The Cannizzaro-Conine contest.

Inflation was 3.8% in April, the highest it's been in three years. More than a few expert-texperts expect it to keep going up before it goes down. But some tipped workers got a new tax deduction, it's the Gulf of America now, and Washington D.C. is getting a ballroom and a giant arch, so it's all worth it.

IN NEVADA CURRENT

Clash of the titans. Just kidding. But it is one of the most high-profile contests of the primary. Here we have a couple not quite but almost prominent elected officials seeking higher office and calling each other stinky poopheads (I'm paraphrasing) in ads. Which just goes to show that even as U.S. influence crumbles, accelerating/heralding the collapse of the international order in the process, and the economy becomes more predatory and infuriating by the day, at least some things remain the same. April Corbin Girnus reports: Cannizzaro, Conine clash in Democratic AG primary

Meanwhile, further down the ballot... A couple of  credible-looking candidates square off for the Democratic nod to keep erstwhile Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager's seat in Democratic hands. Michael Lyle reports: Addiction recovery advocate vs. union shop steward in Democratic Assembly primary

And yet further down the ballot... A very informative look at the Republican primary for a position that some of the candidates (of both parties) think should be appointed, not elected. Dana Gentry reports: Three Republicans vie in primary race for Clark County Public Administrator

Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week. And sweet nothings tucked under a gubernatorial letterhead just didn't hit the spot, writes a Carson City educator in this guest commentary: How to really appreciate Nevada’s teachers

 Good luck