Bureaucracy Conspires to Scramble Our Breakfasts The esteemed legislators of Nevada, in their infinite wisdom and boundless efficiency, will convene on Monday to tackle the most pressing crisis of our times: the unconscionable price of eggs. Assembly Bill 171, a gallant effort to rein in the misdeeds of the villainous H5N1 bird flu virus, proposes…

Another Thursday morning in the Great Basin, where the coffee is weak, the eggs are powder, and the bureaucrats have gathered again to solve society ills before lunch. The Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties—a name so sanitized it could double as a government hand soap—will be holding its bimonthly breakfast meeting this…

And Storey County’s Lonely Drop The numbers are in, and they’re ugly—billions of gallons of water disappearing into the gaping maw of America’s ever-expanding digital infrastructure. Google’s data centers are the new industrial monsters, sucking rivers dry to keep their overheated machines from melting into silicon sludge. The worst offenders? Council Bluffs, Iowa—980 million gallons…

The 700 miles of mining tunnels beneath Virginia City had a pulse, a heartbeat as ancient as the earth. Above, the frantic rush of tourists snapped selfies and shuffled between saloons. Below, the tunnels lived and breathed with their rhythm. Rats skittered, water dripped, and the faint groan of distant pipes whispered through the damp…

Ah, the noble U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto from Nevada. Once hailed as a beacon of hope for the downtrodden, now stepping into the mire of bureaucratic horse-trading to defend the sanctity of government data against Elon Musk. What a turn of events. The Marxist shill and her gaggle of 26 fellow Senators have come…

Here’s the latest installment of “Things You Thought Couldn’t Happen, but Here We Are.” The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) says avian flu—bird flu—has somehow made its way into the dairy cattle of Churchill County. Yes, you heard that right. The chickens are home to roost, bringing their germs to crash the cows’ party. The…

LAS VEGAS—The sun was setting on Nevada’s clean energy dreams, but a federal judge just kicked open the vault—at least partially. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under judicial orders, has lifted its icy grip on $156 million in community solar funding for the Silver State. But the storm isn’t over. Monday’s ruling struck a blow…

The Nevada Off-Highway Vehicles Program is taking applications for new OHV projects. The grant manual and forms are online at ohv.nv.gov. The deadline is March 23. Every year, the Nevada Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles funds projects to keep the state’s trails open, safe, and well-marked. The money comes from registration fees and goes to trail…

Some Told to Boil Water The City of Fernley said to boil the water. Not for all. Just for some. A waterline broke Friday. Twelve homes on Palomino Drive. Between Shadow Lane and Nader Way. The city sent a notice. If you got the notice, boil your water. If you didn’t, don’t. If you have…

The bar was dim, lit by the fading neon sign that buzzed in the window. Gus leaned on the bar, his gnarled hands tracing the rim of a glass that held no more than a quarter inch of whiskey. The bartender, a stocky man with a face like a weathered boot, was wiping down the…