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Jane Ann Morrison
Once again, and this is certainly nothing new, a Nevada secretary of state proposed a bill that would make it easier to follow the money in state and local races. And once again, Nevada legislators treated it like a roach in the bathtub.
Jane Ann Morrison
Lady Luck decided it was time to end the patriarchy at the Las Vegas Municipal Court.
After the six judges tied 3-3 in a vote for the new chief judge, after the first draw of the cards today ended in another tie (a two of hearts versus a two of clubs), the next draw made Judge Betsy Kolkoski the new chief judge. Her Queen of spades beat Judge Cedric Kerns’ six of clubs.
One of the last acts of term-limited Henderson Mayor Jim Gibson was a vote allocating $21 million for a new space and science museum, depleting a big chunk of the city’s $25 million land fund for capital improvements.
For years I’ve felt sorry for a woman I’ve never met — Jill Hanlon.
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Dario Herrera is coming home to Las Vegas, if you consider a half-way house a home. But he’s coming home as a divorced man.
Doctors and nurses, mark July 1 on your calendar. That’s the date on which Nevada lawmakers hope you feel more confident that if you report wrongdoing, you won’t lose your job. That’s the date Assembly Bill 10 takes effect.
The spirit of collegiality is absent among the six judges in Las Vegas Municipal Court, the misdemeanor court for Las Vegas residents. For about 12 years, personality conflicts and opposing management styles between judges have divided the court into two factions.
Judicial infighting has erupted again in Las Vegas Municipal Court, pitting Chief Judge Bert Brown against Judge George Assad.
Two Hispanic activists are furious because attorney Vincent Ochoa wasn’t chosen by the Clark County Commission to fill one of two Las Vegas justice of the peace seats. They made threats of political retaliation from the minority community at Tuesday’s commission meeting.
M.J. Luck came to Las Vegas to put down some sports bets, or as he likes to say, visit his money. The Louisiana man was traveling with a friend. When they arrived at the hotel on May 2, each one thought the other had picked up the small bag with Luck’s medicine — and $10,000 cash.
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