The ICE Airport Incident, Why Nevada Has No Federal Prosecutor, and Rents Rising Faster Than LA?
About this episode
The episode discusses an ICE incident at the airport, the lack of a federal prosecutor in Nevada, and the rising rents in Las Vegas compared to Los Angeles.
ICE agents left a man handcuffed at Harry Reid International Airport after walking away from an attempted arrest, and the incident went viral. It's also prompting new scrutiny of Gov. Lombardo's claim at a closed-door event that his personal relationship with Trump is the only thing keeping ICE off the Las Vegas Strip. Then, Nevada still doesn't have a permanently confirmed federal prosecutor, and the delay appears anything but accidental. Finally, Las Vegas rents have risen nearly 20 percent faster than Los Angeles since 2019, while that’s shocking, it may not tell the whole story. Host Jesse Merrick breaks it all down with "Keep It Local" writer Melinda Sheckells and criminal defense attorney Dayvid Figler. We’re doing our annual survey to learn more about our listeners. We’d be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey—it’s only 7 minutes long. You’ll be doing us a big favor. Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card–and City Cast City swag. Learn more about the sponsors of this Tuesday, July 21st episode: Neon Museum Foundation for Women's Leadership & Empowerment Touching Hearts Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas…
People in this episode
Host: Jesse Merrick
Guests: Melinda Sheckells, Dayvid Figler
Topics covered
- ICE incident
- federal prosecutor
- rising rents
- Las Vegas news
- local politics
- community issues
Keywords
- ICE
- Nevada
- Las Vegas
- federal prosecutor
- rents
- Harry Reid International Airport
- Gov. Lombardo
- Melinda Sheckells
- Dayvid Figler
Sponsors
Neon Museum Foundation for Women's Leadership & Empowerment, Touching Hearts
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ICE, Harry Reid International Airport, Gov. Lombardo
Places: Nevada, Las Vegas, Los Angeles
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