Gov. Jim Gibbons said Tuesday that he is looking at laying off state employees, cutting their salaries and adding unpaid furlough days to deal with a more than $50 million drop in tax revenue below anticipated levels.
I don’t know local parent Holly Sweetin. I’m sure she’s very nice. But that doesn’t matter when she’s trying to impose a political agenda on the public school system.
In 2004, New Jersey Democratic Assemblyman Joseph Cryan had a brilliant idea. Why not tax cosmetic surgery?
Thanks to a new state law, investors have the right to get scores and the examination results for hard money lenders operating in Nevada.
WASHINGTON — House and Senate leaders have proposed a compromise plan to give shuttered General Motors and Chrysler dealers an appeals process to keep their showrooms open.
Natural light amidst the slots is a little more common on the Strip these days, thanks to the city’s two newest megaresorts. Encore, which opened in December 2008, makes heavy use of daylight, with windows at the back of the gaming floor. And inside Aria, panels of windows line the gaming area’s margins, while skylights punctuate the VIP salons with sunshine. Other key areas, including the buffet and several high-end restaurants, also bring sunlight into Aria.
Visitor numbers in Las Vegas increased for the second straight month, but that wasn’t reflected in the revenues produced by casinos on the Strip and statewide. Nevada fell to its lowest single-month gaming revenue total in almost six years. Gaming revenues were $800.3 million, an 11.6 percent decline compared with $904.9 million reported in the same month a year ago.
The number of bankruptcy filings in Nevada continued to grow in October as more individuals and businesses sought relief from creditors because of the economic downturn.
Things didn’t sound quite right at the filling station up in Pelly Crossing in Canada’s Yukon Territory. The gurgle of the fuel I was pumping down the filler neck had a frothy note, like when filling one of the diesel pickups I’ve owned over the years.
Local high school students recently flexed their decorating skills during Valley Automall’s 12th annual Holiday Tree Decorating Contest. The judging took place Dec. 1 inside each of Valley Automall’s 17 dealership showrooms. Entries will remain on display through month’s end.
One year after promising to become the leading manufacturer in fuel economy, Hyundai delivered by topping the latest U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s fuel economy report. Hyundai passed all major manufacturers in Corporate Average Fuel Economy, including traditional leaders like Honda and Toyota.
It was designed in Germany and is already a big hit in China, but will the Buick Regal connect with buyers on this continent?
Maybe he was a little too late for his time.
In what could be a prelude to a 2010 national high school basketball title, the 2009 defending national champions, Findlay College Prep, will play this year’s top-ranked preseason team, Bishop Gorman High School, on Dec. 12 at the Orleans Arena at 8 p.m.
WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods said today he is taking an indefinite leave from golf to work on saving his marriage, using the word “infidelity” for the first time in a statement posted on his Web site. … “After much soul searching, I have decided to take an indefinite break from professional golf,” Woods said. “I need to focus my attention on being a better husband, father, and person.” … Woods and his wife, Elin, have been married five years and have a 2-year-old daughter and 10-month-old son. … The announcement came two weeks after a car accident that set in motion a shocking downfall for the world’s No. 1 player, which has included sordid allegations of numerous extramarital affairs.