Topic: Las Vegas
If good for nothing else, term limits excel at stirring palace intrigue.Assembly Speaker John Oceguera, D-Las Vegas, term limited and running for Congress, will step aside in January as chairman of the caucus, creating an opening for ambitious Assembly members looking to ...
CARSON CITY - Legislative Democrats have spent the first month of the session trotting out one reform proposal after another. They want to crack down on consultant contracts, shine a light on how nonprofit groups spend government money, create a forced savings ...
When Gov. Brian Sandoval delivered his budget to lawmakers, the two men leading the Democratic majority in the Legislature had vastly different reactions.In his first major act as incoming speaker, Assemblyman John Oceguera, D-Las Vegas, struck a conciliatory tone in response to ...
On "State has upper hand in budget turf war" from ColinFromLasVegas "If the state government just goes ahead and yanks money from any part of Clark County/Las Vegas in order to make up for statewide shortfalls, then we need to move the ...
Shifting services between state, local governments a likely topic at '11 sessionIt has been apparent for some time that the state would look to cities and counties to help bridge its multibillion-dollar budget gap.Even before Gov.-elect Brian Sandoval won the election, budget ...
The first test of whether Republicans will heal the divide highlighted by the U.S. Senate race will come quickly after Tuesday's election, when the state Senate GOPers choose a leader.Sen. Bill Raggio, leader of the Republican caucus since 1977 and an institution ...
In a campaign season of over-the-top ads, one stands out. A series of mailers accuse at least two Republican legislative candidates of supporting convicted rapists' and other felons' possession of handguns. The claim, made by the Nevada State Democratic Party, is false, ...
Costco shooting sparks debate on weapons permits The Nevada Sheriffs' and Chiefs' Association is considering changes to how concealed carry weapon permits are administered. The permits were a major topic of testimony in the coroner's inquest into the police shooting of Erik ...
THERE'S A RUNNING JOKE ABOUT HOSPITALS HERE: "WHERE DO YOU GO FOR GREAT HEALTH CARE IN LAS VEGAS?"ÒThe airport.Ó The implication is everyone knows hospital care in Southern Nevada is substandard. The reality, however, is that almost no one has had access ...
Gov. Jim Gibbons is attacking GOP challenger Brian Sandoval by resurrecting a 2002 campaign controversy, when then-attorney general candidate Sandoval told a newspaper columnist that he would enforce all laws, even those he believed to be unconstitutional — including mandates as objectionable ...
