Las Vegas City Councilman, Steve Ross says if elected mayor his focus will be jobs, preventing foreclosures and cracking down on loan modification fraud.
But how will he do it?
We continue our conversations with mayoral hopefuls with Las Vegas City Councilman, Steve Ross.
Clark County Commissioner Larry Brown is one of the first candidates to throw his hat into the ring to become mayor of Las Vegas when Oscar Goodman is term limited out in 2012.
What are his stances on the new arena, public employee salaries and the continuing redevelopment of downtown?
County Commissioner and mayoral candidate, Larry Brown joins us.
City of Las Vegas officials say union employee wages are too high and they have the numbers to prove it.
A new personnel cost analysis from the city shows that in some cases wages for city employees are as much as 50% higher than comparable jobs elsewhere.
The Las Vegas City Employees Union, the city's largest labor union, says the numbers don't add up.
We talk with City Manager, Betsy Fretwell about the analysis and how it impacts future budget negotiations.
The City of Las Vegas Firefighter's union won't lose any jobs with the latest round of budget cuts. But 200 other city workers will be laid off. Do you think that's fair? Dean Fletcher, president of the Firefighter's IAFF Local 1285 joins us to take your phone calls and email on Thursday. Send your questions to son@knpr.org.
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and Clark County Commission Chairman, Rory Reid announced a joint plan between the city and county to closely integrate their fire departments. The plan aims to eliminate redundant services at the city and county. Among those services are: hazardous materials teams, heavy rescue teams and maintenance. Reports say the plan could save each government about $1-million. Clark County Chairman Rory Reid joins us to lay out the plan.
