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Lawsuit seeks to disqualify North Las Vegas mayoral front-runner Scott Black over term limits

A victory for the plaintiff, who seeks clarity on the 12-year term limit, could benefit Black's closest competitor, who chairs the state Democratic Party.

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Vegas police are big users of license plate readers. Public has little input because it's a gift.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department quietly entered an agreement in 2023 with Flock Security, an automated license plate reader company that uses cameras to collect vehicle information and cross-reference it with police databases. Unlike many of the other police departments around the country that use the cameras in their police work, Metro funds the project with donor money funneled into a private foundation.