Before a single shovel hits dirt or crane pierces the sky, lobbyists are greasing the wheels for developers to construct Southern Nevada’s major resorts and master-planned communities.
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Paltry turnout has prompted the state to take another crack at forcing cities to hold municipal elections in even years.
Thursday’s 6-0 vote by the Southern Nevada Water Authority board aims to keep more water in the shrinking river system through voluntary cuts. The deal isn’t done, though, as Arizona and California are still debating their cuts.
A race for Las Vegas justice of the peace has turned into one of the more expensive in the valley’s history, as the two candidates have combined to raise more than a half-million dollars for their campaigns.
Jocelyn Hoffman had gotten little sleep the night before, arriving home about midnight after a full day of visiting east Las Vegas neighborhoods and encouraging people to register to vote.
Heading into the homestretch in this year’s races, the topic is getting attention in Nevada both for endorsements bestowed, and those withheld.
Taxpayers potentially owe almost $610 million to local government employees in Nevada’s two most populous counties for their unused paid time off, financial reports show.
But State Engineer Jason King made it clear that his hand was forced by a court order he doesn’t agree with and left the door open for future approval of the project.
The Las Vegas City Council threw unanimous support Wednesday behind a plan to spend up to $56 million on a new downtown municipal courthouse.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority and it’s member utilities banned Sunday sprinkler use in 2016, but a recent analysis indicated that thousands of Las Vegas Valley Water District customers appear to be ignoring the prohibition.
The proposed cost for a new municipal courthouse in downtown Las Vegas — up to $56.2 million — would be funded using dollars from Clark County buying the city out of its lease at the Regional Justice Center.
The Clark County Commission is slated to vote Tuesday on a deal to buy Las Vegas out of its lease at the Regional Justice Center, a move that would pave the way for the city to build a new municipal courthouse.
City councils in Clark County are voting one-by-one on a new agreement with the county election department that would allow voters in city elections to cast ballots at vote centers, regardless of jurisdiction.
A hearing master appeared to earn a seat on the Las Vegas Justice Court on Tuesday, while a prosecutor and a former Nevada regent were expected to square off for second open spot on the bench in a general election, according to Tuesday’s initial primary results.
The Nevada attorney general’s office is investigating a claim that a scammer stole land in Las Vegas by filing false business documents with the Nevada secretary of state’s office.
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