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»6/2/08 Same Sex Marriage and Bad Money
We'll talk with Nevada Higher Education Chancellor Jim Rogers, whose latest memo bemoans the health of the state's higher education system in light of tight budgetary times. Then, we'll hear what the California Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage could mean for gay and lesbian couples in NV.

»6/3/08 CityCenter Walk-out and Queen of the Road and Western Swing States
We look at the union walkout at the $9.2 billion CityCenter construction project at the south end of the Strip. We talk with union boss and Las Vegas City Council member Steve Ross about worker safety at the project, which has seen six deaths in 16 months.

»6/4/08 Health Care Feelings and High School Musical
The sorry tale of the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada and the dozens of people who were infected there with the Hepatitis-C virus has shaken the sense of confidence many people have for this region's health-care system. We'll take a look at a new survey assessing those attitudes, and we'll hear about a PR effort designed to change those perceptions.

»6/5/08 Hispanic Economy and Las Vegas Collects Contemporary
The nationwide economic slowdown has hurt workers at all levels of the economy, particularly illegal immigrants. We hear what a new report says about the economic plight of undocumented workers in this region.

»6/6/08 Las Vegas' Carbon Footprint and Alexis Levi
Las Vegas' carbon footprint is among the smallest in the nation, according to a recent study. But critics say the Brookings Institution report failed to take into account some major sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Las Vegas.

»6/9/08 FLDS Polygamy, Circus Elephants and Scholars and CineVegas Film Festival
We talk with the executive editor of Texas Monthly Magazine about his uncertainty about what should be done with the polygamist compound in west TX, which has direct links to the FLDS Church in Colorado City, Ariz. Then, we hear why two animal rights activists are troubled by the treatment of elephants by the Ringling Brothers Circus, which is appearing in Las Vegas. And we meet with three National Merit Scholars from the Las Vegas Valley.

»6/10/08 Homeschooling in NV and Hate Crime Legislation
Earlier this year, a CA appeals court ruled that parents have no right to homeschool their children. The case will be reheard later this month. We talk to NV homeschooling advocates about the case and about why they choose to homeschool.

»6/11/08 Choosing President by Virtue and Refugee Exhibit and Executive Compensation
A candidate's positions on issues don't make a difference, but their virtues do. That's the idea behind an article in this month's issue of Christianity Today. We talk to the authors of the piece, as well as local religious leaders about that idea.

»6/12/08 Jobs, Gas and Gibbons and Taste of the Town
We talk about the troubling jobs picture regionally and nationally, rising gas prices and the latest twist in the Gibbons divorce battle. Our guests are Anchorman Luis Felipe of KINC Univision Channel 15, Steve Sebelius of LV City Life and blogger and political organizer Chuck Muth.

»6/13/08 Toll Lanes and Prisoners' Children and Kenny Mayne and Summer TV
Are you willing to pay to drive along faster moving toll lanes on crowded valley highways? We talk with a key player in that push. And, state corrections officials are paying closer attention to who will care for children born to prisoners. We talk to an official and advocate behind the change.

»6/16/08 Special Session and Sen Harry Reid
We discuss Gov Jim Gibbons' call for a special session of the Nevada Legislature to close the state's near-billion dollar deficit.

»6/17/08 Special Legislative Session and Summer Gardening
NV Higher Education Chancellor Jim Rogers joins us to discuss next week's scheduled special session of the Nevada Legislature.

»6/18/08 Legislators on Special Session and Author Armistead Maupin
The latest figures from Gov Gibbons show NV facing a $90,000,000 budget shortfall, as national and regional economic troubles continue. We talk with four key players about next week's NV legislature special session.

»6/19/08 High School Dropouts and Western High School Dropouts
Across the nation there are some 1700 high schools, where less than 60% of incoming freshmen graduate. Fifteen of these so-called "dropout factories" are right here in Clark County. Adam Burke reports on the latest efforts to keep students on track to graduate at Western HS, as part of our continuing series Be-longing Las Vegas.

»6/20/08 Micro-lending and Special Session Preview
We talk with a Las Vegan who's active in the push to expand micro-lending to fledgling entrepreneurs in the United States and overseas.

»6/23/08 Balancing the State Budget and Barbara Walters
So what are the latest twists and turns in the state budget crisis? And what it could it mean for you? We take a look.

»6/24/08 Pay for Public Workers and Utah Shakespearean Festival
Jeremy Aguero of Applied Analysis and Steve Hill of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce discuss the Chamber's new study that argues that the median wage of public employees in Nevada is 28% higher than that of their private sector counterparts.

Then, Lee Weiler, the chief financial officer of the Clark County School District explains the district's budget picture headed into Friday's scheduled special session of the Nevada Legislature.


»6/25/08 UNLV and Budget Cuts and Beneath the Neon
We talk with a pair of UNLV professors about their concerns for the university headed into Friday's scheduled special session of the NV Legislature.

»6/26/08 Housing and the Economy in the Vegas Valley and A Voyage Long and Strange
We hear the latest numbers about this region's troubled housing market. And what is the direct effect of the current economic downturn on our personal finances?

»6/27/08 Special Session and NV Schools and Gustavo Arellano
CCSD Superintendent Walt Ruffles joins us to discuss how the special session of the NV Legislature could impact the school district. Then, National Geographic writer Neil Shea joins us to discuss the wildfire threat in the western US.

»6/30/08 Special Session Recap and The Three Crooners' New Show
First we look at the fallout from this weekend's special session of the NV Legislature. Then we talk about individual health insurance in NV and why it is difficult for some people to get insurance. And we talk with the creators of a new classroom for children hospitalized with cancer.