After 18 months on probation, Dr. Mark Kabins wants a pass on serving out his full five years.
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Jane Ann Morrison
Two telling moments of Carolyn Goodman’s first day as mayor of Las Vegas involved a microphone and a mop. But two other even more telling moments involved votes and alliances and revealed a noticeable 4-3 split in the normally unanimous City Council.
Nevadans now know how major parties should pick their candidates for a House seat if a vacancy occurs. The Nevada Supreme Court has spoken.
More than a month has passed since a friend of a friend told me about her stay at a luxury Las Vegas hotel, where she woke up to discover she had become a bedbug snack. She had angry welts on her body. (The devils didn’t touch her husband sleeping next to her.)
Despite 400 to 500 drug overdose deaths a year in Clark County alone, primarily from prescription drugs, the Nevada Legislature didn’t pass a bill requiring drug abuse deaths be reported to the Board of Medical Examiners or the Board of Osteopathic Medicine so they could investigate the doctor’s role.
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This won’t be a popular suggestion with many, but the Gov. Kenny Guinn Memorial Millennium Scholarship needs to be re-evaluated. Nevada just can’t afford to continue the hugely popular program, which provides up to $10,000 for Nevada students to attend universities and colleges in state.
The indictment of former Assemblyman Morse Arberry Jr. on charges he failed to report $121,545 in contributions to his 2008 campaign was no shocker.
One of the last moments of drama in the 2011 Legislature’s final performance was whether Gov. Brian Sandoval would veto NV Energy’s bill shifting the costs of building transmission lines to provide power to California. Or would he sign the bill and place that monkey on the backs of Nevada ratepayers?
One praiseworthy bill flew beneath the radar during the 2011 Legislature. It wasn’t controversial. It didn’t make lawmakers lash out in anger. Thus, it received scant attention.
The magic of the Goodman name turned out to be a bone-crusher for mayoral wanna-be Chris Giunchigliani. But you don’t even have to be related to Oscar Goodman to benefit from the name.
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