Board President Linda Cavazos discussed the letter from ousted Superintendent Jesus Jara’s lawyer seeking a buyout of more than $2.65 million for the remainder of his contract.
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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.
Greg Weitzel faced a decision to either step down or be fired. It’s unclear if workplace investigations played a role.
Former Republican Assemblywoman Francis Allen-Palenske settled into private life for years. Now she is back and talking about the domestic violence case that stalled her political ambitions.
City Manager Jorge Cervantes received universal praise from city lawmakers Wednesday for his role in steering the city through the pandemic in his first year as the top administrator.
The redrawn map also equalizes the number of people residing in each of the county’s seven voting districts. Still, activists raised concerns.
Lou DeSalvio announced Monday that he will pursue the City Council seat in Ward 6 that is suddenly up for grabs with Councilwoman Michele Fiore setting her sights on governor.
The county-administered CHAP program has been flooded by extraordinary demand. Progress is being made but can’t come soon enough for those who may soon be facing eviction.
The city of Las Vegas was ordered Thursday to pay more than $34 million to the developer behind stalled housing plans on the defunct Badlands Golf Club course near Summerlin.
Before a lengthy search begins for a firm to design the mass shooting memorial, a concern has been raised that one group could be excluded: artists.
Clark County did not make any formal findings in its review of an altercation last month involving Republican lieutenant governor candidate Mack Miller.
In an effort to assist restaurants still trying to financially recover from the crippling pandemic, the city of Las Vegas is offering free weekday parking for lunchtime patrons in specific locations downtown.
Clark County workers with the Department of Family Services urged their employer Wednesday to fill more than 100 vacant positions as they sounded an alarm over unsafe conditions for staff and clients.
Redrawn district boundaries in Clark County also would equalize a wide population disparity that has unfolded over the past decade.
Attorney Cybill Dotson was appointed Tuesday to replace ex-Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Melanie Tobiasson, who resigned in April as she faced ethics charges.
In the near future, officials say they envision low-income families having the opportunity to purchase homes, not merely rent them.
