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.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has an exemption that most other law enforcement does not. That, experts say, prevents transparency and accountability in overseeing the state’s top industry.
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.
After the Alpine Motel Apartments fire, the city will vote for proactive reforms for stricter enforcement of older buildings with code violations to avoid loss of life from fires.
Las Vegas police repeatedly tried to make a chronic nuisance case against the Alpine Motel before a fatal fire in 2019, but city officials said the apartments didn’t meet the standards.
In the aftermath of the deadliest residential blaze in Las Vegas city history, county lawmakers want to explore taking steps in an effort to prevent a similar tragedy.