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McCain, others change their tune on sports wagering

The odds are good even the most perceptive bookmaker didn’t see this turnaround coming: U.S. Sen. John McCain speaking out in favor of expanding legalized sports betting in America.

United Airlines to cut jobs at Reno, other airports

United Airlines will outsource about 1,150 positions at Reno and 15 other airports across the country, but reached tentative agreements with its union to keep another 800 jobs in-house that also had been under scrutiny, a company spokesman said Friday.

Nevada average pay increases but can’t match inflation

The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reported Friday that the average weekly statewide wage in the third quarter was up from 2013.

Let us celebrate Tark in lights

Whether they dim the neon or have the marquees shout “Reb-els, Reb-els,” there’s no doubt Jerry Tarkanian’s best basketball teams ranked with Sinatra and Elvis in the Las Vegas pantheon of entertainment. He deserves to have his name in lights one more time.

Nevada board gives up supermajority rule for switching unions

A state board overseeing worker elections of unions said it will change its 13-year-old policy that a supermajority is needed for one union to oust another, noting that it was “a failed experiment.”

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Nevada lawmakers tell treasurer his budget proposal is embarrassing

State Treasurer Dan Schwartz on Thursday ran into a bipartisan buzz saw of lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee who called his alternative budget proposal embarrassing and politically motivated.

Northern Nevada land bill couples development, scenic wilderness

A bill submitted to Congress on Thursday would realign federal lands in Douglas County in Northern Nevada, opening some for development while creating a 12,330-acre scenic wilderness.

Miller should have pursued Dane more aggressively

Let’s hope Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske takes a more skeptical approach to Tony Dane than her predecessor, Ross Miller did.

Nevada high court reverses Citizen Outreach decision

In a rare error, the Nevada Supreme Court issued a new 5-2 order Wednesday in favor of Citizen Outreach in a case involving election fliers and whether the conservative political group had to disclose who paid for them.

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