Republican Senate frontrunner Sam Brown expresses support for Trump’s pledge to not tax service workers’ tips if re-elected.
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John Lee, running for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District, filed a complaint against David Flippo’s campaign, who he thinks made a website he says is defamatory. Flippo’s campaign denies any role.
Clark County is expected to reach a settlement agreement in a yearslong legal dispute over a development on Blue Diamond Hill.
In Las Vegas, the former president tries to woo the workers who keep Sin City in businesss, announcing he wants to end taxes on tip income if elected in November.
Las Vegas homebuilding industry leaders are backing an effort to make more land available to improve the balance between housing supply and demand.
Las Vegas city councilwoman Victoria Seaman filed a lawsuit against colleague Michele Fiore, accusing her of assault during a 2021 fight. The city is accused of destroying evidence.
Jeff Wells, Clark County Deputy Manager, has overseen four departments where serious misconduct was exposed by the Review-Journal, including the public administrator’s office.
The Clark County official accused of murdering investigative reporter Jeff German was arrested at his home after a fight with his wife, who hid in a room and called police.
Arbitrators or hearing officers confirmed allegations against many of the nearly 50 Nevada state and local employees for misdeeds since 2015.
The Citizen Review Board either dismissed complaints or sided with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police internal affairs in most cases the past three years, records show.
Nevada officials have stated they need more COVID-19 test kits. Four times they have asked federal officials for help only to be told there is a “indefinite backlog.”
An audit last month found that CEO Rossi Ralenkotter used $17,152 in Southwest Airlines cards for personal travel and Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly, who chairs the board, also used $699 in cards for a trip.
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority executives, directors and contractors responded to a Review-Journal investigation last year by downplaying questions about agency spending and the independence of its board and planning aggressive damage control, emails show.
Henderson Township Constable Earl Mitchell wrote himself more than $70,000 in checks over the past two years from an account containing county funds for his deputies’ wages, a Review-Journal investigation has found. On Wednesday, Mitchell dropped his bid for re-election to a seventh term.