Commissioner Collins, Former Union Member, Supports – “Shock!” – Unions »
(Michael Chamberlain/Nevada Business Coalition) – So who do you think runs things here anyway? As he directed the legal counsel of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to file a brief supporting Clark County in a case at the Nevada Supreme Court, LVCVA Chairman and County Commissioner Tom Collins stated, “We’ve got a new judge in town and he just got elected and he’s still learning some of the rules, in my opinion.” What [...]
County Hands NBC Victory In PLA Suit »
(Michael Chamberlain/Nevada Business Coalition) – NBC and the Associated Builders and Contractors won at least a partial victory over Big Labor and Clark County in their suit to prevent the implementation of a union-favoring agreement. In its last September meeting the County Commission voted to proceed with the Phase 1 of the Detention Center North Tower Remodel project without the Project Labor Agreement a District Court Judge had struck down. The County and the Southern [...]
County Taxpayers Keep Having To Cough Up Dough »
(Michael Chamberlain/Nevada Business Coalition) – The Clark County Commission recently agreed to force Clark County taxpayers to pay a multi-million dollar settlement to a contractor that claimed it was wrongfully denied a contract by the Commission. Non-union Fisher Sand & Gravel sued the County a couple years ago after it lost a contract in which its proposal was $4.6 million below that of the second-lowest bid by Las Vegas Paving, a union company. Not only [...]
Commission Sells Out To Unions »
(Michael Chamberlain/Nevada Business Coalition) – The Clark County Commission today bowed to the wishes of local trade unions as it voted to appeal a court’s decision prohibiting it from using an agreement it had negotiated with those unions on a local construction project. The unanimous vote of the Commission will delay the start of the project, which all agree is urgent. But apparently not so urgent that it was worth opposing the will of the [...]
NBC Urges RTC to Save Taxpayers $50 Million »
(Michael Chamberlain/Nevada Business Coalition) – Earlier today, NBC presented the following testimony regarding the Regional Transportation Commission’s request for proposals for the RTC’s new bus contract: Hello, my name is Michael Chamberlain and I’m with the Nevada Business Coalition. One of our primary focuses is to help reduce the unnecessary burdens of the State and County governments on taxpayers. In keeping with that goal, we strongly urge you to approve Agenda Item 41 and award [...]
What’s $50 Million Between Friends? »
(Michael Chamberlain/Nevada Business Coalition) – Especially when it’s not your money. The Regional Transportation Commission declined to approve a new bus contract that may be as much as $50 million lower than the competing proposal. Some of the Commissioners want to spend even more money to start the whole thing all over again. The RTC reached an absolute stalemate. Deadlocked 4-4. Twice. On two competing variations of the same issue. It seems they can’t even [...]
Clark County Commission Announces Unveiling Of Redistricting Report »
(Lori Piotrowski) – In an e-mail sent to interested parties, the Clark County Board of Commissioners announced its intent to reveal final redistricting maps for the county. The Clark County Board of Commissioners will receive a report and have the opportunity to introduce an ordinance concerning redistricting at the upcoming August 2, 2011 Board of County Commissioners meeting. The agenda for these two items can be found at the following link: http://agenda.co.clark.nv.us/sirepub/pubmtgframe.aspx?meetid=738&doctype=agenda. The redistricting ordinance [...]
Redistricting Should Not Be Partisan »
(Woody Stroupe/Clark County Republican Party) – Redistricting is a consequence of the census. Every ten years, the boundaries of voting districts are redrawn. Voters are affected at the precinct level, which in turn, affects larger districts at the county, state, and federal levels. For weeks now, the public has known about redistricting at the state and federal levels, and the Nevada Supreme Court will decide how the boundaries will be drawn for the next decade. [...]
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