The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday voted to allocate roughly $10 million in anticipated federal grant funds to local programs for homeless, senior and youth programs.
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A race for Las Vegas justice of the peace and could become one of the most expensive judicial races the valley has ever seen, and two of the leading candidates are digging into their campaign coffers for what’s turning into a heated contest.
Developers who want to build on former golf courses and other open spaces in the city of Las Vegas — which have provoked disputes valleywide — now must first hold a community meeting with stakeholders.
The Nevada Democrat had said in December he would not run again for the state’s 4th Congressional District after women accused him of sexual harassment. In recent weeks, he had been reconsidering his options, but he did not file candidacy papers as of Friday’s deadline.
A day after a Review-Journal story revealed that District Attorney Steve Wolfson did not press charges in a nearly $42,000 theft from his campaign, longtime defense lawyer Robert Langford filed papers to run against him.
The party’s over in downtown high-rises — that’s the message Las Vegas officials sent this week as the city continues to crack down on short-term rentals.