CARSON CITY — A new legislative analysis released Thursday shows the state Legislature would have to increase taxes by $2.2 billion to fund services at roughly current levels.
WASHINGTON — An amendment that would have required wealthier senior citizens to pay more for prescription drugs under Medicare was rejected Thursday in the Senate.
Dark days call for dark theaters, where audiences sit, hoping to see something that will light up their lives.
Some of the professional background of Bruce Gale, a candidate for Las Vegas Municipal Court, was incorrect in Thursday’s Review-Journal. He was a law clerk for the Clark County district attorney’s office. Prior to becoming a lawyer, he was a certified public accountant for seven years.
Rock band 3 Doors Down does helpful things for the military, such as cutting a song to coincide with National Guard recruiting efforts. In return, singer Brad Arnold says, “They let us play with their toys sometimes.”
He hates The Beatles analogies — they reek of mothballs and Fixodent, such is their age — but he makes one anyway.
Passengers and perversities aboard the world’s biggest floating (at least for a while) disaster.
Life: It’s not just a job, it’s an adventure. Especially when you’re stuck in “Adventureland.”
All together now: "You know I like my chicken fried, cold beer on a Friday night …"
So there I was at Cafe Deia, reeling off the list of tapas we were ordering, and after each of the first three, our waiter nodded and said, "Good choice; good one."
The Rampart casino is celebrating its lucky seventh anniversary on Tuesday with a variety of food and gaming specials. Players can enjoy free cake and champagne in Addison’s from 2 to 6 p.m., free sliders and beer in Valet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. as well as a $7 buffet all day. Every hour, 2-6 p.m., the casino will give out (via random drawings) $700 in slots and $700 at the table, plus there are double points all day. Happy anniversary Rampart!
All you can say is Ow! “Freaks” sets new standards for toughness in Las Vegas entertainment. I no longer feel sorry for 52-year-old David Copperfield doing four shows on Christmas Day.
Here’s the nightmare that haunts many single men’s souls. You hook up with a woman. Some time later, she tells you she’s pregnant. Congratulations, Daddy! This happened to David Spade. But he pushes back against me calling his experience a “nightmare.”
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
Golden body wall sculptures, mosaic chandeliers and alligator skin booths.
Spring has sprung in Las Vegas, which means the season for doing good by eating well is heating up. Some upcoming opportunities:
They wanted to give George Strait a big award on a network-TV special, but decided they ought to check with him first.
The people have spoken. And they spoke louder than Kenny Chesney, at least in terms of the ratings.
Metal heavyweights Metallica slam into the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Dec. 5. Tickets are $54.95 and $75.95 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ticketmaster outlets.
Effective April 1 — we didn’t pick the date — employers have been instructed by the IRS to deduct a little less out of the coming year’s paychecks. For everybody. The average American worker will probably notice an extra $11 to $13 per week.
The environmental movement thrives in a fantasy world where economic realities don’t apply. The concept of weighing costs against benefits is anathema to their doctrines — the greens won’t move from the position that no cost is too great to impose on American taxpayers and consumers to realize the smallest perceived benefit.
May “you live in interesting times.” Many assume this saying is an ancient Chinese curse, or blessing, depending on how you look at it.
Riviera Holdings Corp. let another deadline slip by Thursday without making a $4 million loan payment but said it is still in talks with Wachovia Bank about restructuring its debts outside of bankruptcy court.
Businesses with good credit say they are having trouble getting loans because of the credit crisis. So it’s not surprising that companies operating with the protection of bankruptcy court are being left high and dry, too.
Officials at the Las Vegas Valley’s local electric utility credit Earth Hour for a noticeable drop in power use Saturday night.
A day after reports that Los Angeles-based Colony Capital might be the financial savior of the $8.7 billion CityCenter development, the project’s partners remained relatively quiet.