Nevada Independent: A disastrous start to 2026 – Strip gaming revenue fell 11% in January to $747.6M
Fox News: Casinos brace as Las Vegas tourism plunges 7.5% in sharpest annual visitor decline outside COVID pandemic
Welcome back your weekly rundown of the damage the Lombardo-Trump economy is doing to Nevada — from driving up costs to leaving working families behind.
While Nevadans are dipping into emergency savings just to keep afloat and small businesses are in “survival mode,” Lombardo praised Trump’s State of the Union, falsely claiming the president is “lowering costs.”
In reality, Nevada’s economy has one of the worst unemployment rates in the nation, passenger totals plummeted for the 12th straight month, the gaming industry had a “disastrous start to 2026”, and families had to pay more than $1,700 on average thanks to Trump’s illegal tariffs that Lombardo endorsed.
📉 Here are the latest headlines on the Lombardo-Trump economy:
Nevada Independent: Nevada industries deal with lingering tariff issues despite the Supreme Court ruling
Fox News: Casinos brace as Las Vegas tourism plunges 7.5% in sharpest annual visitor decline outside COVID pandemic
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Is Las Vegas prepared for the next economic downturn?
Nevada Independent: 45,000 Nevadans expected to lose food stamp benefits in March, says state agency
Las Vegas Sun: Nevada Democrats push back on Trump’s positive economic outlook
KTNV: Southern Nevadans react to Trump’s State of the Union address
3 News: Tourism, tariffs weigh on local small businesses as they await president’s remarks
Daily Beast: U.S. Was Only Major World Destination Where Tourism Declined in 2025
📉 And here’s what they’re saying about it online:
Take it from Lombardo himself: “tourism is down, revenue is down”
And yet Lombardo doesn’t have the spine to tell Trump to refund Nevadans for illegally taxing their groceries for over a year…
📉 And finally, here’s what they’re saying on the airwaves:
“Liar, liar, liar … two hours worth of lies” – Las Vegas resident responding to Trump’s State of the Union
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