William McCurdy II Archives

OPINION: Taxpayers On The Hook For Millions To Rename Airport After Harry Reid

October 6, 2022 3:22 pm

When the Clark County Commission voted to rename the McCarran International Airport to honor U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, county leaders promised it wouldn’t cost taxpayers a dime. A review of public records, however, shows Commissioners Tick Segerblom, Justin Jones and the rest of the name-change advocates lied. Private funds currently cover only a...

Clark County Cannabis Sales Fund Illegal Aliens Awaiting Deportation

April 25, 2022 10:58 amApril 26, 2022 3:34 pm

In 2016, Nevadans voted to legalize cannabis for recreational and medicinal use with an understanding that the tax revenue would be directed towards funding our worst-in-the-nation public education system. In the first year, the revenue for marijuana sales tax of $69 million surpassed alcohol sales tax revenue. In his first...

Exclusive: Redistricting Consultant Reveals How Politics and Race Shape District Lines

October 5, 2021 9:03 amApril 3, 2022 7:36 am

Dave Heller is a Redistricting Consultant for a company with the anodyne name Main Street Communications. But the work these guys perform—redrawing the maps that are used to determine who holds power in the state—is anything but innocent. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by...