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Americans, lulled into complacency by Trump’s “truly masterful flood the zone with shit strategy,” have been slow to awaken to the panoply of threats posed by the president, says UNLV Associate Professor of Political Science, Rebecca Gill. nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/24/d...
Democracy is sounding an alarm. Is America putting it on snooze? • Nevada Current
As the United States approaches its 250th birthday, the tethers that bind it to the principles of democracy, enshrined in the Constitution by its founders, are being tested in unprecedented fashion. P...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Americans, lulled into complacency by Trump’s “truly masterful flood the zone with shit strategy,” have been slow to awaken to the panoply of threats posed by the president, says UNLV Associate Professor of Political Science, Rebecca Gill. nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/24/d...
Kypreos’ brokerage, GK Properties, along with others, is involved in “fraudulently inducing home buyers into using Zillow Flex agents and illegally steering buyers into using Zillow Home Loans,” the suit alleges. nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/21/s...
Suit alleges collusion between Zillow and brokerage of LV Realtors’ president • Nevada Current
A federal lawsuit alleges a Las Vegas real estate brokerage operated by George Kypreos, president of Las Vegas Realtors, conspired with Zillow to obtain clients, garner hidden fees, and steer prospect...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Kypreos’ brokerage, GK Properties, along with others, is involved in “fraudulently inducing home buyers into using Zillow Flex agents and illegally steering buyers into using Zillow Home Loans,” the suit alleges. nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/21/s...
“I want to state clearly the way our AML (anti-money laundering) program operated in this instance was unacceptable,” Caesars Entertainment Chairman of the Board Gary Carano told the commission. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/gamin...
Gaming commissioners approve fine against Caesars, conflate illegal bookies • Nevada Current
The Nevada Gaming Commission voted Thursday to approve a stipulated fine against Caesars Palace, which allowed illegal bookmaker Mathew Bowyer to gamble for years, despite his lack of a verifiable sou...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“I want to state clearly the way our AML (anti-money laundering) program operated in this instance was unacceptable,” Caesars Entertainment Chairman of the Board Gary Carano told the commission. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/gamin...
“You’re making waves... and major players are exerting political influence. The Governor trusts Kris and will be deferential to him on these kinds of decisions,” a key insider in Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo's re-election campaign wrote. nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/17/l...
Lombardo insider: Politics at play in removal of HOA critic from state task force • Nevada Current
Las Vegan Mike Kosor is a longtime thorn in the side of the homeowners association industry, and of state regulators he asserts are too cozy with those they regulate. Wielding powers generally reserve...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“You’re making waves... and major players are exerting political influence. The Governor trusts Kris and will be deferential to him on these kinds of decisions,” a key insider in Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo's re-election campaign wrote. nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/17/l...
The complaint says Caesars Palace banned Bowyer after news surfaced that his home had been raided by federal agents investigating gambling by unsavory characters in Las Vegas casinos. The Current was first to report the raid. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/caesa... nevadacurrent.com/briefs/caesa...
Caesars agrees to $7.8 million fine for years of letting illegal bookie Bowyer gamble • Nevada Current
Caesars Palace and its subsidiaries agreed Thursday to a stipulated fine of $7.8 million in connection with a five-count complaint filed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board regarding the casino’s failu...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The complaint says Caesars Palace banned Bowyer after news surfaced that his home had been raided by federal agents investigating gambling by unsavory characters in Las Vegas casinos. The Current was first to report the raid. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/caesa... nevadacurrent.com/briefs/caesa...
Former State Sen. Warren Hardy, lobbyist for @humaneworldorg.bsky.social, says he intends to “try to get the legislative commission to reject that insulting regulation and then back to the drawing board.” Legislative action, he says, “is likely our only recourse.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/12/s...
Sanctioning killing contests ‘pours fuel’ on controversy, says wildlife commissioner • Nevada Current
The Nevada Wildlife Commission voted Saturday to legitimize coyote killing contests, after a nearly decade-long effort to ban the events, which are opposed by a majority of Nevadans. The move, some sa...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Former State Sen. Warren Hardy, lobbyist for @humaneworldorg.bsky.social, says he intends to “try to get the legislative commission to reject that insulting regulation and then back to the drawing board.” Legislative action, he says, “is likely our only recourse.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/12/s...
