Twice a week, a busload of teens from the Spring Mountain Youth Camp correctional facility heads to City Athletic Boxing Club where the boys learn about perseverance, self-confidence and discipline.
Michael Scott Davidson
Reporter: City and county Government
Email: sdavidson@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 477-3861
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.
Clark County paid its employees $15 million more in salaries last year than it did in 2016, according to 2017 payroll data released this week.
Vital government services provided to Sunrise Manor and Whitney are heavily subsidized by Clark County, and combining the two towns into a city likely would burden residents with expenses totaling tens of millions of dollars.
Las Vegas Justice Court Chief Judge Joe Bonaventure said Tuesday afternoon he is in favor of keeping two of his courtrooms and judges dedicated to hearing only domestic violence cases.
A proposal to block recreational-only marijuana stores from opening in unincorporated Clark County was met with tepid response by some county commissioners Tuesday.
The future of local marijuana dispensaries and domestic violence court are scheduled for discussion when the Clark County Commission meets on Tuesday.
Clark County’s crackdown on illegal short-term vacation rentals resulted in a record-shattering number of investigations last year.
The Clark County district attorney’s office must release more information about its practice of paying witnesses in exchange for their testimony, according to the terms of a legal settlement filed Friday in District Court.
Clark County commissioners say they want to hear first-hand why a committee of citizens is exploring creating a new city in the eastern side of the Las Vegas Valley.
Experts are praising Clark County’s proposed rewrite of its policies on workplace harassment, bullying and discrimination.
Experts say this desert valley of shimmering lights and more than 2.1 million residents — its workforce dominated by casino, hotel and restaurant employees — has a growing affordable-housing crisis.
The summit aimed to foster discussion among those who could provide solutions. At least two state senators left with ideas to propose during the 2019 legislative session.
Spreading the office’s specialized prosecution team across 10 courtrooms means they will have a harder time providing support to frightened victims who may leave court before testifying, according to spokeswoman Audrie Locke.
Clark County government employees would receive increased training on sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination under a proposed policy rewrite.
Clark County has hired an outside law firm to investigate new claims that Public Defender Phil Kohn acted inappropriately toward female employees, according to a knowledgeable source.