Topic: Clark County Commission

move here or find other worKOne hundred twenty-three Clark County employees live outside its borders. Most reside within driving distance of their jobs, in Arizona and Utah, but others live as far away as San Francisco, Carson City and Texas. Now, as ...
Candidates for seats on the Clark County Commission are lining up.Really? WhoÕs interested in the job that promises to be very challenging over the next few years, what with the moribund economy leading to layoffs and budget deficits?Some youÕve heard ...

Tough choices ahead

Citizens committee on verge of making recommendations on budget shortfall The Committee on Community Priorities, a citizens task force established by the Clark County Commission, is wrapping up its review of ways to address a $120 million shortfall facing county government this ...
Two commissioners would have to sit out vote on contested contract The waiting game for two highway construction companies and hundreds of workers could be ending soon, as a controversial agreement finally has been filed in federal court.It forces the Clark ...
Tourists it aims to attract would come downtown anyway, officials say As if Las Vegas didnt have enough critics of its downtown redevelopment moves, some members of the Clark County Commission are set to argue against the citys plan to create a ...
Money is pouring into Rory Reids campaign coffers in expectation of his run for governor. Theres no example to review because if Reid were to make it through a primary, he would be the states first sitting county commissioner to be on ...
Board members here would work full time, have control of local taxes State Sen. Terry Care believes running Clark County is no longer part-time work.The regions growth has brought a bigger bureaucracy to oversee and issues too complex to be dealt ...

County Commission choices

Ballot in the coming election features races in four of the commissions seven districts The seven members of the Clark County Commission establish the policies that are carried out by the county manager. Steve Sisolak, a Democrat and member of the state ...

County picks new lobbyist for UMC

Some state lawmakers plan to push to end local governments hiring of lobbyists to represent them at the Legislature, but the Clark County Commission last week agreed to negotiate a contract with R& R represents quite a change from its previous choice ...

Autopsying the Inquest

"Police officers' versions of events must be challenged. Absent that, the process is little more than a public dog-and-pony show." — Gary Peck, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, 2006 If, as they say, the wheels of justice grind ...