No More Resort Fees?! Plus Neighbors Fight Transitional Housing and R.I.P. Whiskey Pete
It’s the last Friday News Roundup of 2024, and we’re bringing it home with some interesting news to share with your friends at holiday parties. Co-hosts Dayvid Figler and Sarah Lohman and interim executive producer Layla Muhammad chat about the FTC’s new law for Las Vegas businesses to be clear about junk fees, East Las Vegas residents debating over a transitional housing project in their neighborhood, and an end to casino resort Whiskey Pete’s 47-year run in Primm.
Mentioned: Our Badlands episode with KTNV reporters Steve Sebelius and Darcy Spears
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