Sen. Harry Reid and Democratic National Convention CEO Leah Daughtry touch down in Las Vegas Wednesday, the day after the New Hampshire primary. Their agenda: attend a townhall meeting to answer questions about the Nevada caucus, the national convention in Denver and how the public can get involved in both.
It’s the fourth in a […]

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Clark County is facing an estimated $42.4 million shortfall this year due to lower-than-expected sales tax revenue.
George Stevens, the county’s chief financial officer, delivered the news to county commissioners during a meeting today.
“I think this just (shows) that the county swims in the same revenue streams that the state does,” said Commission Chairman Rory Reid.
Gov. […]

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A development company from Arizona beat out three of Las Vegas’ titans — Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn and Anthony Marnell II — during a bidding war that broke out at today’s Clark County Commission meeting.
The prize: A lease for the last 15 acres available for private hangar development at the county-owned McCarran International Airport. In […]

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With Iowa feeling the chill of freezing rain and Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton campaigning on the West Coast, the Washington Post’s Dan Balz, stuck in Des Moines, muses about changing the entire nomination calendar — based on the weather.
Nevada and its Jan. 19 Democratic caucus gets a mention but, according to Balz, […]

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A proposed condominium and hotel tower at the former Wet ‘n Wild site south of the Sahara is no longer in the running for the title of world’s tallest building.
The original project envisioned a 1,888-foot resort tower. But McCarran International Airport and the Federal Aviation Administration said that height — three miles from the airport […]

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Robert Daskas kicked off his campaign for Congress this afternoon at his alma mater, Basic High School in Henderson. The crowd was sparse but enthusiastic.
Daskas was introduced by Rep. Shelley Berkley, state Sen. Dina Titus and a colleague in the Clark County District Attorney’s office. Most effective, though, was David Mowen, whose son was murdered […]

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The Culinary Union doesn’t relish surprises.
The 60,000-member union of casino and hotel workers is known for running a tight shop, and its discipline is second to none in Las Vegas when it comes to keeping internal business — well, internal.
So Culinary officials were as shocked as local political scribes when they read a report in […]

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The College Republicans and Democrats debated the Iraq war and other U.S. policies Tuesday night at UNLV. Las Vegas Sun political columnist Jon Ralston moderated.

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* UPDATE: Mission Industries apparently came to the bargaining table this afternoon ready to deal.
The industrial laundry met with the Culinary Union for about an hour today, before the union announced both sides had reached a tentative agreement. Details won’t be known until the deal is ratified by members tomorrow, but initial comments from the […]

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