Nevada lawmakers on Thursday moved to replenish a state fund earmarked for protecting visiting politicians. The fund was unexpectedly depleted in the wake of the Oct. 1 mass shooting, which prompted visits from President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
Rep. Dina Titus has sent a letter to congressional leaders urging a conference committee to add language that would exempt two major Las Vegas projects from a bill that would ban the use of tax-exempt bonds for stadiums used by professional sports teams.
The mood in City Council chambers was joyful Wednesday morning, as the city completed its leadership transition with Michele Fiore and Steve Seroka officially taking their seats on the City Council dais.
The proposal by Sen. Tick Segerblom would also fund the expansion of Reno’s Nevada Museum of Art.
The Las Vegas City Council next week will consider a new long-term exclusive contract with waste-hauler Republic Services, while state legislators mull a bill that would limit such deals.
Nevada law does not prohibit public employees from their personal cellphone or email accounts for public business. But are those communications considered a public record like those that come from government accounts?
Las Vegas officials are considering cracking down on olfactory offenses and setting city standards to measure odors, curtail nuisance smells and identify those being emitted from potentially harmful substances.
With thoughts still smoldering of the Japanese air raid that killed 1,177 of their shipmates on the USS Arizona 75 years ago Wednesday, four of the last remaining survivors of that Pearl Harbor battleship said it will be tough to bury two more.
Results of a second vote tally requested by independent candidate Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente may not be announced until next week.
When Clark County commissioners convene for their Nov. 15 meeting, they’ll have the option of codifying two hotel room tax increases to fund the upgrade of the Las Vegas Convention Center and the construction of a domed stadium in one fell swoop. But if Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani has her way, commissioners will take their time before raising the tax to finance $750 million in bonds for the $1.9 billion stadium project.
