Some Nevada politicians accepted thousands of dollars worth of gifts in 2011, including tickets, clothing and travel accommodations, according to financial disclosure statements filed with the secretary of state. Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto reported accepting $13,561 in gifts, including $2,265 in tickets to the Anderson Silva-Vito Belfort Ultimate Fighting Championship. Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki topped that, accepting gifts of $15,582, including $520 in Boston Red Sox tickets and more than $10,000 to attend state-related business meetings in China.
Lawyer Kermitt Waters has filed a lawsuit challenging a state law limiting petitions to a single subject, with a goal of then circulating a petition that would change taxation and how money is spent by the Legislature. “This will fix the road problems in our state and provide plenty of money for school teachers,” Waters said.
A month after pleading guilty to battery-domestic violence, boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. said Wednesday he “absolutely” did not kick or punch the mother of three of his children in 2010. Mayweather took a plea deal to end Las Vegas criminal cases that have netted him thousands of dollars in fines, 100 hours of community service, a year of counseling sessions and a yet-to-be-served 90-day jail sentence.
A doctor questioned Las Vegas officials’ commitment to business-friendly government and desire to attract better medical care after the City Council rejected his plan to convert two vacant buildings on West Charleston Boulevard into a pain management center. Before Wednesday’s vote, residents from a nearby neighborhood expressed opposition.
As 20,000 adult industry figures descend on Las Vegas for the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, those in the business are talking most about ways to fight piracy and adjust to a Los Angeles ordinance requiring performers to wear condoms. Both are seen as threats to the financial health of an industry said to produce about $8 billion per year in revenue.
Anthony Marshall scored a career-high 27 points and Chace Stanback had 21 as No. 14 UNLV led the entire way in a 101-78 rout of Texas Christian in a Mountain West Conference game at the Thomas & Mack Center.
A board governing the Public Employees Retirement System of Nevada voted Wednesday to challenge a judge’s ruling that the names and benefit amounts of about 47,000 retired public employees are a matter of public record.
Miguel Sarabia-Ortega, a 36-year-old Mexican national, died at a hospital Tuesday after being detained by Las Vegas police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel Wednesday.
Investor challenges Wynn, nominates three for Wynn Resorts board
Attorneys for the bankrupt Hooters Hotel took 49 pages to outline an auction process and the legal reasons behind it. But the largest creditor might have seized control of the sale in one sentence.
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