Recent Stories (view all stories)
- Perhaps it was wise not to sue travel sites over room taxes after all
- Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010
- With all the money problems besetting Clark County — it will be up to $200 million short in the coming fiscal year — are commissioners regretting their decision not to take legal action against online travel agencies for unpaid occupancy taxes?
- Who gets .vegas name unclear despite city’s vote
- Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010
- The Las Vegas City Council endorsed Wednesday an Internet entrepreneur’s plan to create a .vegas Internet domain over the objections of Clark County officials and a local company. But it doesn’t appear the decision by a divided council will resolve who get the rights to the Vegas name.
- Vegas not alone in wanting in on .vegas
- Potential revenue stream is at stake as top-level Web domain name has city, county arguing
- Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010
- The Las Vegas City Council will debate today whether to strike a deal with an Internet entrepreneur who seeks to use the Internet suffix .vegas — over the objections of Clark County officials and one local company who say the city is jumping the gun and in the process likely shortchanging Las Vegas and county taxpayers.
- Vegas not alone in wanting in on .vegas
- Potential revenue stream is at stake as top-level Web domain name has city, county arguing
- Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010
- The Las Vegas City Council will debate today whether to strike a deal with an Internet entrepreneur who seeks to use the Internet suffix .vegas — over the objections of Clark County officials and one local company who say the city is jumping the gun and in the process likely shortchanging Las Vegas and county taxpayers.
- Advocates hoping for fossil bed national monument in Las Vegas Valley
- Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010
- Advocates for the preservation of a rich ice age fossil bed in the northern valley say a recently released federal study greatly aids their efforts to designate up to 30,000 acres as a national monument.
- Security measures to get $500,000 boost
- Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010
- In light of recent events in the unfriendly skies — the would-be underwear bomber on Christmas Day and more recently the passenger who tried to open the door on a jet flying into Las Vegas — what’s the status of anti-terror activities in Clark County?
- Lights, camera ... property value appeals board will see you now
- Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010
- For the next month or so, hundreds of Clark County residents will appear before a panel of real estate experts, seeking to lower their property values.
- Metro Police Department orders halt to budget increases
- Cuts could jeopardize sales tax money for ‘More Cops’ measure
- Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010
- For the first time in its 37-year history, Metro Police will bring in a budget smaller than the year before. The smaller police budget, however, could place in jeopardy another source of department revenue, which voters approved to put more officers on the street — the so-called “More Cops” quarter-cent sales tax adopted in 2005.
- Federal funding freeze-out debated
- Commissioners ask why locals were denied blight-fighting money
- Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010
- The Housing and Urban Development Department awarded $2 billion in federal stimulus money last week to help communities deal with foreclosures. Southern Nevada came up empty-handed.
- Commission's decision likely spells end of Hammargren's Nevada Day tours
- Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010
- The tours of former Lt. Gov. Lonnie Hammargren’s house, a Nevada Day rite of passage for Las Vegans for the last 15 years, appear to be over.
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Recent Blog Posts (view all entries)
- Housing construction drop costs 30 jobs at LV City Hall
- Thursday, March 6, 2008
- Housing construction drop costs 30 jobs at LV City Hall
Thirty employees at Las Vegas City Hall are going to lose their jobs next month, because of the drop in new home construction.
- New life to REI Neon's downtown arena plans
- Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008
- Closed park no closer to reopening
- Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008
- City councilman really angry -- just don't ask about what
- Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008
- Council picks city lawyer for judicial post
- Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008
- How cold is it?
- Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008
- Small turnout at King Day parade
- Monday, Jan. 21, 2008
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- Long lines at Doolittle Center
- Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008
- Police showdown with VFW post postponed
- Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008
- A park with quite a story arc
- Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008
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- UNLV back in the polls: No. 23 in AP, No. 25 in ESPN/USA Today
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