Democratic legislators and candidates for office bemoaned the lack of funding for public education Thursday but stopped short of pledging to create new sources of tax revenue. At the Southern Nevada Diversity Roundtable at Desert Pines High School in eastern Las Vegas, Senate Minority Leader Steven Horsford, D-Las Vegas, said that politicians should concentrate on making [...] [...more]
Sue Garrett, in Las Vegas for a birthday party earlier this month, went to what she considers extraordinary lengths to hold down the cost of her trip. “We decided to sit through one of those blasted time-share presentations to get a free hotel room,” said Garrett, who lives in Los Angeles. She turned down the time-share [...] [...more]
A new report from the Center for American Progress says $100 billion in green investment could create 2 million jobs in the U.S., including 15,000 in Nevada. “In a time when people are hurting, 15,000 jobs seems like a good idea,” said Scot Rutledge of the Nevada Conservation League. The $100 billion “green economic recovery program” - [...] [...more]