“We urge Congress to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the federal government,” said a letter from US Travel, Caesars Entertainment, MGM, & LVCVA, which informed @rosen.senate.gov "that we planned to sign" and shared its content. nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/11/n...
NV gaming/tourism sided with Trump on shutdown, made sure Rosen knew it • Nevada Current
The capitulation by a handful of moderate Senate Democrats, including Nevada’s two senators, to end the government shutdown came days after Nevada resort and tourism officials sided with the White Hou...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“We urge Congress to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the federal government,” said a letter from US Travel, Caesars Entertainment, MGM, & LVCVA, which informed @rosen.senate.gov "that we planned to sign" and shared its content. nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/11/n...
Will the success of Democratic candidates’ focus on affordability be a jolt to Republicans? “It better be,” said longtime campaign consultant Lisa Mayo DeRiso. “If not, Republicans are going to be in deep, deep doo doo.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/10/p... nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/10/p...
Pols, consultants mull last week's Democratic sweep as a harbinger for Nevada • Nevada Current
Off-year elections are generally unremarkable. But the victories last week of Democratic candidates for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, a Democratic Socialist mayoral candidate in New York, and a...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Will the success of Democratic candidates’ focus on affordability be a jolt to Republicans? “It better be,” said longtime campaign consultant Lisa Mayo DeRiso. “If not, Republicans are going to be in deep, deep doo doo.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/10/p... nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/10/p...
It’s unknown how much of the money has been paid back.
NV Energy first attempted to reimburse a portion of customers a total of $2.5 million. A law passed by the Legislature this year requires that utilities pay back all overcharges with interest. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nv-en...
NV Energy first attempted to reimburse a portion of customers a total of $2.5 million. A law passed by the Legislature this year requires that utilities pay back all overcharges with interest. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nv-en...
NV Energy overcharged customers $65.4 million over more than two decades • Nevada Current
NV Energy estimates it overcharged customers at both ends of the state by a total of $65.4 million from 2002 through 2024, the company reported in response to an investigation by the Nevada Public Uti...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It’s unknown how much of the money has been paid back.
NV Energy first attempted to reimburse a portion of customers a total of $2.5 million. A law passed by the Legislature this year requires that utilities pay back all overcharges with interest. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nv-en...
NV Energy first attempted to reimburse a portion of customers a total of $2.5 million. A law passed by the Legislature this year requires that utilities pay back all overcharges with interest. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nv-en...
Chris Giunchigliani, who formerly served in the state Legislature and on the Clark County Commission, reminded the council that its predecessors passed a ban on pet sales, only to rescind it a year later. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/las-v...
Las Vegas Council approves retail pet sale ban, effective in 2028 • Nevada Current
The 13 pet stores within Las Vegas city limits have three years to adjust their business models following a vote Wednesday by the City Council to ban the retail sale of pets. The ordinance, proposed ...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Chris Giunchigliani, who formerly served in the state Legislature and on the Clark County Commission, reminded the council that its predecessors passed a ban on pet sales, only to rescind it a year later. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/las-v...
Gov. Lombardo is slated to attend a fundraiser Thursday in D.C. as close to half a million Nevadans struggle to make do with a fraction of federal food assistance benefits, another 100,000 face the prospect of unaffordable health insurance, and others go unpaid. nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/06/l...
Lombardo puts Nevadans’ woes on back burner, jets to D.C. for fundraiser • Nevada Current
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo is slated to attend a $5,000-a plate fundraiser in his honor Thursday in Washington, D.C., as close to half a million Nevadans struggle to make do with a fraction of federal f...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Gov. Lombardo is slated to attend a fundraiser Thursday in D.C. as close to half a million Nevadans struggle to make do with a fraction of federal food assistance benefits, another 100,000 face the prospect of unaffordable health insurance, and others go unpaid. nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/06/l...
“Both parties are failing to govern in an effective manner and act in the interest of the voters,” said Clark County Commission candidate Becky Harris. “We need candidates who are not affected by a party and want to help the community.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/04/f...
