Democrat Kate Marshall on Wednesday continued to hammer Republican Mark Amodei as someone who killed jobs as a legislator and who would reduce Social Security and Medicare benefits should he win Sept. 13’s special election for Congressional District 2. An underdog in a district that has 30,000 more Republicans than Democrats,
Marshall went on the offensive in the first of three debates in the race to fill former Rep. Dean Heller’s seat.
The North Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday approved the layoffs of 21 employees and the closure of city recreation centers to help bridge a $4.4 million shortfall in the city’s fiscal 2012 budget.
RJtv for Thursday is online now at www.lvrj.com/rjtv featuring video from Wednesday’s meeting of the Clark County Commission, where some 300 people gathered to oppose a plan to build homes near Redrock Canyon. RJtv also has video of a 500-foot-tall Ferris wheel-like project from Caesars Entertainment. These stories and more are just a click away at lvrj.com/rjtv and don’t forget our iPhone-friendly version at www.lvrj.com/rjtvip
Dropping off binders they said contained names of 1,146 of people who want to oust Las Vegas Ward 6 Councilman Steve Ross, recall organizers concluded the signature-gathering portion of their campaign Wednesday.
A Bankruptcy Court judgeon Wednesday allowed Landry’s Inc. to step in as operator of the struggling Beso restaurant.
From getting the $600 million Veterans Affairs medical center built in North Las Vegas to reducing the nation’s backlog of veterans disability claims, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki said Wednesday he is determined to meet the goals he set two years ago. He spoke to more than 300 members of the Blinded Veterans Association during its national convention at the Golden Nugget.
A $1.2 million to $1.4 million veterans memorial will be built in Heritage Park, not Huntridge Circle Park as originally planned, the Las Vegas City Council decided Wednesday. The move came in large part because Heritage Park has more parking and available infrastructure to support visitors.
Rep. Shelley Berkley and Sen. Dean Heller are competing fiercely for veterans’ votes in their 2012 Senate campaign. At a disabled veterans convention Wednesday at the Golden Nugget was billed as official business, it was hard to tell the cozy lawmakers are in a career-defining election battle.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. executives said Wednesday they agree with assessments that Las Vegas does not need another hotel-casino. That theory is the primary driver behind The Linq, a $550 million retail, dining and entertainment district anchored by the world’s tallest observation wheel.
An early plan for a dense hilltop development overlooking Red Rock Canyon received the go-ahead Wednesday from the Clark County Commission, despite strident opposition from critics who filled the government center auditorium. Commissioners voted 5-2 to approve Jim Rhodes’ conceptual plan for roughly 4,700 homes and a business park on a former mining site overlooking the national conservation area.
Construction defects attorney Nancy Quon was arrested Wednesday on felony charges tied to what authorities say was suicide scheme that involved setting fire to her Las Vegas home last October. Police took Quon into custody at a home in Henderson following her grand jury indictment earlier in the day.
Las Vegas planning commissioners will be able to serve up to three 4-year terms under a bill the City Council approved Wednesday. The council voted 6-1 in favor of changing the structure of the terms as a compromise in a debate on whether to lift term limits altogether.
It’s amnesty week for people who owe child support in Clark County. That means those with a bench warrant or a suspended driver’s license because they are behind in payments can clear up the penalty if they make a payment by Saturday.
DENVER — Colorado authorities are warning cyclists that tacks, box cutters and broken glass have been found strewn along popular bike routes that are part of course plans for major races next week — including the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge.
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