Nevada lawmakers attending the State of the Union speech saw openings for Congress to advance some of President Barack Obama’s initiatives. But while Democrats were optimistic, Republicans said they heard little new, particularly on government debt and spending issues.
Clark County School District Superintendent Dwight Jones has created an assistant superintendent position to oversee a new English Language Learner department.
Being selected to sit in the White House box while the president of the United States delivered his State of the Union address confers an amount of celebrity. To Alan Aleman of Las Vegas, it also conferred a duty to draw attention to undocumented residents hoping the speech spurs action on immigration reform.
Gov. Brian Sandoval has named George Tsukamoto as interim director of the Nevada Department of Wildlife to replace Ken Mayer.
Longtime Las Vegas firefighter Scott Fuller will replace retired Fire Chief Mike Myers on an interim basis, the city announced Tuesday.
State Sen. Ruben Kihuen complained Tuesday that the state will lose thousands of road construction jobs because of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s decision to raid the highway fund to balance his proposed $6.55 billion state government budget.
