Erich Bergen of the “Jersey Boys” film wasn’t the only Las Vegas connection in the headlines in Los Angeles last week. The Los Angeles Times featured the Killers’ Brandon Flowers, his latest solo album, “The Desired Effect,” and his solo tour.
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In a historic vote May 20, the Nebraska Legislature abolished the state’s death penalty. The vote was based on concerns about the high cost of capital punishment and a protracted appeals process that prevents families of murder victims from reaching closure. Nebraska is the first “red” state to repeal capital punishment, but Republicans have been leading efforts to repeal capital punishment in at least a half-dozen states.
A very different Legislature, a consensus around significant changes to public education and the need to overhaul Nevada’s tax system have led to a wild ride in Carson City this year.
In case lawmakers needed a reminder, our support of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget — and the tax increases needed to fund it — is conditional. Major government reforms must be part of the deal. And with less than a week remaining in the 2015 Legislature, not enough of those reforms have passed.
With less than a week remaining in the 2015 Nevada Legislature and a budget standoff looking less and less resolvable, Gov. Brian Sandoval and lawmakers on both sides of the state’s tax debate must decide whether their lines in the sand are worth defending in special session.
For 113 days, on the most important issue of the Legislative session — the tax plan — the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce’s voice has been utterly silent. But on Monday, things changed. Sort of.
North Las Vegas police were called to a fatal shooting at Craig Ranch Park on Tuesday night. Police spokesman Officer Aaron Patty said dispatch received multiple calls reporting gunshots about 8:45 p.m.
A former Givens Elementary School janitor was ordered to serve 30 days in jail Tuesday for recording images of female teachers as they used a staff-only unisex bathroom in December.
A transgender student in the Clark County School District issues a plea to school board members to enact a policy that offers guaranteed protection and equal treatment for transitioning students in the fifth-largest system in the nation.