Governor changes senior staff posts

CARSON CITY — If having to deal with a special legislative session Friday was not enough, Gov. Jim Gibbons also announced a major shake-up of senior members of his staff.

R-J claims open meeting violation

The Review-Journal filed a complaint with the Nevada attorney general on Friday to protest a closed session by the Clark County School Board as a violation of Nevada’s open meeting law.

Aid from Congress isn’t coming

WASHINGTON — Southern Nevada health officials may face a financial squeeze after Congress failed to come through with $5 million to defray costs of responding to the hepatitis C health crisis in Las Vegas, officials said Friday.

Indian physicians convene

Five months ago, Swadeep Nigam thought security could be a major issue at the National Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin convention currently under way at the Venetian.

In Brief

BASKIN PARK SHOOTING

Lawmaker accepted prohibited donations

CARSON CITY — A Henderson assemblyman accepted political contributions during the special legislative session Friday, despite a state law that prohibits such donations.

State workers rally against COLA cuts

State workers and their supporters rallied Friday to warn state leaders not to cut cost-of-living raises for public workers, even though officials have said that the raises are protected in a plan to reduce state spending to meet budget shortfalls.

Vehicle strikes union protester at casino

A union sheet metal worker was injured while picketing outside the Gold Coast Friday when a man driving a black Ford Bronco struck him.

Parents appear in court

The couple accused of second-degree murder in the death of their 4-year-old son, who was left in a sport utility vehicle for 17 hours, are devastated by his death and shocked by the serious charges they face, a relative said Friday.

Curtain falling on Stage Deli

Any way you slice it, the closing of Stage Deli on Sunday is a sad day for cheesecake-and-corned beef lovers.

Where’s the crisis?

The rhetoric regarding Nevada’s budget crisis reflected exhasperation and anger.

IN BRIEF

NEW YORK

Can bets and putts pay off?

Terry Leiweke doesn’t want his World Series of Golf franchise to end up in the cemetery of Las Vegas-based sports teams and golfing events.

Bank entity raises $30.2 million

Western Alliance Bancorporation, the holding company for Bank of Nevada, on Friday reported that it completed a private placement of common stock, raising $30.2 million.

Value lacking in LV health care

Las Vegas ranked poorly in a national study evaluating cities for the value of care their hospitals give patients, and the report’s authors suggest managed-care dynamics and the uninsured might be behind the city’s low rating.

Wynn sues NBA for unpaid use of convention space

After successfully recouping a bad debt from a former player, Wynn Las Vegas is ready to take on the NBA for an unpaid bill dating back to the 2007 All-Star Week.

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