Nevada Current

1 day ago | nevadacurrent.com | Dana Gentry

The City of Mesquite’s efforts to obfuscate facts and conceal evidence, and its failure to abide by the rule of law in a suit filed by its former police chief, could result in a default judgment against the government, says an order from Clark County Judge Timothy Williams, who called the city’s actions “egregious and unprecedented in their defiance of judicial authority.” The city’s acts amount to “the most severe violation of a court order witnessed by this Court in its extensive experience...

3 days ago | nevadacurrent.com | Dana Gentry

Southwest Gas customers can expect to see significant decreases in their bills beginning next month. The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted Monday to approve the utility’s request for a significant decrease in its deferred energy rate, an accounting method used by the utility to adjust for changes in the price of natural gas.

1 week ago | nevadacurrent.com | Michael Lyle

Legislation discharging medical debt for people leaving prison and preventing courts from charging people fees for using a public defender passed this session. Attempts to authorize red light cameras and roll back previous sessions’ justice reforms failed. And policies seeking to protect unhoused people and sex workers were vetoed. The session saw a mixed bag […]

1 week ago | nevadacurrent.com | Dana Gentry

A suit filed against the City of Las Vegas and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could have national implications for President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort by limiting the offenses for which individuals can be held on immigration detainers under the . Trump’s deportation plan relies in part on cooperation from local law enforcement agencies to detain foreign-born individuals for 48 hours beyond their scheduled release so ICE agents can take them into custody.

1 week ago | nevadacurrent.com | Dana Gentry

Faced with the proposition of shelling out another $2 million to the Animal Foundation or the prospect of taking over animal shelter operations, the Clark County Commission voted 5-2 Tuesday to provide the funding and extend the nonprofit’s contract for six months. The county and the cities of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas are in the process of negotiating a new contract with the shelter. The current contract expires June 30.