Im brian loftus. Kirsten Joyce and im Kirsten Joyce this morning. Solar customers across Southern Nevada are upset. After the Public Utilities comission voted against suspending the new rates for rooftop solar customers. brian loftus 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is joining us now tensions are pretty high among solar customers in the valley. Michael Stevens thats right brian and kirsten. Its easy to say. People are ticked. They were upset when the puc announced the rate hike at the end of last year. And they were hoping the commission would at least hold off on enforcing them. Several groups along with the states consumer advocate asked the puc to stay the rate hike. So they could file the proper petitions. This happened after Solar Companies announced they would be laying off hundreds of employees. And ceasing operations. More than a thousand people gathered at yesterdays commission meeting. Including a hollywood actor. Mark ruffalo. Who is a big supporter of solar power. Demons
It has been a long battle. But teachers in the Clark County School district now have a new contract. Action News Reporter Yasmeen Hassan is here to breakdown it all down for us. We have seen months and months of rallies and protests. But all of that has come to an end. Late last night the districts board of trustees unanimously approved a new 2year contract for teachers. And everyone seems to be onboard. Ccsd and the Teachers Union were both tweeting about the news. Saying congratulations an agreement has finally been reached. Now as for that agreement heres what it boils down to. 35thousand to 40. Current teachers will also be getting a raise. That will be based on education and experience. Capping off at 90thousand a year. For the very first time teachers who go out and get extra training or education will be able to earn more money down the road. On top of the raise. Teachers will also be seeing some better healthcare. A date to mark down on your calendars is wednesday august 9, 201
Cuffed to his sides and wearing leg irons one of metros own appeared in court. On the charges connected to domestic dispute. How do you plead to those charges . Not guilty your honor. According to the arrest report james burt a veteran metro officer got into an argument with his live in girlfriend. She told arresting officers when she tried to leave burt dragged her out of her car into the house injuring her neck and bruising her right breast. He eventually let her leave apologizing then asking her to help him get help. Burts attorney argued that because his client was a honorably discharged marine, a Police Officer and that he cooperated with the arresting officers bail should not be set high. But the d. A. s office wanted nothing to do with that argument based on another Domestic Violence arrest in 2011. He put that victim on the couch, his knee on her chest, she cant breath grabbed her around her jaw. In both situations there are injuries that are consistent with the events of the v
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Than 14 million new jobs; the strongest two years of job growth since the 90s; an Unemployment Rate cut in half. He expressed frustration with the growing political divide and himself, president barack obama i have no doubt a president with the gifts of lincoln or roosevelt might have better bridged the divide. Though he couldnt resist a few notsoveiled swipes at republican frontrunner donald trump, president barack obama all the talk of americas economic decline is hot air. Overall, the president used the state of the union as a call to action. president barack obama i believe in change, because i believe in you the American People and thats why i stand here as confident as ive ever been, that the state of our union is strong. brian loftus south gave the republican response. She disagreed with the president when it came to his record on the economy. nikki haley were feeling a crushing national debt, a Health Care Plan that has made insurance less affordable. And doctors less available