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Assembly Dems Back Union Electrician For District 10

November 29, 2023 11:46 amNovember 29, 2023 2:00 pm

Assembly Democrats have announced Venise Karris as their endorsed candidate for Assembly District 10, a vacant seat formerly held by Assemblywoman Sabra Smith Newby who resigned in August to become a deputy city manager for Las Vegas. The seat was formerly held by Democratic Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen who was appointed...

Democratic Assemblywoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong Announces Candidacy for Las Vegas City Council

November 28, 2023 2:46 pmNovember 29, 2023 11:46 am

This morning, Assemblywoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong (AD-6) announced that she will not seek re-election after serving two terms in the Assembly. Instead, Summer-Armstrong will pursue a Las Vegas City Council seat (Ward 5) currently held by Cedric Crear who is running for mayor. https://twitter.com/Shondra_Summers/status/1729515491071512876 In her announcement she highlights her public...

MLB Owners Unanimously Approve A’s Move To Las Vegas Amid Divided Fanfare

November 16, 2023 1:31 pmNovember 17, 2023 11:30 am

Today, MLB owners unanimously approved the Oakland A’s move to Las Vegas to the cheers and jeers of various elected officials and Nevada-based organizations and activists. “Today is an incredibly difficult day for Oakland A’s fans,” Athletics owner John Fisher said. “It’s a great day for Las Vegas.” MLB commissioner...

ACLU NV Threatens Lawsuit Against City of Las Vegas ‘Order Out Corridor’ Bill

November 15, 2023 12:32 pmNovember 15, 2023 6:39 pm

In a unanimous vote held earlier today, The City of Las Vegas banned people convicted of crimes from parts of downtown, replicating a Clark County ordinance passed last year that enabled a similar prohibition on the Las Vegas Strip. The “order out corridor” bill, sponsored by Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn...

CCSD Superintendent Signs Pledge Drafted By Nonprofit That Refers to Parent Group As ‘Terrorists’

September 28, 2023 11:47 amOctober 9, 2023 1:57 pm

In his latest move to “protect” the 5th largest (and worst) school district in the country, Clark County Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara signed a non-binding pledge drafted by Defense of Democracy (DofD), a group who openly labels certain patriot and parent groups as extremist organizations, terrorists, Christo-facscists, and Klansmen, with...

CCSD Trustee Labels Parental Rights Group A ‘Cancer’

September 15, 2023 3:31 pmSeptember 18, 2023 10:29 am

Following the Clark County School District (CCSD) Board of Trustees meeting last night, CCSD District G Trustee Linda Cavazos took to Twitter to target Moms for Liberty, referring to the parental rights group as a “cancer” and tried to substantiate her claims by citing the widely discredited Southern Poverty Law...

Sickout Strike Plagues Clark County Schools, CCSD Files Second Injunction

September 12, 2023 9:54 amSeptember 13, 2023 3:56 pm

A wave of school closures have plagued the Clark County School District (CCSD) since the beginning of the school year directly caused by the targeted and coordinated “sickouts” unionized teachers have employed during their battle with the district over compensation and benefits. Although it is only Tuesday, nearly a dozen...