Former state senator discards Republican mantle in run for Clark County Commission • Nevada Current
Becky Harris, a former state senator and the first woman appointed as chairperson of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, is dropping her Republican Party affiliation to run as a non-partisan candidate fo...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“Both parties are failing to govern in an effective manner and act in the interest of the voters,” said Clark County Commission candidate Becky Harris. “We need candidates who are not affected by a party and want to help the community.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/04/f...
Former state senator discards Republican mantle in run for Clark County Commission nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/04/f...
Former state senator discards Republican mantle in run for Clark County Commission • Nevada Current
Becky Harris, a former state senator and the first woman appointed as chairperson of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, is dropping her Republican Party affiliation to run as a non-partisan candidate fo...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Former state senator discards Republican mantle in run for Clark County Commission nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/04/f...
Last month, VPRP executive director Jamie Gregory told the Current she earns $74,000 a year in salary. Bylaws she provided indicate the executive director is to earn $20 an hour for 30 hours a week, which would total $31,200 annually. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/30/a...
Animal rescue board alleges founder used charity funds for personal use • Nevada Current
The executive director of a Las Vegas animal rescue organization that raised money to treat Reba, the bulldog who died after being abandoned in a plastic tote, has used proceeds from the nonprofit org...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Last month, VPRP executive director Jamie Gregory told the Current she earns $74,000 a year in salary. Bylaws she provided indicate the executive director is to earn $20 an hour for 30 hours a week, which would total $31,200 annually. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/30/a...
The endeavor raises questions about Trump’s conflict of interest in appointing the commissioners charged with oversight of his venture, as well as bets being placed on outcomes of events or issues that as president, Trump could control.
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Trump partners with crypto betting platform suing Nevada, other states • Nevada Current
President Donald Trump’s latest business partnership may place him at odds with Nevada and other states suing to stop prediction markets from accepting what regulators say are nothing more than illega...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The endeavor raises questions about Trump’s conflict of interest in appointing the commissioners charged with oversight of his venture, as well as bets being placed on outcomes of events or issues that as president, Trump could control.
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Mesquite, once a predominantly LDS community, is NV’s fastest growing city. Some residents suggest a good old boy network, frustrated by longer meetings, a lack of decorum, and the influence of newcomers, is attempting to control public dialogue. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/29/a...
Amid fears of eroding democracy, Mesquite council rejects limits on public comment • Nevada Current
For the second time this year, efforts by Mesquite elected officials to streamline city council meetings by eliminating some public comment died when proposals before the council failed to garner a mo...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Mesquite, once a predominantly LDS community, is NV’s fastest growing city. Some residents suggest a good old boy network, frustrated by longer meetings, a lack of decorum, and the influence of newcomers, is attempting to control public dialogue. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/29/a...
Nevada teachers’ union, @nsea.bsky.social, to announce endorsement this morning of @aarondfordnv.bsky.social over Gov. Joe Lombardo, who the union opposes because of his commitment to vouchers and other school choice issues.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Nevada teachers’ union, @nsea.bsky.social, to announce endorsement this morning of @aarondfordnv.bsky.social over Gov. Joe Lombardo, who the union opposes because of his commitment to vouchers and other school choice issues.
Trade orgs said NVEnergy's requested waiver, denied by FERC, would have allowed projects jeopardized by Trump to withdraw without penalty and ensure the return of their deposits. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/feds-...
Feds nix NV Energy bid to refund money to projects Trump killed • Nevada Current
Federal regulators are rejecting NV Energy’s effort to return deposits to would-be clean energy producers felled by President Donald Trump’s elimination of clean energy tax credits for projects on fed...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Trade orgs said NVEnergy's requested waiver, denied by FERC, would have allowed projects jeopardized by Trump to withdraw without penalty and ensure the return of their deposits. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/feds-...
The Nevada Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection contends rate changes approved last month by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission as part of a $119 million rate hike for NV Energy are prohibited by state law. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/22/n...
NV Energy peak demand charge, tweak to net metering, violate state law, say experts • Nevada Current
The Nevada Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection contends rate changes approved last month by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission as part of a $119 million rate hike for NV Energy are pr...
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October 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The Nevada Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection contends rate changes approved last month by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission as part of a $119 million rate hike for NV Energy are prohibited by state law. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/22/n...
“Pit bulls and pit bull mixes make up the majority of shelter intake... and are also the breed most likely to be euthanized,” says Hearts Alive Village, which hopes to remove barriers such as cost and access to veterinary care. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/subsi...
