Golf course operators throughout Nevada brag that they have some of the finest golf courses in the world ... that is, until the tax man comes a-knockin'. After 18 months of meetings and workshops, the Nevada Tax Commission has scheduled a potentially significant hearing today.
The battle for the 73rd District state representative's seat is an example of something that used to be more common in Kentucky legislative contests: a rematch.In one corner is the three-term incumbent, Rep. Don Pasley of Winchester, a farmer with deep roots in Clark County and close ties to Democratic Party leaders.
In separate decisions against two broad November ballot proposals to curb government fiscal and developmental powers, the Nevada Supreme Court unanimously halted the Tax and Spending Control (TASC) measure and in a 5-2 vote trimmed the People's Initiative to Stop the Taking of Our Land (PISTOL) -- both for violation of the Arizona Constitution's single-subject ballot clause.
The Starbucks where Kermitt Waters is cooling down with a Frappuccino is in a lovely part of town. Outside are palm trees. It’s all quite suburban and orderly and pleasant. Not one gravel pit in sight. Or an old trailer home or junkyard or strip club. Can’t build them here, zoning won’t allow it.
For a look at what Nevada’s eminent domain initiative on the Nov. 7 ballot might mean to major road projects and other public developments in the future, Las Vegas voters need only to gaze out of their car windows at a stretch of highway many of them travel on a daily basis.
“Welcome to the New Old West” reads the sign outside Pahrump, Nev., as you drive from Death Valley Junction along the California border. Given the meaning of these two terms, it’s a funny juxtaposition.
By SEAN WHALEY and MOLLY BALL By SEAN WHALEY and MOLLY BALL REVIEW-JOURNAL CARSON CITY - Voters in November will be allowed to weigh in on government's authority to seize private property, but not its ability to tax and spend.
The Henderson City Council took the first step Tuesday of expanding the city's southwest boundary by nearly 3,500 acres, putting itself in position to control a resort corridor that someday may stretch to Jean.
