Nov./Dec., 1999 issue
Speaker Oceguera got more double-dipping pay than he claimed
Assembly Speaker and North Las Vegas Assistant Fire Chief John Oceguera has repeatedly insisted publicly that he worked and was paid by the City of North Las Vegas for “only”...
Horsford-led IFC may have illegally plundered millions from College Savings Plan
Did Nevada’s most powerful legislators, sitting as the Interim Finance Committee last year, illegally plunder millions from a college savings program serving almost 10,000 Nevada families? Chaired by Senate...
Records reveal 90 percent of North Las Vegas firefighters live outside city
NORTH LAS VEGAS — If you’ve wondered why the North Las Vegas firefighter union feels free to take such an aggressive stance toward North Las Vegas taxpayers, it might have something...
Court-managed foreclosure program may violate Nevada Constitution
Is the statewide home-foreclosure modification program run by the Nevada Supreme Court actually unconstitutional? Nevada Second District Judge Patrick Flanagan wants to know. And since it’s a real question that...
A better school for your child?
LAS VEGAS — Is your son or daughter attending one of the 71 failing Title I schools in the Clark County School District? If so — and if you want...
Reid: ‘short-sighted to stop energy revolution’
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called politicians who want to end federal subsidies for renewable energy "short-sighted" and said they want to "stop [an] energy revolution" during his morning press...
Secretary Chu: “When you swing from the heels, you expect a few strikeouts”
LAS VEGAS — Secretary of Energy Steven Chu used a baseball analogy describing renewable energy investments in Nevada, saying the government has been "investing in singles" instead of "investing in...
NY Times writer: Electric vehicle success ‘depends on government regulations’
LAS VEGAS — New York Times environmental journalist Jim Motavalli said electric-vehicle marketability depends on "the education of the American people" during a Future of Energy panel presentation at the...
Biden cites now-cancelled moon program in renewable energy speech
LAS VEGAS — Vice President Joe Biden cited John F. Kennedy's famous "moon" speech as a reason to invest in renewable energy during his keynote address at the National Clean Energy Summit....