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Governor Gibbons Revamps Budget Cut Plan
Friday, December 14th, 2007

Nevada’s budget is bleeding red ink. Late Friday afternoon, Governor Jim Gibbons announced that the deficit is getting bigger.

The budget hole now sits at $440 million. It’s growing because of falling tax revenue.

The governor has said certain areas of state government, including education, will not face cuts. But Friday, Gibbons changed his course. He now says more parts of the state budget will see cuts, including lower education.

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Students with Guns at School
Friday, March 9th, 2007

During the first week of March, two students were arrested for having handguns on campus.

The first student had an unloaded gun in the parking lot of Mojave High School. The second student had a loaded handgun in his pocket on the Canyon Springs High School campus.

Earlier this school year, another Canyon Springs student was arrested for shooting at a school bus, possibly carrying the gun around at school earlier in the day.

The principal of Canyon Springs High School says he has suggested ways to prevent weapons on campus, but nobody seems to listen.

Should the Clark County School District install metal detectors? What are your ideas?

 
Choosing Your School
Friday, December 1st, 2006

Freedom to choose the public school your child attends is an idea both parents and students have long pushed for in the Clark County School District. Now the school district has given the green light for a future pilot program. Express your opinions on public education open enrollment.

 
 
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