When tribal leaders gathered Wednesday to blast a plan to pipe groundwater to Las Vegas from across eastern Nevada, they picked an ironic venue for their news conference: the Las Vegas Valley Water District-owned Springs Preserve.
Facing a budget gap of more than $30 million, North Las Vegas officials want to invoke an obscure state law designed for major emergencies – “such as riot, military action, natural disaster or civil disorder” – to break union contracts.
The Old Farts Club in this land of liberty 60 miles west of Las Vegas meets every Friday at 7 a.m. for breakfast at the Pahrump Nugget to talk politics over plates of scrambled eggs, pork sausage and spicy language.