Nevada’s Democrats push for significant teacher raises

Nevada’s legislative Democrats have a clear message for school districts around the state: Give educators raises. With more than $2 billion added ...     [NEVADA’S DEMOCRATS PUSH FOR SIGNIFICANT TEACHER RAISES]( [Nevada’s legislative Democrats have a clear message for school districts around the state: Give educators raises. With more than $2 billion added to the K-12 education coffers for the next two years compared with the prior biennium, plus a $250 million matching fund to encourage districts to offer raises to teachers and support staff, Nevada schools are flush with cash, they said.]( [NEVADANS IN CONGRESS SUPPORT EFFORTS TO GET TOUGH ON ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFTS]( [Members of Nevada’s congressional delegation are backing a new push to crack down on coordinated large-scale retail theft as retailers in Las Vegas and across the nation continue to grapple with an issue they contend is only getting worse. If passed and signed into law, the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023 would allow the Department of Homeland Security to establish an investigative division focused solely on organized retail crime that combines efforts at the federal, state and local levels.]( [EDITORIAL: ALMOST THE ENTIRE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS IMPLICATED IN TRUMP INDICTMENT]( [“Pervasive and destabilizing lies about election fraud (that) targeted a bedrock function of the United States federal government: the nation’s process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election.” That’s how special counsel Jack Smith described the actions of disgraced former President Donald Trump in a four-count federal indictment Wednesday.]( [BIG QUESTIONS FOR UNLV FOOTBALL ON EVE OF TRAINING CAMP]( [UNLV football is under new management, again, as the program is set to kick off training camp on Friday under new coach Barry Odom. Coming off a 5-7 campaign that saw the Scarlet and Gray fall just short of qualifying for a bowl game, expectations within the program are high despite the coaching change.]( [BETTING FAREWELL: BREAKING DOWN COLLEGE FOOTBALL CONFERENCE FUTURE ODDS, BEFORE MAJOR CHANGE ARRIVES]( [College football enters a new era next season with the most drastic conference realignment in decades and the increase from a four- to 12-team playoff. With Oklahoma and Texas set to jump from the Big 12 to the SEC, and UCLA and USC shifting from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, the 2024 season will mark an end for the “Power Five Conference” age.](   MOST READ: [College football by the odds: Handicapping every Pac-12 team’s win total]( [Riquna Williams restricted to Las Vegas area with domestic violence charges](  [Ex-NFL cornerback Damon Arnette must appear in court for plea deal in felony gun case, judge says]( [FBI looks for more possible victims after kidnapping suspect arrested in Reno]( [Grand Canyon West in northern Arizona reopens attractions a day after fatal tour bus rollover](   [Facebook](  [Twitter](     Greenspun Media Group | 2275 Corporate Circle, Suite 300, Henderson, NV 89074 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice]( Sent by gmginfo@gmgvegas.com