A broad swath of territory in Southern Clark County has long been important to roughly a dozen indigenous tribes, and it even includes a ranch with Hollywood connections.
Shea Johnson
Local Government reporter
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Shea joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in November 2018 to cover City Hall and Clark County. He previously spent six years at the Desert Dispatch and Daily Press newspapers located in the High Desert of Southern California, where he covered politics at city, county and state levels. Shea has won three California Newspaper Publishers Association awards for his work. In 2018 he was a California Journalism Awards finalist for investigative reporting. He is an unapologetic Chicago sports fan, excluding only the White Sox.
Gypsum Resources has accused Commissioner Justin Jones of illicitly swapping political favors with then-commission Chairman Steve Sisolak to stymie its disputed housing project.
An office space deal approved by the Las Vegas City Council is the predecessor to a bigger piece: the Westside Workforce Education and Training Center.
Clark County will have $440 million in federal funds to support those hardest hit by the pandemic, including renters, small businesses and low-wage workers.
It has been 10 years since the state memorialized the end of slavery in America. For advocates, the education campaign lives on.
Government spending on travel and lodging illustrates how effective officials believed lobbyists would be in the capital despite having little to no access to lawmakers.
State and local leaders came together Thursday to publicize ongoing efforts to assist struggling residents at risk of eviction.
The balanced spending plan will restore 72 jobs and reflects a rosier financial picture for the city than 12 months ago.
The county commission’s decision Tuesday signaled a major milestone in the year-plus fight against the coronavirus for Nevada’s most populous region.
Clark County lawmakers approved a nearly $1.53 billion final general fund budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Monday.
Las Vegas officials are internally discussing a plan to rename a stretch of a Historic Westside street after former President Barack Obama.
Clark County Commission Chairwoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick and paid volunteers are calling constituents to see whether they need help getting immunized.
A new ordinance can restrict pet ownership and also defines rules for tethering animals outside, particularly in the heat.
With a 60 percent immunization target within reach, officials are directly appealing to those 16 to 25 years old to get a COVID-19 vaccination shot.
The livestreamed event Tuesday evening is aimed directly at reaching 16 to 25 year olds who were a part of the state’s last group to become eligible for immunizations a month ago.
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