Las Vegas Sun

May 7, 2024

Today's print edition

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HUD acting secretary praises Las Vegas, Clark County for housing programs
Affordable housing has been a focal point for President Joe Biden and his administration, with HUD instituting various programs to increase the number of new units built across the nation. But Todman, who has been in her position since March 22, said it’s not ...
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Ceremony celebrates opening of interfaith sanctuary in Las Vegas
Jameson said the inspiration for the new center in Nevada came from Texas’ Institute for Spirituality and Health in Houston, and after seeing its community outreach based in both science and spirituality, wanted to bring ...
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Nevada Supreme Court dismisses teachers’ appeal of sickout injunction
The Nevada Supreme Court won’t decide whether a lower court erred last year when it stepped in to stop large-scale sickouts by teachers during a labor dispute with the Clark County School District.
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Median price for condos and townhomes in Las Vegas reaches record high in April
The median sale price of local condos and townhomes reached an all-time high of $290,000 last month, up nearly 8% from April 2023. That’s an increase of several thousand dollars from the previous record set in 2022, according to today’s report from Las Vegas Realtors.
Las Vegas teen dies while swimming at Utah park
An 18-year-old from Las Vegas died Saturday in a swimming incident at Sand Hollow State Park in southern Utah. According to park authorities, Christian Jeffrey Fisher of Las Vegas was swimming with friends about ...
Immunity case is a stall tactic
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding Donald Trump’s notion that presidents should have absolute immunity from prosecution for crimes committed while in office.
Voters must lean in to democracy
For ordinary citizens, democracy works quite well. Some examples work better than others. None have approached perfection.
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To avert potential water crisis, tunnels may be drilled through Arizona dam
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will examine the possibility of drilling tunnels through Glen Canyon Dam to ensure water can pass through it at low Lake Powell elevations, two knowledgeable sources told the Arizona Daily Star.
Noem’s cruelty fits right into MAGA gun culture
It’s only right that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s evolving canine scandal should focus on Cricket, the 14-month-old wirehair pointer that Noem shot to death because Cricket was a bad girl. It was Cricket, after all, who took the bullet.
Keeping up with young ’uns when you’re a boomer
It’s hard to keep up with the young ’uns and their new trends … and new words, too. You think you’ve got your finger on the pulse, and something unexpected surprises you.
Trump keeps warning us about his plans
How catastrophic would a second Trump presidency be? Worse than you think. Worse, even, than I had feared — before I read his recent Time magazine interview in which Donald Trump lays out his plans. They are, in a word, insane.

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