A senior member of the House Aviation subcommittee, Rep. Dina Titus backed the FAA Reauthorization Act, which will provide funding for general aviation airports.
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The Las Vegas Review-Journal owner and majority shareholder of Las Vegas Sands Corp. will be a major backer of the Preserve America super PAC.
Nevada’s 13,000 home care workers could see big increases to minimum wage and reimbursement rates under legislative proposals presented.
Nevada officials, including Gov. Joe Lombardo and Sen. Jacky Rosen, have urged the U.S. Postal Service to reconsider plans to move the mail center to California.
The ACLU of Nevada said seven jails, including several in the Las Vegas Valley, are now complying with a law requiring a process for inmates to vote while in jail.
The Review-Journal’s biggest online stories of the year covered everything from a mass shooting to roster moves by the Raiders before training camp.
The Athletics got a legal win in District Court over a political action committee’s attempt to get the public financing for the team’s planned ballpark on next year’s ballot.
Despite the team’s lease at the Oakland Coliseum being up after next season, the Athletics would still owe the city $45 million before it could make any move.
The A’s are seeking up to $380 million in public money to go toward the construction of a $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat ballpark on the Tropicana site.
A bill to provide up to $380 million in public financing for a $1.5 billion ballpark has not yet been introduced at the Nevada Legislature.
Plans for the A’s $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat stadium at the Tropicana resort site call for the baseball diamond to face northwest.
Nevada lawmakers are looking to close a loophole that has let casinos and other big property owners avoid paying transfer taxes.
From who will own the new ballpark to how it will be financed, we tackle some of the most important questions about the Athletics’ planned move to Las Vegas.