Overdose decline, public land data centers and Lake Mead changes
Flippo filed his financial disclosures after missing federal deadlines, following media attention and ethics complaints over the delay.

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A Nevada Public Radio daily roundup reports falling overdose deaths, changing conditions at Lake Mead, concerns about data centers on public lands, and Nevada congressional candidate David Flippo’s late financial disclosures.
Clark County data showed drug-related deaths fell by more than 11% in 2025 compared with 2024, while the age-adjusted overdose rate fell nearly a quarter. The roundup also reports that nonfatal overdoses increased and that local health officials attribute the decline in deaths to greater distribution of naloxone and test strips. At Lake Mead, Callville Bay Marina is adjusting dock infrastructure as water levels decline, while operators say the lake remains suitable for recreation.
The roundup says Democratic lawmakers asked Interior Secretary Doug Burgum for information about potential data center projects on public lands, and Rep. Dina Titus is pushing the Public Lands Accountability Act. It also reports that Republican congressional candidate David Flippo filed financial disclosures after missing federal deadlines; his filing lists a net worth between $3.2 million and $14.5 million and debt between $580,000 and $1.2 million.
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SWIPE →Republican candidate for Nevada's 2nd Congressional District who filed financial disclosures late
Nevada representative pushing the Public Lands Accountability Act
Interior Secretary asked by Democratic lawmakers for information about public-land data center proposals
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