Public Art: Epilogue
LV City Councilman Bob Beers: My proposal to take arts funding off auto-pilot failed on a 6-1 vote last week. But here’s the kicker – a report released by the city accounting department today revealed...
View ArticleLas Vegas councilman concerned about costs of downtown projects
RJ: In the depths of the Great Recession, downtown Las Vegas defied economic gravity with a building boom that included bars, restaurants, a new City Hall and the Mob Museum. Now bills are coming due,...
View ArticleGas Taxes Going Up
The Governor will sign AB496, which will raise gas taxes, or, rather, allow the Clark County Commission to raise gas taxes 3¢ per gallon and index it the tax increase for inflation so it could go up...
View ArticleHome Values Increase in Las Vegas
Home prices increased over 28% last year in the Las Vegas area. Las Vegas home values are rising faster than any other major metro area, though at least one analyst expects things to cool down...
View ArticleLas Vegan Niger Innis Blasts Rangel
The Daily Caller reports, Niger Innis slammed New York Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel for comparing the tea party to “white crackers” who opposed civil rights in the South, Friday. “It is not...
View ArticleAs Denver densifies, housing becomes less affordable
My former colleague at Watchdog Wire, Joshua Sharf, notices a trend in his city. These data suggest that the Denver City Council’s efforts to densify its way out of the problem may be doomed to...
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Transparency Case Against CCSD Goes to NV Supreme Court
The Nevada Supreme Court has agreed to hear th Nevada Policy Research Institute’s bid to increase transparency from the Clark County School District. The hearing will be held Wednesday, February 11 at...
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