Nevada could soon join the ranks of states that have been sued over the way they fund public education. Several activist groups in Nevada have indicated they are considering such a step.
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As the state’s population grows more diverse, more funding is going to help students from low-income families and English language learners. But education advocates say that doesn’t lift kids who aren’t in those challenged groups.
Nevada Attorney General candidate Aaron Ford, a trial attorney at the private law firm representing Clark County in a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies, will have “no access to anything related to the case,” according to a spokesman for the firm.
It doesn’t snow much in Las Vegas, but snowflakes have shown up at UNLV.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson is one of three Democratic prosecutors calling on Nevada’s Republican governor, attorney general to enforce the initiative passed by voters in 2016 while court challenges proceed.
Two Democratic Assemblywomen will not run for re-election in 2018.
More than 50 speakers commented Tuesday about the proposed regulation outlining how school districts should treat gender diverse students, with many saying it would go against their Christian values.
An effort to force a recall election for state Sen. Patricia Farley has fallen short, according to the senator.
It was habit, not heroism, that caused Justin Pearson to grab his gun. But seconds later, that weapon enabled Pearson to stop a kidnapping taking place just outside his Las Vegas home on Oct. 5.
Local investors bought the Las Vegas 51s , a minor league baseball team, for $20 million in 2013. On Tuesday, the LVCVA paid $80 million for 20 years of naming rights for a new 51s stadium in Summerlin. Anyone see a disconnect?
The Clark County School District’s new Community Budget Advisory Committee met for the first time Friday in Las Vegas to begin looking into ways to avoid future budget holes.
Signs of excess are everywhere on the Strip, but the Clark County School District struggles to fill even basic needs. Why are our schools starving?
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is wasting tax dollars. The question now is whether anyone with any power is going to do anything about it.
Las Vegas water officials believe the road salt made well water for Rainbow Subdivision more corrosive, causing it to leach lead from the plumbing in some older homes.
Nevada Treasurer Dan Schwartz made his gubernatorial bid official last week, and establishment Republicans were none too happy.
Living in one of the driest metropolitan areas in the country means doing all we can as a community to protect our limited water resources. Diagnosing and repairing leaks at home is a crucial element of our water conservation efforts. Repairing or replacing hidden water wasters at your home—such as dripping faucets or faulty toilet […]
The 10,000-square-foot Electric Playhouse, which bills itself as “a social gaming destination, opens this weekend at the Forum Shops at Caesars.
The North Las Vegas Police Department provided new information about the fatal police shooting of a man tied to a four-vehicle crash.
Daily highs around 110 and morning lows near 85 are forecast by the Las Vegas office of the National Weather Service from Saturday through Thursday.
A woman who died in a fatal crash on Cheyenne Avenue near the 215 Beltway has been identified.