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Kevin Child leaving School Board seat but lawsuit lingers

Though his tempestuous time on the School Board ends Monday, Kevin Child will continue to do battle with the Clark County School District through his ongoing lawsuit.

North Las Vegas, Las Vegas approve shared voting centers

The city councils in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas on Wednesday each approved an agreement with the Clark County election department that would allow voters in municipal elections to cast ballots at vote centers.

City election voters may be able to be vote anywhere in Clark County

City councils in Clark County are voting one-by-one on a new agreement with the county election department that would allow voters in city elections to cast ballots at vote centers, regardless of jurisdiction.

Southern Nevada water agency ups incentive to get rid of lawns

The water authority will now pay residents and business owners $3 for every square foot of grass they rip out and replace with desert landscaping and eliminate the cap on how much turf can be terminated.

Transparency is lacking in Nevada government

Today begins Sunshine Week, a national initiative to promote the importance of open government and freedom of information, and the Review-Journal is publishing several stories about the importance of government transparency.

Clark County schools set next meeting on gender-diverse policy

The Clark County School Board will hear from the public once more before deciding whether instruct the superintendent to draft a new policy and regulation for gender-diverse students.

Hot-button education issues fire up parents in Clark County

Recent Clark County School District meetings on a gender-diverse policy drew big crowds, but public discussions of the superintendent search or the recent budget deficit were sparsely attended.