Former solicitor general to defend voucher program

Nevada is hiring former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement to defend lawsuits against Nevada’s school vouchers program.The Board of Examiners on Tuesday approved $10,000 to bring him on board but was told down the road, the cost would be at least another $250,000 to defend the constitutionality of the Educational Savings Accounts enacted by Gov. Brian Sandoval and the 2015 Nevada Legislature.That program plans to use Distributive School Account funding of up to $5,000 per student to pay f