Two candidates filed paperwork on Monday to seek election to Ward 1 on the Las Vegas City Council, making the district so far the most sought-after seat in city elections.
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Roush is accused of a monthslong effort to obtain a short-term rental license while continuing to vote on other applications before the commission without disclosing that she herself was seeking a permit.
Two challengers to the Las Vegas mayoral seat emerged Friday, and an expected candidate officially filed to run in Ward 1 on the city council.
The Commission on Tuesday approved earmarking fees collected through marijuana business licenses to assist the roughly 6,000 homeless individuals countywide.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman on Tuesday filed paperwork to run for re-election, seeking her third and final term as the figurehead of the seven-member body during the first day of the candidate filing period.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said she has Stage 2 breast cancer, but doctors have assured her that it is treatable. She filed Tuesday to run for her third and final term.
Sexual harassment allegations have tightly followed Kihuen into his newly launched Las Vegas council campaign, threatening to offer opponents a relentless point of attack.
U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada was treated by paramedics Monday morning after she tripped and hurt her wrist while greeting crowd members at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in downtown Las Vegas.
Volunteers are trained to help file tax forms for those with a taxable income up to $54,000, city officials said. Advance appointments are required.
The committee-led evaluation that led to city staff recommending Switch over eight other applicants drew consternation Wednesday among two councilwomen over a simple premise: Switch was far from the lowest bidder.
A proposal to regulate short-term rentals in Las Vegas multi-family developments was criticized Wednesday by residents of a downtown high-rise who cast the measure as a reversal in the longstanding fight against illegal home-sharing.
At the city’s recommending committee meeting Monday, Callaway told a council panel that recent studies showed 22 percent of fatalities involve a drive under the influence of both alcohol and marijuana.
Kihuen represented Nevada’s 4th Congressional District for one term, but chose not to run for re-election last year after he was accused of sexual harassment.
As downtown redevelopment continues at a torrid pace for retail and restaurant industries, Las Vegas is seeking to incentivize the lagging-behind office market.
A former Assembly candidate and a special education teacher are the latest to declare intentions to run for Las Vegas City Council.
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