Goodman staying home

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman won’t be running for governor of Nevada. On Monday Goodman said he didn’t want to be away from his wife, Carolyn, who wouldn’t move to Carson City, a requirement for Nevada’s governor.

Gubernatorial race loses zing, possibly a worthy candidate

The circus wagon of Nevada politics lost a wheel Monday. The state sorely in need of a ringmaster learned it would have to make do without the gubernatorial candidacy of Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman.

Nevada Guard help on way to Flagstaff

A Chinook helicopter and two Black Hawk helicopters from the Nevada Army National Guard responded Monday to help emergency teams near Flagstaff, Ariz., where heavy rain and snow have caused flooding.

Gibbons to plot budget course

CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons will deliver a special State of the State address Feb. 8 to discuss the economy and propose steps to cover an estimated $1 billion shortfall in the taxes that fund state government.

‘Often Wrong’ Ehrlich

This evening, at 7:30 p.m., 77-year-old butterfly expert Paul R. Ehrlich, a professor of “Population Studies” at Stanford University, will deliver a free lecture at UNLV’s Barrick Museum Auditorium, arguing that we are heading for an overall collapse of human civilization.

Major solar power plant proposed

KINGMAN, Ariz. — A solar power plant being billed as the largest in the United States is being proposed for a site outside Lake Havasu City, Ariz.

Debt Thick, Goodbye Nic

Bear with us while we try out a few puns based on Nicolas Cage movies.

IN BRIEF

The nation’s retailers are likely to see sales rise moderately this year after a rare decline in 2009, according to a forecast to be released today by the world’s largest retail trade group.

Judge delays Station bondholder ruling

The judge in Station Casinos’ bankruptcy case wants more information before ruling on a request from bondholders that they be allowed to sue the company and its lenders over the gaming company’s November 2007 buyout.

Office vacancy soars in LV for fourth quarter

The number of “For Lease” banners hanging on office buildings in Las Vegas shows the worst-performing commercial real estate market in decades, bringing a halt to any new construction.

Merger gets OK’d, with conditions

The Department of Justice on Monday approved the merger between ticket seller Ticketmaster and concert promoter Live Nation but attached conditions to resolve concerns over preserving ticket-business competition.

Median sales price decline slows in Washoe

RENO – Median price declines for new homes in the Reno-Sparks area slowed down in the last quarter of 2009.

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