Even as state lawmakers face blowback over their support for historic tax hikes to pay for public education reforms, most candidates running for the District A seat on the Clark County School Board would consider raising taxes even higher to fund their priorities.
The amendment “respects valid existing rights and does not make any decisions regarding private property or lands managed by any other federal, state or local government agency,” the BLM said.
Banning high school football, opening schools in vacant shopping centers and shrinking Southern Nevada’s chronic teacher shortage to less than 100 positions annually top the priority list of candidates crowding the District C election for the Clark County School Board.
Chris Garvey might have avoided a primary election to keep her seat on the Clark County School Board — had one of her challengers met a deadline to withdraw from the race.
The job pays less than $3,000 per year, but one candidate has already raked in nearly $300,000 to claim it.
One candidate seeking the District 1 seat on the State Board of Education would like to see the Clark County School District split into 356 systems, another thinks any breakup would be a bad idea, and a third says it’s too soon to tell.
Voters will see a pair of familiar names on the ballot this June when they choose their representative on Nevada’s higher education board in District 7.
Our music picks this week include Built to Spill at the Bunkhouse and Future at Drai’s nightclub.
Las Vegas police are searching for two suspects involved in a convenience store robbery May 14.
On April 29, a man entered a business located in the 1000 block of East Charleston Boulevard and stole items off the shelves, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
I guess it all depends on what the meaning of “paid in full” is.
This time, it will be different. That’s the mantra for those hoping to successfully revitalize the Moulin Rouge in historic west Las Vegas after more than 60 years of failed development attempts.
The Nevada Highway Patrol teamed up with the California Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies on Friday to catch speeders and distracted drivers traveling Interstate 15 for Memorial Day weekend.
A judge ordered Johnny Depp to stay away from estranged wife Amber Heard after she accused the Oscar-nominated actor of repeatedly hitting her during a recent fight and leaving her face bruised.
Two facts were incorrect in a Steve Sebelius column Friday under the headline, “When ‘paid in full’ means ‘paid in part.’ “
Some commutes to northwest Las Vegas got a little easier Friday when anew ramp in the $47 million Centennial Bowl project opened to traffic just in time for the long Memorial Day weekend.
Electric carmaker Faraday Future plans to build a second factory in Northern California, but has stressed that the plans will not affect its Nevada site.
The special election for a Henderson Justice Court seat has drawn a half dozen candidates that include several defense attorneys, a prosecutor and even a former judge.
Clark County Republican Party Treasurer Swadeep Nigam will take on another incumbent in June 14’s Republican primary, challenging four-term Assemblywoman Melissa Woodbury in Assembly District 23.
Luis Aguirre-Insua and Mark W. Isquith face each other for the Democratic spot on the Assembly District 22 ballot while Republicans Richard Bunce and Keith Pickard seek victory in their party’s primary election.
Ben Nakhaima, Vinny Spotleson, Blain K. Jones, Ozzie Fumo and Derek Armstrong are running for Assembly District 21.
Fourth-generation Nevadan and lifelong resident of Assembly District 20, Darren Welsh, is campaigning in the district’s Democratic primary on a different plank against incumbent Ellen Spiegel, who seeks a third term representing the district.
Assembly District 19 Republican candidates Chris Edwards and Connie Foust both hold conservative views when it comes to raising state revenue through taxation.
The Assembly District 18 incumbent is eyeing a fourth term in a district where Democrats hold a 2-1 advantage.
Republican Gov. Chris Christie has signed a package of bills to keep financially troubled Atlantic City from running out of cash.
Quay Simons says he’s tired of legislators voting against what he feels the people want.
There is a lot riding on the outcome of the Republican primary in Assembly District 13.
All four Republican candidates in the Assembly District 12 race are concerned about education. But how they would address education’s challenges differs.
