Victor Joecks’ column appears in the Opinion section each Sunday, Wednesday and Friday.
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Sen. Dean Heller wants to ensure the Raiders’ Las Vegas stadium can issue tax-exempt bonds, despite his opposition to government-funded stadiums. GOP House leaders surprised Nevada officials by proposing to eliminate tax-exempt bonding for professional sports stadiums in the tax-reform plan they unveiled last week.
Since common decency hasn’t stopped many liberals from politicizing mass shootings, how wrong they were about Texas should.
The best thing Gov. Brian Sandoval can do to preserve his legislative accomplishments is to quit defending them.
Some Nevada Democrats are so radical on immigration they’ve made violent crime prevention a partisan issue.
Clark County School District Trustee Kevin Child defended himself Wednesday from accusations that he’s acted inappropriately with students and district employees.
If you have high blood pressure, stop reading right now. Finding out exactly how much Obamacare has increased your insurance costs might send you into cardiac arrest. It’s certainly going to flat-line your wallet.
The Clark County School District is currently holding private meetings on the implementation of new policies for transgender students. The little we know should concern every parent who thinks biology matters.
Opponents of the campaign to recall three state senators have resorted to stalking and harassing a signature gatherer, a video obtained by the Review-Journal shows.
Danny Tarkanian believes President Donald Trump wants him to beat Sen. Dean Heller in Nevada’s Republican primary. Tarkanian isn’t counting on an endorsement, however, because he knows Trump needs Heller’s vote to pass legislation.
Amazon.com announced Monday that 238 metro regions, including Las Vegas, have applied to be the home of its second headquarters.
It was entirely predictable that Democrats would use the horrific Las Vegas Strip shooting to renew their push for gun control. It was also entirely predictable that they would go too far.
It was habit, not heroism, that caused Justin Pearson to grab his gun. But seconds later, that weapon enabled Pearson to stop a kidnapping taking place just outside his Las Vegas home on Oct. 5.
Hillary Clinton’s former campaign lawyer is meddling in Nevada politics. Worse, he’s saying that voting in a special election would be an “undue burden” on minorities.
Local investors bought the Las Vegas 51s , a minor league baseball team, for $20 million in 2013. On Tuesday, the LVCVA paid $80 million for 20 years of naming rights for a new 51s stadium in Summerlin. Anyone see a disconnect?
Gov. Brian Sandoval’s recent attack on Attorney General Adam Laxalt for Laxalt’s opposition to the commerce tax was both dishonest and desperate.