Subsidized spay and neuter service offered for pit bull and bully mixes in Clark County • Nevada Current
A $15,000 donation from longtime animal activist Linda Faso to Hearts Alive Village Clinic will help Southern Nevadans spay and neuter their pit bull and bully mixes, preventing more from ending up in...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“Pit bulls and pit bull mixes make up the majority of shelter intake... and are also the breed most likely to be euthanized,” says Hearts Alive Village, which hopes to remove barriers such as cost and access to veterinary care. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/subsi...
Homeowners in the U.S. made a median profit of 49.9% on homes and condos sold during the third quarter. That’s down from 55.4% a year ago, according to the report. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/20/h... nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/20/h...
Home sale profits dwindling but still above pre-pandemic levels, says report • Nevada Current
Nevada home sellers are holding their own in this buyers’ market, reaping profits slightly above the national average. They’re also holding on to their properties longer before putting them up for sal...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Homeowners in the U.S. made a median profit of 49.9% on homes and condos sold during the third quarter. That’s down from 55.4% a year ago, according to the report. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/20/h... nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/20/h...
“There are nearly 800 animals on our campus today at the
Animal Foundation," CEO @hilariegrey.bsky.social told the committee. “With so many animals... there’s just no reason for the puppy mill pipeline and sales to continue.
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Animal Foundation," CEO @hilariegrey.bsky.social told the committee. “With so many animals... there’s just no reason for the puppy mill pipeline and sales to continue.
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Proposed pet sale ban in City of Las Vegas gets mixed reviews • Nevada Current
The City of Las Vegas, once a leader in the effort to stop the sale of pets from stores, is expected to revisit a ban on pet sales next month after repealing a previous ban a year after it was passed....
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October 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“There are nearly 800 animals on our campus today at the
Animal Foundation," CEO @hilariegrey.bsky.social told the committee. “With so many animals... there’s just no reason for the puppy mill pipeline and sales to continue.
nevadacurrent.com/briefs/propo...
Animal Foundation," CEO @hilariegrey.bsky.social told the committee. “With so many animals... there’s just no reason for the puppy mill pipeline and sales to continue.
nevadacurrent.com/briefs/propo...
Although Mesquite is now the fastest growing city in Nevada, the police department and city government, according to residents, remain in the control of a ‘good old boy’ network. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/15/f...
Frontrunner for Mesquite police chief was cited for battery against a teen • Nevada Current
Mesquite Acting Police Chief Tracy Fails, who is widely considered to be among the leading contenders for chief of police, is defending his actions in a 2010 incident that resulted in a citation again...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Although Mesquite is now the fastest growing city in Nevada, the police department and city government, according to residents, remain in the control of a ‘good old boy’ network. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/15/f...
“This isn’t intended to disparage LVMPD,” @aclunv.bsky.social Executive Director Athar Haseebullah said at a news conference announcing the legal action. He suggests Metro acquiesced to Trump’s threats against local and state governments. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/13/m...
Metro’s cooperation with ICE violates state law, says ACLU of Nevada lawsuit • Nevada Current
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is challenging the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s agreement with the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to assist the federal agency by ...
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October 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“This isn’t intended to disparage LVMPD,” @aclunv.bsky.social Executive Director Athar Haseebullah said at a news conference announcing the legal action. He suggests Metro acquiesced to Trump’s threats against local and state governments. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/13/m...
“This is a tough thing for people to swallow, because you came in under the guise of one thing, of being in the tunnels, and now you’re saying ‘we’re not going to be in the tunnels,’” NTA chairman Vaughn Hartung told the Boring Company representatives. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/10/v...
Vegas Loop gets approval to bring Teslas up for air • Nevada Current
A plan by Elon Musk’s Boring Company to maximize its Las Vegas investment while digging an at least 68-mile long labyrinth of tunnels beneath the tourism corridor won approval Thursday from the Nevada...
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October 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“This is a tough thing for people to swallow, because you came in under the guise of one thing, of being in the tunnels, and now you’re saying ‘we’re not going to be in the tunnels,’” NTA chairman Vaughn Hartung told the Boring Company representatives. nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/10/v...