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New federal tax plan comes with changes affecting alimony

If you’re thinking about divorce, you might not want to dillydally, depending on whether you will likely pay alimony or receive it. Starting Jan. 1, 2019, the new tax plan makes some powerful changes affecting alimony.

NDOT looking at options for path of Interstate 11

Work isn’t even completed on the first stretch of Interstate 11 bypassing Boulder City, but state officials are already eyeing four alternatives on how Nevada’s newest freeway should connect to Interstate 80 up north.

Supreme Court hopeful Tao scrubs ties to Harry Reid

On the last day possible to file for judicial office, Nevada Appellate Judge Jerome Tao dropped his Democratic registration and filed as a nonpartisan for an open Supreme Court seat. Oddly, GOP gubernatorial contender Adam Laxalt has endorsed the former speechwriter and legislative assistant for now-retired U.S. Sen. Harry Reid.

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Don and Dee Snyder Elementary School can be proud of its namesakes

Don and Dee Snyder have made Las Vegas a better community through their philanthropy. On Tuesday, they will help celebrate the formal dedication of the Don and Dee Snyder Elementary School — an honor that touches the couple’s hearts.

District Judge Scotti shows poor decision-making from bench

Even before he became a Clark County district court judge, columnist Jane Ann Morrison says she didn’t think highly of Richard Scotti. That opinion has only solidified, given his recent rulings.

Disgraced former councilman Ricki Barlow had enablers

Former Las Vegas City Councilman Ricki Barlow pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to taking campaign money for his personal use. Columnist Jane Ann Morrison says his enablers may be under investigation too.

Trump straddling both sides of gun policy issue

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump surprised both gun rights advocates and those hoping for gun policy reforms by ordering Attorney General Jeff Sessions “to propose regulations to ban all devices that turn legal weapons into machine guns.”

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