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Dominican Congressional Intern Heads To Panetta Institute, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee Jun 2012

Dominican Congressional Intern Heads To Panetta Institute, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

Press Releases

The Grass Valley native, who graduated from Forest Charter School in Nevada City, will spend the fall 2012 semester in Washington, D.C. working for a member of the California congressional delegation. Lewis was one of about two dozen students appointed by university presidents from the 23 campus California State University system plus Dominican and Santa Clara University based on exemplary scholastic record, interest in politics and potential for a public service career.


A High Stakes Gamble In North Las Vegas, Robert E. Lang May 2012

A High Stakes Gamble In North Las Vegas, Robert E. Lang

Lincy Institute Reports and Briefs

The City of North Las Vegas, operating in the shadow of the Las Vegas Strip, one of the world’s most iconic urban settings, faces a series of financial and political challenges that threaten its ability to perform basic municipal services. This paper explores how North Las Vegas reached the edge of insolvency, the implications for North Las Vegas and the surrounding municipalities of Las Vegas, Henderson, and unincorporated Clark County, and the path forward in the face of unprecedented economic and political turmoil.