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Las Vegas City Council members use events for self-promotion

Columnist Jane Ann Morrison questions Las Vegas City Council members’ annual individual discretionary funds, which are often used for special events, saying the money promotes the individual politician with special events creating goodwill with constituents.

3 ways to reform LVCVA

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.

The fat lady has yet to sing in Badlands Golf Course saga

The latest chapter in the Badlands Golf Course development debate, in which the Las Vegas City Council rejected the developer’s latest plan, offered a window on the council’s new makeup.

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With every State of the City address, Vegas Mayor Goodman improves

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has delivered six State of the City speeches, and I’ve critiqued every one of them. No. 6, delivered Jan. 12, wasn’t brilliant, but clearly she’s improving.