🐕 A dog tests positive for WHAT?

🚘 Boring Company Support Divided on Political Lines

Elon Musk’s Boring Company, the force behind the Vegas Loop, is preparing to drill a nine-mile Music City Loop underneath Nashville. The project is facing growing cynicism and opposition from local city politicians, who tend to be Democrats — including the mayor, who said it would be ideal if “no one dies” — while support is driven by Republicans who dominate Tennessee politics on a statewide level. [Bloomberg]

• The politics mirror those in Nevada, where Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Dina Titus, have growing questions about Boring Company oversight and want Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo to take a tougher and more transparent role in challenging the practices and patterns of the underground transportation system. [Associated Press]
• Musk is combining the SpaceX rocket company and artificial intelligence startup xAI (which already includes social media network X), in what’s expected to be one of the largest IPO launches in history. [CNBC]
• The Boring Company is not part of the IPO, but could be folded in down the line, especially if Musk accomplishes his goal of drilling tunnels and building habitats underneath the surface of Mars. [The Tennessean]
• By remaining private, the Boring Company avoids the transparency and scrutiny of a publicly traded company. [Fortune]
• Our own collaboration with ProPublica revealed the Vegas Loop was drilling with limited oversight and is accused of hundreds of environmental violations. [City Cast Las Vegas ✍️]
• Dayvid Figler, who co-authorized those two investigative pieces, is back on today’s episode of City Cast Las Vegas with journalist April Corbin Girnus to discuss the growing demand for accountability in the construction of the Vegas Loop. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🚨 Child and Dog Test Positive for Meth

A couple was arrested after their seven-year-old daughter and chihuahua both tested positive for methamphetamine. The mother brought the child to Sunrise Hospital, thinking the girl was hallucinating after eating cleaning supplies. (Either way, it’s only February, and we’ve locked down Las Vegas Parents of the Year 🏆) [KLAS]

🗳️ Off to the Races

A PAC supporting Gov. Lombardo’s reelection is spending seven figures on the first major attack ads of the race, targeting challenger Aaron Ford’s habit of spending time out of state while Nevada attorney general. [Nevada Independent]

🏈 Raiders’ New Coach Knows How to Win

Usually, a Super Bowl winner yells something about going to Disneyland at the end of the big game, but Klint Kubiak has someplace better in mind: “I’m going to Las Vegas.” The Seahawks offensive coordinator wasn’t even off the field Sunday when he confirmed his role as the Raiders’ next head coach. [KVVU]

• We should know by April if Las Vegas gets to host the Super Bowl again in 2029 🤞 [Las Vegas Review-Journal]