County officials lament state’s cash grab

Clark County commissioners approved a $1.3 billion general fund budget Monday, hours before the state Legislature passed a bill to take more than $120 million in county money over two years.

Child prostitution target of bill sent to Gibbons

CARSON CITY — Pimps who lure children into prostitution would lose their personal assets and be fined as much as $500,000 under a bill that won unanimous approval Monday in the Senate.

STP singer finds comfort in hymn

You never know how life will turn out for a little boy. Scott Weiland is the idolized singer for Stone Temple Pilots and the ex-singer of Velvet Revolver — yet he was tripped up by bipolar disorder, heroin (he’s in recovery) and arrests.

Poll finds half oppose law allowing civil unions

CARSON CITY — Democrats and independents back efforts in the Legislature to allow same- and opposite-sex domestic partnerships. But because of the overwhelming Republican opposition, Nevadans overall reject such civil unions by a 12 percentage point margin, according to a poll conducted for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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Ex-city manager sues Henderson over dismissal

Former Henderson City Manager Mary Kay Peck has slapped the City Council with a federal lawsuit over its decision to fire her a month ago.

Suspect accused of killing waiter

A shackled and stoic Bryan Hall, the suspect in the slaying of a 27-year-old Forum Shops waiter, made his first court appearance Monday by television monitor.

New water district budget approved with steep cuts

The revenue-starved Las Vegas Valley Water District will cut operating expenses by $23.1 million and its overall budget by $35.6 million under a spending plan adopted Monday.

Gang trial opens in tight security

They wore khaki pants and button-down dress shirts, giving the appearance of typical white-collar crooks ensnared in an embezzlement case.

Poll: Reid’s re-election numbers don’t add up

CARSON CITY — Nearly half of Nevadans have had enough of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as the powerful Democrat heads into his re-election campaign, a new Las Vegas Review-Journal poll finds.

Jet makes emergency landing

An Allegiant Air jetliner traveling to Grand Junction, Colo., from Los Angeles made an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport on Monday after pilots reported smoke in the cockpit.

Domestic violence programs to get aid

CARSON CITY — A measure adding $5 to the cost of Nevada marriage licenses and official copies of marriage certificates, to help fund programs aimed at stopping domestic violence, was signed into law Monday by Gov. Jim Gibbons.

Gaming group finds few bright spots in 2008 revenue report

Gambling revenues produced by America’s commercial casino industry during 2008 suffered their first-ever year-over-year decline as the nationwide recession took a toll on consumer spending habits.

Road rage cited in crash

Investigators believe road rage sparked a two-car crash Monday that slowed traffic on U.S. Highway 93 near the U.S. Highway 95 interchange, Boulder City police said.

Bill gives officials no seat at table

Las Vegas and Clark County leaders Monday objected to a last-minute legislative bill amendment passed Friday that would boot them from the bargaining table during contract negotiations with Las Vegas police unions.

CORRECTION

A headline on a brief about triple-digit temperatures in the Las Vegas Valley that appeared in Monday’s Review-Journal was incorrect. Sunday’s temperature of 102 tied the record for May 17.

CSN HAS LOTS TO CELEBRATE

Just because the economy stinks and budgets are shrinking doesn’t mean there isn’t any good news out there.

Lawmaker: Gibbons should take same pay cut as workers

CARSON CITY — Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, D-Las Vegas, said Monday that the governor should tell lawmakers he’ll take the same pay cut that state workers face.

Assembly tax plan emerging

CARSON CITY — The Legislature on Monday began moving forward on parts of a plan to fund the state budget, passing a tax hike on businesses and a money grab from Clark and Washoe counties through the state Assembly.

Nuggets draw more action after Kobe and Co. stumble

A short time ago, it seemed Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers were destined to waltz into the NBA Finals. A couple of missteps later, the Lakers are looking wobbly.

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