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Celebrating School Choice Week in Nevada
It’s School Choice Week, and across the country advocates of parental choice are shining the spotlight on options that yield effective and accountable education. In Nevada, where school choice is…
CJCL to represent Amargosa Valley church camp after U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service negligently floods it
Victor Fuentes (above) stands on his Patch of Heaven property in Amargosa Valley, NV. (photo date unreliable). LAS VEGAS — In 1991, Victor Fuentes swam seven miles from the Cuban coast to…
Who are ‘John Does 1-10’ in monorail-bond lawsuit?
LAS VEGAS — Just who are the Las Vegas Monorail’s “John Does 1-10”? Currently unknown, they nevertheless are being sued — along with Citigroup — for alleged fraud in the…
Monorail bondholder sues for fraud
LAS VEGAS — Critics of the selling of the Las Vegas Monorail project and the State of Nevada’s role in it have long predicted that someday the whole affair would…
CCSD trustees show change of heart on Policy Governance
LAS VEGAS — For more than a decade the Clark County school board has governed under Policy Governance® — the trademarked governance paradigm that Drs. John and Miriam Carver promote…
Ratepayers tapped for a $4.4 million early Christmas gift to City of Las Vegas
KYLE GILLIS/NEVADA JOURNAL NV Energy Senior VP Tony Sanchez (left) presents the $4.4 million check to City Councilman Bob Coffin (right) and Mayor Carolyn Goodman (center) LAS VEGAS — NV Energy…
‘A total lack of common sense’ at health district?
OVERTON — It was a story that made headlines across Southern Nevada. The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) descended upon a banquetfor fresh-food enthusiasts in Overton, Nev., and forced…
Legislative ‘police powers’ said to trump U.S. Constitution
CARSON CITY — The attorney for homeowners in the Wells Fargo v. Renslow case defended the constitutionality of Nevada’s controversial Foreclosure Mediation Program on Friday, asserting that the Legislature’s “police…
Despite repeated promises of backers, government takeover of monorail looms
The Las Vegas Monorail — despite years of protestations to the contrary — is still seeking a shotgun marriage with Nevada taxpayers, hearings in U.S. bankruptcy court confirmed this week.…
Monorail bankruptcy judge: Let’s talk money
LAS VEGAS — The federal judge in charge of the Las Vegas Monorail Company bankruptcy case is ordering, for the second time, the debt-ridden firm to come up with solid…
CCSD police issuing tickets on Nevada highways
LAS VEGAS — While heavy auto traffic around Clark County elementary schools is creating chaos and endangering children, school district police spend time on Nevada desert highways, running traffic stings…
Second lawsuit challenges constitutionality of foreclosure mediation program
CARSON CITY — The constitutionality of Nevada’s Foreclosure Mediation Program is once again being challenged in court — with lawyers this time arguing that the program violates not only the…