Donald Trump would have you believe that Mexican immigrants, as a general rule, bring drugs and crime into the United States and are rapists.

Donald Trump would have you believe that Mexican immigrants, as a general rule, bring drugs and crime into the United States and are rapists.

The “stupid stunt” that led to widespread lead contamination in Flint, Michigan, has dealt a blow to public confidence in water systems everywhere — even in places like Southern Nevada, where lead pipes are not an issue.

MGM Resorts International’s top executive on Friday set the stage for a citywide philosophical debate that could determine how resources will be spent for tourism infrastructure improvements in the years ahead.

The water level in Lake Mead has dropped to historic lows, forcing the construction of a third straw at the bottom of Las Vegas’ reservoir. Gov. Brian Sandoval’s panel of experts issued a report that recommended more aggressive water-saving plans.

The push is on to develop a plan and build out a light-rail transportation system from McCarran International Airport to the Strip, and perhaps to downtown and points far beyond. As the Review-Journal's Richard Velotta reported in a pair of articles earlier this month, the Strip is especially seen as a prime location for light rail, based on current public transit usage.

Building 1 mile of light rail costs from $25 million to more than $100 million, depending on whether it’s built above, at or below ground level. That means constructing a 10-mile light rail system from, say, McCarran International Airport to North Las Vegas City Hall would cost from $250 million to more than $1 billion.

Anytime heavy rains douse this region, many eyes are cast upwards to the multi-million dollar homes precariously perched on hillsides towering over Hollywood and Malibu.

It’ll still be another year or two before Faraday Future’s electric cars start rolling off the manufacturing line in North Las Vegas. But today, many miles south on the Las Vegas Strip, the world got its first glimpse of what those cars might look like at the company’s pre-CES event in a tented section of a parking lot across the street from Luxor.

“Apex” is defined as a high point or summit. Thanks to the recent special session of the Legislature, North Las Vegas and Southern Nevada have reached a high point few could have imagined only months ago with the state’s decision to develop needed infrastructure at the sprawling but mostly barren Apex Industrial Park, as well as to provide enticements so Faraday Future can build an electric car manufacturing plant there.

NORTH LAS VEGAS - A futuristic car company could break ground by the end of December at the Apex site in North Las Vegas.

In this week's Politics NOW show, hosts Steve Sebelius and Patrick Walker talk to North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee about the Faraday Deal.