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Attorney for disabled Las Vegas man stops filing ADA lawsuits

The Las Vegas party may be over for disabled plaintiff Kevin Zimmerman and his Las Vegas attorney Whitney Wilcher, who filed 274 lawsuits this year claiming civil rights violations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

 
5 lessons from the Faraday Future fiasco

Just 19 months after the December 2015 special session in which the Legislature approved those giveaways, Faraday Future announced Monday it is not building a factory in North Las Vegas after all.

Mayors’ wish list: Widen I-15 between Barstow and Primm

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and her Los Angeles counterpart recently met to discuss an array of mutual topics, including a desire to widen the two-lane stretch of Interstate 15 between Barstow and Primm.

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Group twists truth in health care ad targeting Heller

It’s easy to make heart-wrenching ads when you’re not bound by pesky things like the truth. Keep that in mind when you see television commercials shrieking that people will die if Sen. Dean Heller votes for Republicans’ Obamacare replacement. Opposing groups are spending big to deceive Nevadans about the impact of that bill.

Gas prices going up despite oil below $50 a barrel

Motorists are paying a little more at the pump, even though the cost of crude oil remains below $50 per barrel — just one of several factors that go into calculating gasoline prices.

Sizing up Nevada’s bottom-of-the-barrel reputation on public education

Almost any way you measure it, the state ranks among the worst in the U.S. in terms of delivering a quality education. And underlying problems like poverty and a lack of English proficiency make it hard to move the needle.

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