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🙅 Cancel Culture Hits Clark County Schools

The Clark County School District went through thousands of emails, DMs, and social media posts and now says a few teachers — we don’t know how many, but it’s plural — are “no longer assigned to classrooms” based on their statements about the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]

• In other news, more than half of CCSD schools saw ratings improve in the Nevada Report Card. [KSNV]
• City Cast Las Vegas recently sat down with Jhone Ebert to get the new superintendent’s vision for local education and the progress made in her tenure so far. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

⚡ NV Energy Changes How It Charges Customers

Without debate or discussion, state regulators approved NV Energy’s request to change how it charges customers. Instead of counting total usage, the utility will now bill based on the maximum amount of electricity used at a single point during a day. NV Energy insists this is good for customers, who are being asked to help pay for a $4.2 billion transmission line too. [Nevada Independent]

• It’s been a rough year for NV Energy. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🛫 North Las Vegas Airport Eyes Expansion

The North Las Vegas Airport wants to expand its runway to better accommodate visitors in town for F1, New Year’s Eve, and other high-traffic events. Sounds good, right? Not to the owners of more than 300 private aircraft at the facility, who are worried their leases won’t get renewed to clear room for the project. [KTNV]

🤯 Attention, Everyone: Tourists Like Value

That shouldn’t have to be a headline, but some people can’t figure out the magic formula. While Las Vegas visitation was down 8 percent during the first half of 2025, Laughlin was up 6 percent. The small riverside casino town thrives on affordability, from free parking to minimal fees.

• The LVCVA is entering phase two of its questionable new marketing campaign by announcing plans for a Vegas-wide “Fabulous 5-Day Sale” Sept. 22-26 and snazzing up Harry Reid’s rideshare pickup. [LVCVA/Vital Vegas]