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Teachers union unveils proposal to raise sales tax
The Clark County Education Association on Wednesday unveiled plans to pursue a ballot initiative to raise the sales tax to fund education statewide.
The initiative...
Rent rising more slowly, but still faster than inflation
Apartment rents in Las Vegas are still rising, but not as much as in recent years, says a new report from the Nevada State...
Sanders picks up endorsements from teachers and a grassroots powerhouse
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders won endorsements this week from Clark County teachers and from a major grassroots organization dedicated to advancing the rights...
State worker bargaining rights advance
Collective bargaining for state health workers and peace officers took a step closer to becoming a reality Tuesday when the Government Employee-Management Relations Board...
Gaming tax hike proposal: The empire strikes back
Here is the statement issued yesterday by the Nevada Resort Association, reacting to the Clark County Education Association's proposal to ask voters to raise...
Why is CCEA’s casino tax hike proposal so small?
The Clark County Education Association endorsed Bernie Sanders and unveiled a proposal to hike Nevada’s gambling, er, gaming tax rate Tuesday.
So a pretty newsy...
House to vote on Lee’s strike at ‘burdensome’ DeVos debt relief rule
The U.S. House is expected to vote next week on a resolution that would overturn a federal rule that critics say guts protections for...
Steyer crows about tie for 3rd in Fox News Nevada poll
Another Nevada poll, this one from Fox News, finds Joe Biden leading the race for president in Nevada.
Biden led among 635 Democrats with 23...
Culinary to hear from Klobuchar, Buttigieg and Steyer
Culinary Union members will have another opportunity before the Nevada presidential caucus to hear from Democratic candidates.
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and...
Nevadans unimpressed with Iran briefing; Pelosi readies war powers resolution
If the Trump administration has evidence that Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani was planning an imminent attack against the U.S., administration officials didn't present...