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Changes to Tahoe development spur lawsuit
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency violated its half-a-century old federal compact prohibiting development that would jeopardize Lake Tahoe’s environment and the safety of residents and visitors, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in California. In December, the TRPA approved amendments to its development code that allow increased density and reduced parking requirements, […]
Labor Secretary says gaps in work training ‘infrastructure’ contribute to labor shortage
Nevada had the highest job growth in the nation last year, and the highest unemployment rate, a paradox that can be attributed to inadequate “job infrastructure”, says Julie Su, the Acting Labor Secretary of the United States. “It’s not just about Nevada,” Su said in an interview with the Current. “It’s just like physical infrastructure. […]
Border bill draws opposition on a variety of fronts in Nevada
As mayors and governors clamor for help coping with the influx of asylum seekers arriving in the nation’s metropolitan areas, a bipartisan compromise negotiated in the Senate would allow migrants to begin supporting themselves sooner than the current 180-day waiting period. “Today, the process to get to a final decision on a migrant’s asylum claim […]
Host of BetMGM podcast illegally obtained player data from MGM
When MGM Resorts surveillance employee Joseph Tatonetti got caught providing confidential player information to sports bettor Bill Krackomberger in 2019, Tatonetti lost his job. Krackomberger, on the other hand, got a spot on a podcast called Countdown to Kickoff Presented by BetMGM on FOX Sports Radio. BetMGM is the casino conglomerate’s interactive gaming arm that […]
MGM, Gaming Control Board informed of allegations against Sibella in 2019
MGM Resorts International’s former CEO and chairman Jim Murren and Nevada gaming regulators knew for years of allegations that company executives, including then-MGM Grand president Scott Sibella, were turning a blind eye to gamblers with questionable sources of income, according to emails and text messages included as exhibits in a 2020 lawsuit obtained by the […]
Trump tells supporters to caucus and not ‘waste time’ on the Republican primary
Fresh from a jury’s $83.3 million judgment against him Friday for defaming a woman he sexually assaulted in a New York department store dressing room, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke Saturday for an hour to supporters in East Las Vegas. A two-time loser in Nevada in 2016 and 2020, Trump is hoping the third […]
Sibella looks forward to working in gaming after guilty plea. Can he get a license?
Hours after entering a guilty plea in federal court for allowing a known illegal sports bookmaker to pay $120,000 cash toward a gambling debt at the MGM Grand without filing a federally-required cash transaction report, former Resorts World and MGM Resorts executive Scott Sibella announced he has no plans to bow out of the gaming […]
Killing for fun: Animal advocates seek end to bear hunt
The killing of two mother bears during Nevada’s 2023 bear hunt is fueling calls from animal advocates for an end to the state’s for-sport hunt, or a decrease in the annual quota that allows 50 bears to be killed each year. They’re also asking the state’s Wildlife Commission, which meets Friday, to prohibit hounding, the […]
Who’s protecting Tahoe? Regulatory agency enamored with development, say critics
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, charged since 1969 with protecting Lake Tahoe from overdevelopment, has lost sight of its mission and lacks accountability according to a number of California and Nevada residents, including Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar, a member of the TRPA’s governing board. Aguilar is the only member of the 15-person board […]
Super Bowl kicks off long before game day; agencies fatigued by special events, says Kirkpatrick
The first Super Bowl to be held in Las Vegas will be accompanied by more than 200 ancillary events, including the NFL-sanctioned beginning opening night festivities on Feb. 5, scheduled at the hosting stadium for the first time in the event’s 58-year history. “We bring in the two Super Bowl participating teams, open it to […]
Thanks to order from Lombardo appointee, ratepayers to foot bill for NV Energy employee bonuses
Nevadans, many of whom are struggling to pay their electricity bills, are now being asked to reimburse NV Energy for $5.75 million in employee bonuses, thanks to an amended order from Gov. Joe Lombardo’s appointee to the Public Utilities Commission, Randy Brown. Brown, the only new member of the PUC appointed by Lombardo, amended a […]
Will Biden’s re-election hopes fall on Israel’s Operation Iron Sword?
President Joe Biden’s support among some Democrats is slipping under his unwavering public backing of Israel’s war in Gaza, and is likely to be tested again as Israel appears before the United Nations’ International Court of Justice to defend against allegations of genocide. The Palestinian Ministry of Health reports Israeli forces have killed more than […]