It was 2009, and a vexing problem was back before the Nevada Legislature.
Opinion Columns
Who should get more leeway when writing laws: the Legislature, acting as representatives of the people, or the groups who write and circulate initiatives, which are ultimately voted upon by the people themselves?
So U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia thinks capitalism depends on “traditional Christian values” to succeed.
Deputy District Attorney Christopher Laurent found himself at a loss for words Monday, as the Nevada Supreme Court sharply questioned him about Nevada’s ridiculous medical marijuana law.
I’m just writing to ask if you’re really sure about waiting until well into next year to decide whether you’re going to support The Education Initiative, the 2 percent margins tax proposed by the state teachers union.
Clark County Commissioner Susan Brager’s compromise police sales tax proposal is probably the best deal Metro will get.
The commission heard about 2½ hours of debate Tuesday on whether to increase the fuel tax in the county by about 3 cents per year over the next three years.
The last time Rep. Joe Heck was accused of being uncaring toward rape victims, there wasn’t any proof to back up the charge.
It was just five months ago that Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie told the Review-Journal’s Mike Blasky that he would run for a third term next year. But on Monday, that all changed.
To say the idea percolating in North Las Vegas to seize mortgages in danger of foreclosure using the city’s power of eminent domain is controversial would be vastly understating the case.
I remember fondly the time I spent working as a reporter at the Sacramento Union. I found myself thinking about the Union when reading the lawsuit Las Vegas Sun Editor and Publisher Brian Greenspun filed against Stephens Media LLC, the company that owns the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Nevada’s public records law is clear: Public records are supposed to be open to the public to allow citizens to keep track of what government is doing.
The resignations last week of North Las Vegas City Manager Tim Hacker and City Attorney Jeffrey Barr were not surprising — voters replaced Mayor Shari Buck earlier this year with John Lee, and change was in the air.
On Monday, I had the honor of serving as master of ceremonies for the Clark County School District’s annual back-to-school event for teachers. Let me tell you what I told them.
Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick, D-North Las Vegas, is a pragmatic, policy-oriented lawmaker who did a fairly good job helming the Assembly her first time out this year.