Can Nevada Spend Federal Funds in Time? Plus, Local Lobbying On the Rise, and the Return (?) of the Super Bowl
State officials are scrambling to spend use-it-or-lose-it federal funds before they dry up next year — why is that so hard? Co-hosts Dayvid Figler and Sarah Lohman sit down with Nevada Current Deputy Editor April Corbin Girnus to discuss. Plus, why local governments like Clark County and the Southern Nevada Water District are spending more than ever on lobbyists, and Las Vegas eyes the return of the Super Bowl — in 2029.
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