LVCVA spending justifies creation of inspector general, lawmakers say

Excessive spending at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority highlights the need for a special agency to investigate financial abuse within state and local government, Democratic and Republican lawmakers say.

 
Increase the minimum wage to $120 an hour

Bill presenters Sens. Leader Aaron Ford, D-Las Vegas, and Yvanna Cancela, D-Las Vegas, claim Nevada could raise the minimum wage without hurting the economy or killing jobs.

Nevada Senate passes baby changing tables bill

A bill requiring new public buildings to include baby changing tables accessible to both men and women won unanimous approval Tuesday in the Nevada Senate.

SLS Las Vegas, formerly Sahara, sold to Reno casino owners

Alex Meruelo and Meruelo Group, owners of the Grand Sierra Resort Hotel & Casino in Reno, have agreed to buy the SLS Las Vegas for an undisclosed amount from Las Vegas Resort Holdings LLC.

Raiders’ Amari Cooper leans on ‘Megatron’ to elevate game

Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper had plenty of questions for retired Detroit Lions star Calvin Johnson, a likely future Pro Football Hall of Famer who is a special visitor at organized team activities this week.

Bill defining brain death clears Nevada Senate

The Nevada Senate gave unanimous approval Tuesday to a bill defining brain death and protocols on how it should be determined.

Money panel OKs Nevada film tax credits

CARSON CITY — The Assembly Ways and Means Committee approved a bill Tuesday providing $10 million a year in tax credits to the film industry.

Senate panel OKs bill barring stalkers from possessing guns

The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday passed a bill that forbids firearm possession by people convicted of stalking or with extended orders of protection against them.

Las Vegas Valley group helps ensure parrots’ long lives are fulfilling

Some parrots can live 60-80 years, outliving their owners and leaving them needing a new home. A bird club started the Southern Nevada Parrot Education Rescue & Rehoming Society, or SNPERRS, more than 10 years ago in an effort to help.

Nevada Assembly OKs net metering bill

The Nevada Assembly passed a measure intended to make net metering a realistic choice for Silver State utility customers.

 
Coaches split on potential college basketball rules changes

The NCAA basketball rules committee decided against going to quarters, widening the lane and extending the 3-point line. Coaches are split on whether they prefer those potential changes.

Top area football recruits ready for busy summer

Numerous area football players have received early scholarship offers during the NCAA evaluation period that runs through May 31.

Loosen Up: NFL to allow some flair in celebrations

After years of limiting how players could celebrate following touchdowns, the league decided to loosen up its rules, allowing players to again use the football as a prop, celebrate as a group and roll around again if they choose.

No clear projections for cost of fracking ban in Nevada

A money committee heard conflicting, unpredictable projections Tuesday over how much revenue Nevada could lose if it imposes a ban on hydraulic fracking.

 
Officials lay out ‘freakout’ factor for Nevada fire season

Flooding may be the big concern in much of Nevada now, but the thoughts of state and federal officials on Tuesday were on fire. Specifically wildland fires and what 2017 will bring to the Silver State.

Utah Shakespeare Festival names new executive producer

Theater veteran Frank Mack officially joins festival management Sept. 1, but he plans to be in Cedar City in early July when the festival launches its 56th season, which runs from June 29 to Oct. 21.

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