Highlights from the political front include state budget battles and lawmakers’ connections to nonprofits.
Taylor R. Avery
Politics and Government Reporter
Email: tavery@reviewjournal.com
X: @travery98
Taylor R. Avery covers county and state government and politics. A proud alum of the Silver State's oldest student newspaper, the Nevada Sagebrush, Taylor previously interned with the Nevada Independent, the Los Angeles Times, the Reno Gazette-Journal, USA TODAY and the Chicago Sun-Times. Born and raised in Elko, she earned degrees in journalism and political science at the University of Nevada, Reno before completing a master's degree in Public Affairs Reporting at the University of Illinois Springfield.
Springs Preserve and the Christmas Tree Recycling Committee offer more than 30 locations where you can recycle your tree for free.
A new program at Nevada State University is hoping to address a need for mental health professionals in schools.
Las Vegas is one step closer to having an art museum after city officials approved a tentative agreement with developers for a downtown site earlier this month.
A bridge that would allow pedestrians to more easily cross Las Vegas Boulevard in the burgeoning north Strip is one step closer to reality.
Clark County commissioners approved a contract with a third party that plans to operate remote baggage check-in locations for Harry Reid International Airport.
“At this point, I’ve spent a good deal of my career in public service. There’s other things that I want to accomplish,” the former secretary of state said.
Tensions between state lawmakers and the Clark County School District remained high Wednesday, when legislators deferred a vote to appropriate funds for support staff raises.
Clark County commissioners postponed their vote on a proposal to ban stopping on pedestrian bridges in the resort corridor without comment.
The man shot by Las Vegas police after allegedly stealing a tow truck and later barricading himself inside a home has been identified.
Visitors to the resort corridor could be banned from stopping on pedestrian bridges if county officials approve a proposed ordinance next week.
Government employees’ salaries are routinely requested public records, but the Lyon County School District denied access to that information earlier this year.
Higher* Archy became the first Black female-owned independent consumption lounge after regulators approved its license last month.
Robert Hoy, who was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon, was a computer system engineer that had done contract work with the CIA, according to his wife.
Individuals that stop or cause others to stop on pedestrian bridges could be found guilty of a misdemeanor under a proposed Clark County ordinance.
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