U.S. District Judge James Mahan wrote in a court order that developer Yohan Lowie and other plaintiffs in the case were asking him to keep elected officials from “engaging in legitimate government activities.”
Michael Scott Davidson
Reporter: City and county Government
Email: sdavidson@reviewjournal.com
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Michael Scott Davidson sits through government meetings so you don’t have to. The University of Florida graduate began covering Clark County in August 2016. He’s since expanded the beat to include Nevada’s affordable housing shortage and Las Vegas city government.
Commissioners voted 4-3 to support the proposed ban, which would grandfather in short-term rentals already permitted by the city. The decision followed more than an hour of public comment, with a majority of speakers opposing the ban.
Nevada law requires the county to pay the newspaper of record in each county to print information about candidates for office, voting locations and ballot questions that would amend the state constitution.
A federal judge would violate the separation of powers if he blocks two Las Vegas city councilmen from voting on items related to building on the defunct Badlands Golf Course, the elected officials argue in a court filing.
Jim Gibson, who filled the vacant District G seat last year on the Clark County Commission, will face two challengers in the November election.
Republicans could end their decadelong losing streak on the Clark County Commission through political newcomer Tisha Black and her massive campaign fund.
Judging by the numbers, state Sen. Tick Segerblom’s transition to the Clark County Commission is all but inevitable.
The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday approved a $59.3 million contract to build a four-story municipal courthouse. The developer, the Molasky Group of Cos., estimates it can cut $1.1 million in costs, and the city expects to recoup a $3 million construction contingency.
County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to sell $150 million in bonds to pay for improvement to their public park system.
The steps of Las Vegas City Hall became a makeshift church Monday morning as more than 200 people gathered for a prayer vigil dedicated to the men and women killed by the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting a year ago.
A developer is asking a federal judge to block Las Vegas City Councilmen Bob Coffin and Steve Seroka from voting on items related to building on the defunct Badlands Golf Course, a court filing shows.
About 500,000 people stayed at Airbnb rentals in the Las Vegas area last year, the company reports. That’s almost double the amount of visitors in 2016.
Taxpayers potentially owe almost $610 million to local government employees in Nevada’s two most populous counties for their unused paid time off, financial reports show.
Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority commissioners on Thursday voted to approve a three-year contract with their employees’ union.
Magistrate Judge Carl Hoffman this month told the construction union to give investigators documents related to how candidates were nominated for an election in May.