices at the pump. And in many ways consumers' lives have been shaped by these prices.

Las Vegas Sun

Spend a little time with retired Marine Gen. John Allen, and you’ll realize just how ludicrous it was for Donald Trump to say he knew “more about ISIS than the generals do.”

Las Vegas Sun

The leading factor behind the rise of the Islamic State and other Salafi Jihadi terrorist organizations isn’t religious radicalism, retired four-star Marine Gen. John Allen contends.

Las Vegas Business Press

The 18,000-acre Apex Industrial Park could be a catalyst for bringing more “innovative” companies and manufacturing operations to Southern Nevada, adding to a tenant list that includes Faraday Future and Hyperloop One.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Is Southern Nevada once again on the short end of the stick when it comes to state spending on capital projects? The answer depends on who you ask. More than 70 percent of Nevada's population lives in the south, and while Clark County generates about 80 percent of the state's revenue, it gets far less than that when the budget is sliced and diced.

Las Vegas Weekly

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Where can you get the best medical care in Las Vegas? At the airport. That tireless joke persists because, until recently, there’s been some truth to it. In the past, Las Vegas has had trouble holding on to medical professionals for largely the same reasons we’ve had trouble holding onto tech professionals: There was no school producing new ones, and no district where those young graduates could do assistant work within walking distance of food, retail and affordable housing.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The controversy surrounding Obamacare continues. Local economists are planning for a time without the Affordable Care Act as President Donald Trump made its repeal one of his campaign promises.

KNPR News

Nevada could be hurt by the more confrontational approach to China promised by the Trump administration, but the state could benefit by increases in infrastructure spending, according to a pair of Brookings Institution scholars.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Lawmakers say they plan to make another hard push to build a light rail system in Las Vegas. The track would potentially start at McCarran International Airport and go up to Maryland Parkway to Carson before it heads west here it heads west and downtown until it gets near Valley Hospital.

Utah Business

Salt Lake City—It’s cheaper than ever before for people in the U.S. to install rooftop solar panels as an energy source.

KNPR News

NFL Hall of Fame defensive back Ronnie Lott has been retired for more than a decade, but he can still make an impact play late in the game.

Las Vegas Sun

It might be difficult for Nevadans to believe, but there were places where Americans could watch TV for hours on end this fall without seeing ads for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.