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A two-story, 40,000-square-foot STEM university building that will include classrooms and a large lecture hall was unveiled by Spaceport CEO Robert Lauer.
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled in favor Friday of the initiative petition that would require voters to present an ID.
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.
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.
Schools Over Stadiums, a PAC backed by a teachers union, claims the Oakland Athletics’ stadium funding bill violates the state constitution.
The Athletics got a legal win in District Court over a political action committee’s attempt to get the public financing for the team’s planned ballpark on next year’s ballot.
A group linked with the Nevada State Education Association has filed a referendum petition to repeal the funding for the Athletics’ baseball stadium in Las Vegas.
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., recently wrote to the leadership of the major professional sports leagues and the NCAA after a series of sports betting violations.
Despite the team’s lease at the Oakland Coliseum being up after next season, the Athletics would still owe the city $45 million before it could make any move.
The A’s are seeking up to $380 million in public money to go toward the construction of a $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat ballpark on the Tropicana site.
A highly anticipated bill would provide the baseball team with up to $380 million in public funding for a Strip ballpark, but critics say the state has bigger priorities.
The public will have their first in-person shot Monday to chime in on the Oakland Athletics’ ballpark financing bill.
The MLB franchise needs lawmakers’ approval for a $1.5 billion ballpark on the Strip, including up to $380 million in public financing.
The Oakland Athletics provided a glimpse of their Las Vegas vision, releasing renderings of the team’s 30,000-seat, retractable roof ballpark.