On Monday, Democrats extended the current Modified Business Tax rate, which would raise
around $100 million. The tax was scheduled to decline. The legislature has the ability to raise
taxes, but only with a two-thirds vote in both houses. Democrats claimed the MBT extension didn’t need a two-thirds vote, but their actions Monday showed they know they’re on shaky legal ground. They desperately tried to get a Republican vote, but Republicans remained unified in opposition.
LeBron James will miss Tuesday’s season opener, and his absence is the main reason the Lakers flipped from 3½-point favorites to 2-point underdogs to the Warriors.
Plus, Fontainebleau Las Vegas lands a coveted new designation.
The lawsuit alleged a nonverbal pre-kindergartener was physically, verbally and emotionally abused for months by his special education teacher.
A person was killed after a single-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning in the south Las Vegas Valley, according to police.
Las Vegas has been growing fast for decades, but there are still pockets of the valley that have kept their rural feel.
The board reviews complaints filed against Metro police officers. See how you can apply to be a part of their review panels.
Sunrise Mountain’s boys soccer team claimed a road win at Desert Pines in a battle of two of the top Class 4A teams. Here are photos from the match.
Check out the scores and top performances from Monday’s high school soccer and girls volleyball action.
Here’s today’s local and national sports schedule, including television and radio listings.
If Congress fails to pass a balanced budget on time, every sitting member should be barred from running for re-election.
Take a look at some editorial cartoons from across the U.S. and world.
New Jersey took out coal, natural gas and nuclear plants without replacing them.
The tax would represent a massive drag on global commerce and would burden American consumers with billions in higher costs.
The Raiders will spend the bye week searching for answers after a 2-5 start to the season that included a 31-0 beatdown against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Sandra Jauregui, the Democratic majority floor leader in the Nevada Assembly, said she will seek the constitutional office to “fight for a new direction for Nevadans.”
A professional poker player has spent months in a Las Vegas jail after he was accused of threatening a District Court judge and a World Poker Tour executive.
Dramatic photos of the demolition work showed a backhoe tearing into the East Wing façade and windows and other building parts in tatters on the ground.
Some family and supporters of the victim expressed displeasure with the sentence the defendant received.
