Morning briefing · October 21, 2026

Las Vegas Valley Faces More Rain Wednesday and Thursday + 4 more Las Vegas stories

• Las Vegas Valley Faces More Rain Wednesday and Thursday

  A Pacific storm is expected to bring showers and thunderstorms to Southern Nevada Wednesday night and Thursday, though forecasters say totals should stay well below the Oct. 11 storm from Tropical Storm Rachel's remnants.

• CCSD Superintendent's Cup Football Finals Set for Friday

  Three Superintendent's Cup games Friday cap the first season since CCSD's 4A and 5A football programs split from private and charter schools, a change Basic's coach says has worked out for public schools.

• Nevada Legislative Money Flows to Nine Key Races

  Candidates in nine Nevada legislative races took in roughly $2.4 million from July to September, more than half of all legislative giving, as Democrats seek a supermajority and Republicans try to block one.

• How Trump's School Choice Tax Credit Will Work in Nevada

  Nevada is one of 29 states signed up for a federal tax credit for donations to scholarship groups starting Jan. 1. New federal rules limit what states can require, and supporters and critics disagree on the risks.

• Whitmer, Warren Rally at UNLV for Question 6 and Ford

  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged Nevada Democrats to back Question 6, Aaron Ford and three House incumbents, while Republicans pushed back and planned a rally with Speaker Mike Johnson.

• Clark County Weighs New Short-Term Rental Law Changes

  For the second time since August, Clark County is considering changes to its short-term rental law. Hosts told commissioners the plan shows some progress but raised concerns, including a possible 1,000-foot separation rule.

• OpenAI Backs Coherence, a Brain Implant Cancer Startup

  Wired reported that OpenAI is among investors in a $45 million seed round for San Francisco-based Coherence, which is testing a brain implant meant to spot and slow tumors. The company says OpenAI will not get its data.

• Ramaswamy Ad Featuring Amy Acton's Mother Draws Backlash

  Vivek Ramaswamy said his campaign made an ad in which Amy Acton's estranged mother calls her a liar. Acton's family and campaign condemned it, in an Ohio governor's race ABC News calls a toss-up.