This is the first year that Las Vegas and North Las Vegas have replaced precincts with voting centers for election day.
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Voters in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas will not have to travel more than 3½ miles to cast ballots in city elections Tuesday. The two cities are debuting voting centers for Tuesday’s primary elections, aimed at augmenting accessibility for voters.
Candidates in Tuesday’s primary filed campaign finance reports Friday for the nearly three-week reporting period from March 11 to March 31 with the Nevada Secretary of State’s office.
At the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into the “war to end all wars,” the improbable tale of the Army’s 91st “Wild West” Division — a ragtag legion of shopkeepers, cowboys, farmers, miners, Native Americans and immigrant railroad workers who helped change the course of history — demands one more telling.
The Las Vegas City Council next week will consider a new long-term exclusive contract with waste-hauler Republic Services, while state legislators mull a bill that would limit such deals.
Listing persists in federal agency’s second weekly detainer report despite Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s protests that it is being unfairly maligned.
Nearly 20,000 voters cast ballots during the first 10 days of early voting in Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas and Boulder City municipal elections, a tiny percentage of eligible voters.
Nevada state Sens. Patricia Farley and Mo Denis are asking the Las Vegas City Council to delay action on an agreement with waste hauler Republic Services.
The Las Vegas City Council could vote next week to extend the city’s long-term franchise agreement with Republic Services, but a group of stakeholders is urging the council to hold off.
An open race to represent northwest Las Vegas drew double-digit candidate interest, and the packed field includes political newcomers and well-known names.
Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Cedric Kerns has spent the past two decades on the bench, and his challenger Crystal Eller says it’s time for a change.
Las Vegas City Manager Betsy Fretwell announced Tuesday that she will retire from the city, effective in July, to take a position as senior vice president of Switch SMART.
Councilman Stavros Anthony will need to ward off three challengers to win his third and final term on the Las Vegas City Council.
While April 4 is the primary day for municipal elections, residents of Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas and Boulder City can cast their ballots in early voting through March 31.
A newly formed PAC launched an attack last week on two Las Vegas City Council candidates for their opposition to the controversial Badlands golf course development.