The Las Vegas Review-Journal has sponsored the Judicial Performance Evaluation 14 times since 1992. This year’s survey was conducted by UNLV’s Center for Research, Evaluation and Assessment. Here are some key numbers to know.
Politics and Government
The statement, even for the president, was a shocking comment that came as police were still investigating the deaths of the beloved director and his wife as an apparent homicide.
Water managers are eager to attend this year’s annual policy gathering in Las Vegas.
Arts District business owners are outraged over once-free parking lots and streets being transitioned to a paid parking system, as well as a parking fee increase.
The attack on U.S. troops in Syria is the first to inflict casualties since the fall of President Bashar Assad a year ago.
CARSON CITY — The mood is grim as the Legislature prepares for its biennial session.
The Democrats who control the state Legislature, under pressure to come up with alternatives to the governor’s unpopular budget proposals, presented an agenda Thursday for the legislative session. Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley and Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford put forward plans to prevent home foreclosures, create “green” jobs and embark on an intensive budget-building process that includes long-term fiscal planning.
Thomas Mitchell’s blog
A legislative subcommittee will support having business court judges publish decisions instead of pushing to establish a Chancery or business court, a report issued Wednesday by the Legislative Counsel Bureau shows.
ELKO — A mining reform bill similar to one that passed the U.S. House last year but failed to get out of the Senate has been reintroduced in the House.
RENO — Gov. Jim Gibbons on Tuesday challenged legislators who oppose his budget-cutting proposals to come up with a better solution, if they can.
A Northern Nevada lawmaker wants the legislative session that starts Monday to enact a law that will make “drinking of alcohol while working on construction projects” illegal.
The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce is stepping up its decades-long efforts to reform the state’s public employees’ retirement and benefits programs, which have a combined $10.3 billion unfunded liability.
With a Silver Star medal clipped to his Air Force jacket, 1st Lt. Thomas Cahill spoke humbly about his efforts to pilot a rescue helicopter through enemy fire while flying low over eastern Afghanistan’s snow-capped mountains.
Most legislative sessions don’t start with a dress rehearsal. But last week’s special session gave a sneak peek at what may lie ahead when the Nevada Legislature’s regular session begins in February.