Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris castigated President Donald Trump’s merit-based immigration plan, saying it was “short-sighted” and overlooked the cultural significance of family, during a campaign stop in Las Vegas.
“We cannot allow people to start parsing and pointing fingers and creating hierarchies among immigrants,” Harris told Asian Pacific Islander leaders at a Chinatown restaurant, one of two appearances she made Thursday.
Desert Oasis coach Paul Buboltz talks about making the championship game. Video by Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Jerry Lewis’ house was sold last year to Jane Popple. She now has the house up for auction with a few things left behind that belonged to Jerry. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Mike Brunker, Howie Reed, Chuck Esposito and Brian Blessing bring you their best bets for the Preakness horse race.
On Monday, Senate Education Committee chair Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas, released a new education funding formula. For years, many Democrat politicians have criticized the current education funding formula, called the Nevada Plan. They claim it’s old and outdated. Their biggest beef is that it doesn’t allocate more money for students who are English Language Learners or live in poverty. The theory is that it’s harder to educate those students and so they need additional services, which costs additional money.
The Clark County Clerk’s Marriage License Bureau issued its 20,000 same-sex marriage license to DeBary, Fla. couple. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
LVMPD Assistant Sheriff Tim Kelly goes over the officer-involved shooting on Bel Air Drive.
California Senator Kamala Harris meets with One APIA Nevada, a nonprofit organization that advocates for policies empowering Asian Pacific Islander Nevadans. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The wind starts to blow in Henderson on Gibson Road and Reunion Trails Park.
After 18 years, the Smith & Wollensky location on Las Vegas’ south Strip closed in 2017, to be re-born two years later with a rib-cutting — instead of a ribbon-cutting — in The Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian. (Heidi Knapp Rinella/Review-Journal)
