Las Vegas City Attorney Rebecca Wolfson has raised more than $340,000 in a race for Municipal Court, out fundraising all other judicial candidates in the upcoming primary elections.
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Speakers at a Board of Regents meeting expressed disappointment in a lack of response from the board and UNLV leadership on a recent commencement speech.
The lawsuit was being brought with 30 state and district attorneys general and seeks to break up the monopoly they say is squeezing out smaller promoters and hurting artists.
With the campaign season in full swing, 10 hopefuls pitched their vision for the city’s future to at the “Meet the Candidates” forum in the west valley.
Clark County will likely challenge a district court judge’s decision in the ongoing litigation with Gypsum Resources to the state Supreme Court.
Superintendent Jesus Jara, who has been at the helm of the nation’s fifth-largest school district since 2018, has had a tumultuous tenure.
Sen. Jacky Rosen called on the Department of Education to combat bigotry as UNLV and UNR reaffirmed their commitment to giving students a safe environment.
Jasmin Valdivieso Sanches, 22, is among 100 recipients of the Voyager Scholarship for college students who aspire to go into public service.
Katie Williams, who took office in January, has previously been accused of having affiliations with the local Proud Boys and QAnon, the Review-Journal reported in May.
An overflow crowd is expected for a Clark County School Board meeting Wednesday to consider whether to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees.
The regents hired an outside attorney with Title IX experience to provide “advice and counsel” regarding the incident involving Chief of Staff Dean Gould at an Aug. 7 meeting.
Rural districts would be frozen at fiscal 2020 funding levels until the amount they receive under the new funding formula matches what they’re currently getting.
The Clark County School District will have another set of eyes on its books after a state committee put the cash-strapped public school system on a financial watch list.
Applicants for the District G seat being vacated by Trustee Erin Cranor will be publicly interviewed by board members on Aug. 17, with a vote expected to follow immediately.
Sheila Moulton, a Las Vegas resident who served on the district board for 12 years, will help oversee the state’s public charter schools.
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