Nevada lawmakers will explore Clark County School District’s potential budget shortfall despite “record” public funding.
Ricardo Torres-Cortez
Local Government Reporter
Email: rtorres@reviewjournal.com
Ricardo Torres-Cortez covers the city of Las Vegas and Clark County. He returned to the Review-Journal, where he’d interned, after a five-year stint at the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. A Mexican-born graduate of UNLV, he’s passionate about soccer, video games, books and coffee.
Republican Vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance will return to Las Vegas to campaign this week.
Three in 10 Nevada residents identify as Latino and the demographic is estimated to account for 20 percent of the state’s total vote in the general election.
Former President Barack Obama held a rally in Las Vegas on Saturday, the first day of early voting in Nevada, to support of Vice President Kamala Harris and other downballot Democrats.
Former President Donald Trump is returning to Las Vegas for a rally at Thomas & Mack Center, his campaign announced.
The city of Las Vegas delayed a vote on a proposal to strengthen its camping ban, which mostly affects the homeless population that congregates in public spaces.
Clark County introduced a draft of a proposed ordinance that would target people experiencing homelessness who camp in public spaces.
Half of the six Mesquite City Council seats are up for grabs in next month’s elections, including the mayor’s position.
Henderson City Councilman Dan Shaw is facing a challenge by one of his constituents, who says that he was unresponsive to her neighborhood’s concerns.
Former President Donald Trump participated in a Hispanic roundtable in North Las Vegas Saturday afternoon.
A veteran Nevada lawmaker and an attorney who previously ran for congress are campaigning to fill a soon to be open seat at the Clark County Commission.
Undecided voters from across the U.S. had the opportunity to quiz Vice President Kamala Harris during a Las Vegas town hall Thursday afternoon.
If elected to another term, Clark County Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick said she wants to continue focusing on reducing traffic fatalities, addressing homelessness, and curtailing the opiate crisis.
Clark County Commissioner William McCurdy II is seeking a second term representing District D, a large swath of the central valley.
Clark County serves more than 2.4 million Southern Nevada residents. The general election threatens to shake up the all-Democratic composure of the board.