Nevada’s budget is bleeding out and the A’s might ghost us—so naturally, our lawmakers are… spiraling. Annette’s reporting straight from the legislative frontlines (aka someone else’s office) while Mayte battles a literal Vegas storm. Together, they break down how we ended up $191M short, why stadium subsidies are a scam, and what happens when session turns into Mean Girls: Special Session Edition.

Inside:

• Economic Forum deja vu: broke again, shocked again

• Stadium math that doesn’t math (shoutout to CCSD for the vibes)

• The surveillance state of being a woman with opinions during session

• Michele Fiore’s disciplinary hearing is finally happening—YouTube stream and all

• Trump’s plans for Alcatraz 2.0, rare minerals from Ukraine, and other late-stage empire antics

• Pope Watch returns: black smoke, political intrigue, and the conclave chaos we deserve

This episode is all about collapsing roofs, collapsing budgets, and collapsing patience. Silly season is here—and we are not okay.

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It's a wild week under the dome and beyond. In this episode of One-Minute Recess, Annette and Mayte unload the full political circus of Nevada’s legislative session: from the psilocybin pilot program and child care bills to the budget time bomb set to explode after the Economic Forum. And yes—Michele Fiore was pardoned by Trump...and then didn’t show up to work. They also tear into Joe Lombardo’s nonsense housing plan, debunk the “lack of land” myth, and call out the governor’s Trumpist playbook. Plus: 💥 Muslim holidays bill moves forward 📰 El Mundo shuts down after 45 years 💸 Casino revenue dips while Vegas clings to overpriced F1 dreams 👑 A fashionable Spanish king at the Pope’s funeral 🌍 Southern Europe blacked out—and partied Mic drop moments: Nevada needs real revenue reform. Public lands aren’t the problem. And we’re living in the political upside down. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and sound off in the comments with your biggest WTF of the week. Timestamps: 00:00 – Welcome + Carson City chaos 04:00 – Psilocybin updates & fiscal cliff fears 11:00 – Economic Forum doomsday preview 15:00 – Lombardo's housing gaslight 31:00 – El Mundo closes 35:00 – Michele Fiore’s shady pardon 43:00 – International WTFs: Trump at the Pope’s funeral, Canada says nope, Iberian blackout 52:00 – Hot takes & headaches #NevadaPolitics #FiorePardon #PublicLands #VegasTourism #ElMundo #PsilocybinBill #TrumpNews #LombardoLies #OneMinuteRecess

This week on One-Minute Recess, we’re joined by Nevada Current reporter April Corbin Girnus to untangle the madness of Nevada’s first house deadline.

Topics include:

• Budget panic ahead of the Economic Forum

• Film tax credits vs. stadium spending

• What’s going wrong with amendments and bill drafting

• Michelle Fiore’s fraud conviction—yes, that Michelle Fiore

• Immigration policies that echo dangerous history

Plus: JD Vance, the Pope, and political absurdity at every turn. Hit play, and let’s get into it.