Gov. Jim Gibbons would consider reducing the number of tax deductions available to the mining industry to help close a state budget shortfall estimated at $871 million, a spokesman said Monday.
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Supplemental pay added $155 million to Clark County’s labor costs last year while the economy sank into a deeper recession, according to a new report ordered by county commissioners.
CARSON CITY — A four-day work week and cutting state agency spending by 10 percent are some of the ways that Gov. Jim Gibbons wants to use to reduce spending by $871 million and balance state government’s budget.
President Barack Obama will hold a public “town hall” meeting at a high school, tout job creation in a speech at CityCenter and attend a $1 million Democratic fundraiser in a visit this week that comes after he twice singled out Las Vegas as a place not to spend money during economic hard times.
The Complete Las Vegan: A personal invitation to President Obama
Text messaging: Is there anything it can’t do? Local trial attorney Ed Bernstein sees texting as a way to attract younger consumers. Hmm … hiring a lawyer becomes: “SLIP ANDFELL ON STAREZ. LOLZ!!!!!! NEED U 2 SUE 4 ME!!!!!!!!!!!! :-D”
WASHINGTON — South Carolina’s governor is protesting the Obama administration’s planned termination of the Yucca Mountain Project, including asking the state’s attorney general to “pursue every legal action possible” to stop the shutdown.
Las Vegas Little Theatre’s “Bug” is one boring little critter. And what’s so frustrating is that it doesn’t deserve to be.
NEW YORK — Celine Dion’s upcoming movie, “Celine: Through the Eyes of the World,” does more than highlight her performances during her recent world tour; it also allows fans rare glimpses of her offstage life.
When times get tough, even veteran basketball coaches can blow up under pressure. After a rough week for UNLV that included a pair of 10-point losses, coach Lon Kruger shows no signs of getting rattled.