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🐘 JD Vance Stumps in Henderson

JD Vance came to Nevada for the first time as the GOP nominee for Vice President. His speech at Liberty High School was standard red meat about immigration, drilling, and that kind of stuff. Vance didn’t customize much for the Silver State, but passed the mic to U.S. Senate nominee Sam Brown for a moment and the audience was given signs calling for “No Tax On Tips,” an idea meant to resonate with our hospitality industry. [C-SPAN]

• Kamala Harris is coming back to Las Vegas next week with her soon-to-be-announced running mate. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
• What are your thoughts on how the election is playing out? Let us know.

🎨 An Arts District Without Art?

As the Arts District continues to grow, the artists themselves are getting priced out of the neighborhood. One gallery owner said the monthly rent for a 2,800-square-foot space went from about $1,500 a month to $4,000 a month in just eight years. [Southwest Contemporary]

• Some artists are finding a home in Commercial Center to escape the rising costs of Downtown. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🥈Las Vegan Wins Olympic Medal

Congratulations to Katie Grimes 🥳 The Las Vegas Olympian earned a silver medal in the 400 meter individual medley — and didn’t have to dive into the Seine to do it. [USA Today]

How Would Project 2025 Affect Nevada?

There’s a lot of chatter about Project 2025 — a published conservative agenda so aggressive, even Donald Trump is trying to distance his presidential campaign from it. Dana Gentry of the Nevada Current has been digging into the document and talks with City Cast Las Vegas co-host Dayvid Figler about the chances of the plan becoming a reality — and how it would affect Nevada if it did.