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Possible expansion of monorail system back on the table
With all the recent news of growth and development in Las Vegas, talk has emerged again about possible expansion of the Las Vegas Monorail.
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Robert E. Lang
Professor and Lincy Chair of Urban Affairs, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
Transgender student pleads with CCSD to step up, protect her rights
Kristina Hernandez waited nearly a year before she could use the girl’s restroom at Harney Middle School.
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Michael Green
Professor, History
Proponents of new UNLV gaming regulation center seek state funding
Backers of a new international center for gaming regulation at UNLV are seeking $500,000 in annual state money.
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Bo Bernhard
Vice President of Economic Development
Nevada Republicans Say They Want More Latinos Voting. They’re Also Pushing Restrictive Voter ID.
Nevada will play a crucial role in the presidential primary next year, as the fourth state to nominate a candidate and the first heavily Latino state to vote. In an effort to win support of the growing minority, Republican lawmakers in the state are trying something new — expanding voting rights for minorities instead of restricting them.
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David Damore
Executive Director, The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West
Purchase of Tropicana Las Vegas keeps alive Rat Pack-era name
During the past decade, Penn National Gaming was named as a potential buyer of nearly every Strip resort that was for sale or rumored to be on the market.
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David G. Schwartz
Professor & Gaming Historian
UNLV law professor is a key player in Caesars Entertainment bankruptcy case
Although the Caesars Entertainment bankruptcy is playing out in a Chicago court far from Nevada, it’s still closely connected to Las Vegas, including through one local academic involved in the case.
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Nancy B. Rapoport
Garman Turner Gordon Professor of Law
Nevada bill could bring ‘Twilight Zone’ of perpetual politics
Brace yourself, Nevada. If nasty commercials and mailboxes stuffed with campaign fliers incite annoyance, it will get a whole lot worse if a bill making its way through the Legislature becomes law.
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David Damore
Executive Director, The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West
Silver State looks to play in 2016 election
Jeb Bush has his eyes on Nevada -- a state that is aiming to become a bigger player in presidential politics.
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David Damore
Executive Director, The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West