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Irony of ESA defeat: Democrats vote to expand school choice
 

After long insisting that Education Savings Accounts were “vouchers,” a majority of Democrats in both houses of the Nevada Legislature voted to expand a program of private-school choice that resembles vouchers in many ways. And liberal special interests groups applauded them.

 
James Comey has his high noon moment before Senate — ANALYSIS

President Donald Trump was right about this much: As he told NBC’s Lester Holt last month, former FBI chief James Comey, whom Trump had just fired, is a “showboat.”

CCSD’s draft policy on staff-student communications a good start, experts say

Draft rules on use of social media and other forms of electronic communication unveiled Wednesday by the Clark County School District are a good start, experts say, but there are other areas left unaddressed in the effort to tackle sexual misconduct between staff and students.

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Few know identity of mystery $25M donor to UNLV med school

Surprise donation, announced hours after the Nevada Legislature approved another $25 million in need of matching funds, unleashed speculation about the identity of the deep-pocketed contributor with an aversion to publicity

Top Boulder City official resigns

The Boulder City Council this week voted unanimously to accept the resignation of City Manager J. David Fraser.

Makeup of Clark County board raises eyebrows

Wolfson’s positions on the committee and as a representative of an entity it recommends money for is no exception. At least eight of the committee’s 10 members are tied to grant applicants.

 
Ex-FBI chief Comey says he was fired to blunt Russian investigation

Former FBI Director James Comey told a nationally televised hearing Thursday that President Donald Trump fired him to blunt an investigation into campaign ties to Russian meddling in the presidential election.

‘COVFEFE’ to appear on Nevada license plate

President Donald Trump’s cryptic “covfefe” post may be deleted from Twitter, but the message will be enshrined on a set of vanity plates in the Silver State, a Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles spokesman confirmed this week.

Las Vegas judge posts, removes doctored photo of ‘The Rock’

Las Vegas Municipal Judge Heidi Almase has never met actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. But a picture appeared on her re-election campaign’s Facebook page Tuesday night that showed the two standing shoulder to shoulder.

7 Clark County residents bitten by dogs each day

Data for last five years show an average of slightly more than 2,500 bites were reported to animal control officials in Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County each year