The Daily Rundown: November 12, 2026
📚 Some personal documents, photos and artifacts donated by Sen. Harry Reid to the University of Nevada, Reno, are now available for public viewing. The collection includes hundreds of thousands of documents, photographs and artifacts from Reid's 46 years of public service.
UNR says the public can view them at the library. A guide to the collection is available on its website. The late Sen. Reid died in 2021 at the age of 82 after serving 30 years in the U.S. Senate.
🎸 Legendary rock artists will come together on stage in Las Vegas for a benefit music festival for veterans groups. VetsAid 2027 will take place on Jan. 29 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Tickets go on sale Friday [Nov. 13] morning.
Event founder Joe Walsh of the Eagles announced that special guests will include Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Vegas’ own The Killers. Proceeds from the concert will support operations serving Nevada-based veterans.
Grant applications are open now via the VetsAid website. Now in its 10th year, this is the first time the VetsAid benefit will be held in Las Vegas. Walsh performed at Sphere Las Vegas with his band and said in a statement that he wants to give back to the large veteran community here and to their families.
🏈 The Las Vegas Raiders have officially announced that rookie Fernando Mendoza will be the starting quarterback heading into Week 10 of the 2026 season. The decision comes after veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins was traded to the Minnesota Vikings this week.
Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak says Mendoza is prepared and “ready to go.” Mendoza won the Heisman Trophy and the college football national championship with the Indiana Hoosiers during the 2025 season.
💳 The average Nevadan’s debt increased during the third quarter of 2026. That’s the 14th-largest increase in the country. According to the personal finance website WalletHub, average personal debt in Nevada increased by nearly $1,500 since last quarter. The average household owes close to $187,000.
Household debt climbed to more than $19 trillion nationwide. Hawaii reported the largest household debt increase, while Mississippi had the smallest. Analysts warn that household debt can signal that inflation is pushing people to borrow more just to afford necessities.
🏠 Nevada is falling behind the rest of the U.S. in building enough homes to sustain its growing population. That's according to a new UNLV housing supply rankings study, as reported by KNPR's Paul Boger.
The research paper — recently published by UNLV’s Lied Center for Real Estate — compiles U.S. Census Bureau building permit data from January to August 2026 and compares it to previous years. It then ranks all 50 states along with the District of Columbia.
The findings show Nevada and North Dakota are the only two states in the country permitting the construction of fewer homes than their projected household growth.
It also found that the Silver State reported the steepest drop in issued permits in the country, falling 29% in one year, from 12,662 units to 8,986.
Nicholas Irwin is research director for the Lied Center for Real Estate at UNLV. He says costs will only go up without new construction in the pipeline.
"Things are getting a lot more expensive for a lot of folks, and by not being able to build enough housing, it's going to be higher prices for all of us. It's higher prices to purchase, it's higher rents for those who maybe want to rent a single family home," Irwin said.
According to Irwin, policymakers should consider reform laws that would make it easier to build condos and townhomes in order to help more potential homebuyers enter the market.
Part of these stories are taken from KNPR's daily newscast segment. To hear more daily updates like these, tune in to 88.9 KNPR FM.
