Len Jessup (The Lincy Institute) recently had an op-ed titled, "How a ‘One Nevada’ mindset holds back the development of UNLV," published in the Las Vegas Sun. His piece responds to recent news surrounding UNLV Athletics' potential opportunity to join the Pac-12 conference.

William Brown, Caitlin Saladino, and David Damore (all from Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute) co-authored a piece titled, "County needs a stand-alone children’s hospital," which was published in the Las Vegas Sun. The piece recaps an recent community forum that detailed the health and economic benefits of a stand-alone children’s…

Annie Vong (Lincy Institute; Brookings Mountain West), Zachary Billot (Lincy Institute; Brookings Mountain West), and Nicole Dias Del Valle (Political Science; Philosophy Law & Justice; Brookings Public Policy) recently co-authored a Brookings Institution blog post titled, "Youth voices in the 2024 election: What students want to see on the…

Anirudh Polagani (The Lincy Institute; Brookings Mountain West) recently had their op-ed, "Still overdependent on tourism after all these years," published in the Nevada Current. The piece insites a call to action for Las Vegas to continue to invest in building a robust and diverse economy and lessen its reliance on the tourism sector.

Len Jessup (The Lincy Institute) was recently appointmented as a Lincy Institute Fellow. Jessup will support the center’s work on economic development with a focus on bolstering Southern Nevada’s startup ecosystem, attracting venture capital, and growing the region’s health care economy. Read the full announcement here.

Monserrat Cristando-Romo and Caitlin Saladino (both The Lincy Institute; Brookings Mountain West) recently published "Child care is a daily puzzle Nevadans must put together to participate in the workforce" in the Nevada Current. Their op-ed discusses the imbalance between the need for quality child care and the supply of such facilities,…

Michael Brown (The Lincy Institute) was recently inducted into the inaugural Commodore Hall of Fame at Lorain County Community College (LCCC). Brown was a first-generation student at LCCC in the late 1970s, and was also the commencement speaker in 2018. LCCC, located in Elyria, Ohio, is consistently ranked as one of the nation's top community…

Maryam Raja (The Lincy Institute; Brookings Mountain West; Political Science) recently attended the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Western Governors’ Association, representing Nevada as part of the Western Governors' Leadership Institute (WGLI). The WGLI is a prestigious program developed by the Western Governors' Association to…

Jesse Fager-Larsen (The Lincy Institute, Brookings Mountain West, Political Science) attended the 23rd annual Public Policy Leadership Conference (PPLC) held at the Harvard Kennedy School campus. During the conference, attendees meet with professors, attend mock graduate-level courses, and learn about career and funding opportunities in public…

Bradley Wimmer (Economics) recently published an infrastructure policy brief with The Lincy Institute titled, "Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment in Nevada." His report explores how Nevada can benefit the most from the 2021 Infrastructure Investment Bill and American Jobs Act's Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program…

Michael Brown (The Lincy Institute) was recently announced as The Lincy Institute's inaugural fellow. Brown will use his extensive public policy knowledge to assist in the institute's research efforts. Read the full announcement here.

Sofia Takhtadjian and Issac Hernandez-Alcaraz (both from The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West) were selected to represent Nevada as part of the 2023 Western Governors' Leadership Institute, where they attended the Western Governors' Association's 2023 Annual Meeting in Boulder, Colorado. The two participated in the institute’s…