More than 3,000 people came together to make the 16th annual Walk for Wishes possible on Saturday, March 10. The 1-mile walk and 5k run is a nationwide fundraiser that celebrates “Wish Kids” and their families while also raising money for future wishes. As of Saturday, more than 200 kids in Southern Nevada alone were waiting for their wishes to be granted by Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada. (Rio Lacanlale/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Southern Nevada competed to become home to Amazon’s second headquarters. But the state’s offerings were kept under wraps. Former state Sen. Mark Manendo sexually harassed more than a dozen women in 2017. The transgressions were documented in a taxpayer-funded investigation. The public paid $67,000 for the report but never got to see it. The RJ seeks government records to make transparent the inner-workings of local and state governments. Most requests are honored. However, some are ignored, denied or met with great resistance. (Mark Davis)
Southern Nevada competed to become home to Amazon’s second headquarters. But the state’s offerings were kept under wraps. Former state Sen. Mark Manendo sexually harassed more than a dozen women in 2017. The transgressions were documented in a taxpayer-funded investigation. The public paid $67,000 for the report but never got to see it. The RJ seeks government records to make transparent the inner-workings of local and state governments. Most requests are honored. However, some are ignored, denied or met with great resistance. (Mark Davis)
