WEEK IN REVIEW: Top news

Planners from the federal General Services Administration wanted their 2010 training conference at the M Resort in Henderson to be "over the top," and they certainly got their wish.

The event, which government auditors now say cost $823,000, led to the resignation of GSA Commissioner Martha Johnson. Two other officials were fired, and four others have been placed on leave.

But any hope that the controversy might quickly fade were dashed Thursday, when a video from the conference surfaced showing a GSA worker performing a parody song dotted with jokes about spending freely on computers, employee bonuses and vacations.

The Obama administration quickly appointed a new GSA chief, who has since taken steps to cancel several upcoming conferences, including one that was scheduled for September -- at the M Resort.

MONDAY

DESAI SEEKS DISMISSAL

Dipak Desai's lawyers want a judge to dismiss the doctor's criminal charges stemming from the hepatitis C outbreak.

They argue prosecutors violated the physician's constitutional rights and didn't present evidence linking the hepatitis C infections of patients to the actions of Desai and his clinic staff.

Prosecutors will get a chance to respond in writing.

TUESDAY

OVERHEAD CHARGES

Allegiant, the Las Vegas-based airline, decided to charge passengers as much as $35 to store a bag in an overhead bin.

It sent out an email to employees outlining the move last week but let passengers know by reconfiguring its website to include the new charge.

Passengers wailed at the fee.

WEDNESDAY

BEERS SEATED, VOTES NO

Just minutes into his first meeting as a member of the Las Vegas City Council, conservative former lawmaker Bob Beers was dishing out quips and casting a skeptical eye toward politically popular spending proposals.

He later joined Councilman Bob Coffin, another former state legislator, in voting against issuing $8.5 million in bonds to pay for reopening F Street under Interstate 15.

Beers and Coffin were the only "no" votes, going against the council majority and many residents in the largely black neighborhood near the closed portion of the street.

THURSDAY

ZIPPING DOWN THE STRIP

For visitors who think walking from Luxor to Excalibur is a little too, well, pedestrian, MGM Resorts International has come up with its own version of rapid transit.

The owner of both Strip resorts has commissioned plans to connect them with a zigzag of three zip lines, the highest of which would launch from the apex of the Luxor pyramid and land at the roof of the tram station at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue.

The proposal will be reviewed by county planners and the Federal Aviation Administration.

FRIDAY

STILL NO CHARGES

District Attorney Steve Wolfson again decided not to seek criminal charges against a Henderson police sergeant who was caught kicking a man in the head during a traffic stop.

Sgt. Brett Seekatz was caught on a dashboard camera kicking Adam Greene during a 2010 stop. Officers initially suspected Greene was driving drunk, but discovered he was in a state of diabetic shock.

In a five-page report posted on Clark County's website Friday afternoon, Wolfson said his decision came after he acquired the police reports into the incident, studied the department's policies and assembled nine other lawyers on his staff to review the case.