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Resilient Rosie’s Den betting big on comeback after disastrous fire

WHITE HILLS, Ariz. – It had gotten to the point where Brad Larsen, the owner of Rosie’s Den south of Hoover Dam, was starting to daydream about what it would be like to win with one of the Powerball lottery tickets he sells for a living; the losses from the fire were just too great.

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State: No to tax collection on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

The state Tax Commission on Monday turned down Treasurer Kate Marshall’s request that Nevada begin collecting real property transfer taxes on mortgages guaranteed by the federal Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac companies.

Nevada allowed to spend remaining federal highway funds

Nevada was given the green light on Friday to spend $673,000 in federal funds left over from a highway project in Henderson.
The money was allocated by Congress in a 2004 spending bill as part of a $5 million earmark to help build the “Henderson Spaghetti Bowl” interchange at Interstates 215 and 515.

New EPA rule could extend life of Nevada coal-fired plant

A coal-burning power plant 50 miles north of Las Vegas has been granted new life by federal regulators one week after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared it a “dirty relic” that should be shut down.

Adelson lawsuit alleges libel by Jewish Democratic group

Las Vegas Sands Corps. Chairman Sheldon Adelson, a major Republican campaign donor, on Wednesday filed a lawsuit accusing the group of falsely claiming he approved of prostitution in his Macau casinos.

Two Nevada solar projects put on federal fast track

WASHINGTON – Two solar projects planned on federal and tribal lands in Clark County are being put on a fast track as part of the Obama administration’s latest push behind green energy in the West.