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Sisolak calls for senator recall recount to be withdrawn

Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak on Wednesday called on the Nevada Secretary of State’s office to rescind its demand that county staff verify more than 1,200 individual signatures in a recall effort targeting a state senator.

After outcry, Nevada delays school gender diversity regulation

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.

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Las Vegas shooting survivors ask, ‘What about us?’

A group of about 150 survivors of the Oct. 1 Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting delivered a recurring message Tuesday: “What about us?”

Spring Valley residents working to stop second asphalt plant

About 20 Spring Valley residents told Clark County employees Monday evening that they don’t want a second asphalt plant built next to their residential neighborhoods.

Clark County decides not to buy Moulin Rouge site

County Commission backs out of $6.2 million purchase of the historic site of the former Moulin Rouge casino, but court-appointed receiver says another former bidder has agreed to match the county’s offer.

New housing authority commissioners often absent from meetings

Two new commissioners to the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority — Henderson City Councilman Dan Shaw and Las Vegas City Councilman Ricki Barlow — have missed numerous meetings in their first months on the job.

How Clark County schools will fare under new star rating system

Using data obtained from the state, the Review-Journal has calculated the star ratings for every one of the 284 elementary and middle schools in Clark County, ahead of the state’s official release of the rankings in mid-December.

Las Vegas residents fight county’s plan for Moulin Rouge site

A crowd of predominantly African-American Las Vegas residents urged Clark County officials Thursday to pull back plans to put a new Department of Family Services building on the historic former Moulin Rouge property.

CCSD board asked to revisit outsourcing custodial services

In a litmus test of the state-mandated Clark County School District reorganization, a school leadership team is asking the School Board to reconsider its rejection of principals’ request to hire outside vendors for custodial services.

Difficult search seen for new Clark County schools superintendent

Experts warn that there’s a dearth of qualified candidates for jobs in urban districts like Clark County, in part because the position requires more skills, ranging from classroom chops to political acuity, than in years past.