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Deputy public defenders challenge incumbent Sciscento for LV Justice Court seat
The primary race for Las Vegas Justice Court Dept. 2, which handles criminal matters, features two Clark County public defenders vying to unseat Judge Joseph Sciscento. Ava Bravo, formerly known as Karen Schatzle, is a woman of mystery and contradiction. Bravo says she changed her name for a variety of reasons. “I know that it’s […]
Allegations of special treatment surface in race for LV Municipal Court
The race for a seat on the Las Vegas Municipal Court features three women with experience working with the court. But unlike her opponents, Deputy City Attorney Rebecca Wolfson received accommodations that are generally unavailable to other employees, such as higher pay than her colleagues and not taking a required pre-employment drug test. “I don’t […]
Nevada prisons can’t pay NV Energy bill
The Nevada Department of Corrections is asking NV Energy to keep the lights on in the state’s prisons while it comes up with the money to pay the bills. “We’ve been seeing significant increases, as most consumers have, for their utility costs,” NDOC’s assistant director Kristina Shea told the Current. “I think we’re at about […]
Board punts probe of unlicensed prison medical director to AG
It took the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners three months to determine it has no jurisdiction over Dr. Kenneth Williams, medical director of Nevada’s prisons, who has been practicing medicine without a license since September of last year when he joined the Department. In February, the Current reported Williams, who served as medical director of […]
When bunnies and chicks become rabbits and roosters
Nothing says springtime like bunnies and chicks, which are often gifted by well-meaning folks for Easter. But bunnies turn into rabbits, and chicks (even those determined by the feed stores that sell them to be female) can turn into roosters, which are illegal in most parts of the valley. “It happens,” says Shane Greismann, manager […]
Nevada’s physician shortage may be self-induced, say experts
The chronic shortage of medical providers in Nevada may have more to do with turf protection and overzealous regulation than with the state’s desirability as a place to practice, according to some experts. The Nevada Board of Medical Examiners “has gone off the rails,” Las Vegas attorney Keith Weaver proclaimed during public comment at a […]
Clark County learns lessons from first spin in decades around Las Vegas Grand Prix track
The Las Vegas Grand Prix generated close to $1.5 billion in overall economic impacts, but not without significant costs to residents and government workers, according to a debriefing presented Tuesday to the Clark County Commission. The county estimated visitor spending on the Formula 1 event in late November amounted to $884 million. The average Grand […]
Lake Tahoe remains murky after 25 years and a $2.9 billion investment
A nearly $3 billion effort shepherded by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency during the last two decades to ‘Keep Tahoe Blue’ has prioritized spending on recreation and transportation over improving water quality, according to the agency’s own data. “The TRPA is more concerned about economics than the lake’s restoration. And the lake is in really […]
Labor unions call for a ceasefire in Gaza, but sticking with Democrats loyal to Israel – so far
Nevada’s largest unions, Culinary Local 226 and SEIU Nevada, want an end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas and a return of the hostages kidnapped by terrorists on Oct. 7. A day after its parent union, UNITE HERE, called for a ceasefire and announced it’s “resolved to address the war in a way that […]
Is Nevada’s Wildlife Commission on the brink of extinction?
The Nevada Wildlife Commission’s endorsement Friday of a plan to remove 75% of wild horses and burros from the state’s public lands, along with its refusal to consider a ban on controversial coyote killing contests, are both out of step with the desires of residents and tourists and could hasten efforts to revamp the board, […]
House spending bill eliminates VA testing on dogs, cats, monkeys
The spending bill passed by the House of Representatives Wednesday includes language that would end what animal advocates say is cruel and unnecessary taxpayer-funded testing performed on dogs, cats, and monkeys by the Department of Veterans Affairs. “The Department shall implement a plan under which the Secretary will eliminate the research conducted using canines, felines, […]
Henderson mayor suggests pet stores sell pound puppies
A modest proposal to limit the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits to three existing pet stores in Henderson and prohibit any new stores from engaging in the trade won unanimous support from the city council Tuesday and raised the specter of an innovative approach to the animal overpopulation problem. Mayor Michelle Romero suggested […]