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We start with highlights from a Brookings Mountain West panel discussion on U.S. and Mexico, held at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and hosted by Amber Renee Dixon. Experts share insights on the relationship between the two countries, and how the election will impact it. Then, former NFL cornerback and 8 News Now Analyst Mark McMillian shares his insights on this year’s Raiders team as the football season gets underway.

While former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris disagree on many key issues, one commonality is that they both have proposed eliminating taxes on tips. However, the two candidates seem to differ in how they want this policy to move forward, though the details are still light at this point.

Former Pres. Donald Trump, who has attempted to distance himself from Project 2025, an authoritarian blueprint for the next conservative U.S. presidency, would be hard pressed to find any daylight between his immigration policy and that advocated by Project 2025. The cornerstone of both policies is the militaristic removal of unauthorized immigrants, a move that would be disastrous for Nevada families and its economy.

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have proposed to exclude tips from federal income taxes. The idea has sparked controversy between the candidates and among experts.

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have proposed to exclude tips from federal income taxes. The idea has sparked controversy between the candidates and among experts.

Clark County School District officials have kept mum in the wake of the Clark County District Attorney’s Office’s Wednesday letter to Trustee Katie Williams asking her to voluntarily vacate her seat after finding she is no longer a resident of Nevada. The letter asked Williams to confirm no later than Monday her intention to voluntarily vacate her seat. If not, the office said it is prepared to commence legal proceedings to declare her seat vacant.

Nevada gaming authorities have accused a Las Vegas casino of violating laws and regulations stemming from its ties to several people with questionable backgrounds. At the heart of the 12-count disciplinary complaint filed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) against casino-hotel Resorts World and its parent company, Genting Berhad, is an allegation that the Las Vegas Strip property failed to comply with and enforce anti-money laundering provisions.

Nevada gaming authorities have accused a Las Vegas casino of violating laws and regulations stemming from its ties to multiple individuals with questionable backgrounds. At the heart of the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s 12-count disciplinary complaint against Resorts World casino-hotel and its parent company Genting Berhad are claims that the Las Vegas Strip property failed to adhere to and enforce anti-money laundering (AML) provisions.

Presidential nominees Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have pitched a unique proposal to appeal to tipped workers: no tax on tips. The goal they said is to alleviate financial pressure among the working class amidst rising costs of living. Defined by the U.S. Department of Labor, a tip worker is an employee who regularly receives more than $30 per month in tips.

Vice President Kamala Harris told supporters in Nevada she supported eliminating taxes on tips during a campaign rally speech. Francine Lipman, a tax law professor at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's William S. Boyd School of Law, discusses why she doesn't believe cutting taxes on tips would help service workers.

After most Nevada voters surveyed supported the recent ‘no taxes on tips’ proposal, 8 News Now spoke with several gig workers Thursday who shared what they’re hoping to see.

Presidential nominees Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both talked about plans to eliminate taxes on tips during recent campaign stops in Las Vegas. The strategy is meant to appeal to a key voting bloc in a swing state where the service industry employs more than a quarter of the workforce. For more on the actual economic impact it would have and how it's being received by service workers, here's KNPR's Christopher Alvarez.