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.
The Las Vegas City Council is updating its master plan as it looks to more high-rise development and 300,000 new residents by the year 2050.
The candidate filing period begins Monday for Clark County Commission and other state and local offices, and will last through March 13.
Under the new Initial Appearance Court program, defendants who would have waited sometimes four days to see a judge have been appearing in court in as little as 12 hours.
As Nevada Democrats prepare to caucus on Saturday, capping off a week where presidential hopefuls blitzed the state for votes, activists warned against dismissing a powerful segment of the electorate: Women of color.
City Manager Scott Adams anticipated that issues between private parties could be resolved soon enough to potentially bring agreements to the council within 30 days.
The project proposed by Zappos is still in the early stages, a company spokeswoman said, prompting the Las Vegas City Council to remove a lease deal from the agenda.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders led students in Reno and Las Vegas on a march to early voting caucus sites, saying big turnout is the key to winning the 2020 election. In Las Vegas, candidates campaigned on the final day of early voting.
The Las Vegas City Council will consider leasing downtown land to Zappos for a special events facility and public tavern, with an eye-catching centerpiece.
“It’s the most consistent day,” county Clerk Lynn Goya said. “When it falls on a weekend, it’s a great time for us.”
In the dispute over stalled residential development on the defunct Badlands golf course in Las Vegas, a resolution seems unlikely as city legal fees rise past the $2 million mark.
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