By ALAN CHOATE/ RJ
It’s the Culinary union’s fault that a dispute over proposed ballot measures has dragged on to the eve of the June 2 election, according to a brief filed today by the city of Las Vegas. Because of that, the Nevada Supreme Court should not fast-track a hearing over whether the city must put those measures on the ballot, it states.
Furthermore, the brief states, there are important legal issues at stake that should not be decided hastily.
By PAUL HARASIM and BRIAN HAYNES/ RJ
By JENNIFER ROBISON / RJ
We’re running out of words to describe the sustained slide in Nevada’s taxable sales.
The 18.9 percent statewide skid in February and Clark County’s 19.6 percent drop not only were the worst yet of the 16-month-old recession, they looked to be the biggest annual decreases in Nevada’s modern history.
By ED VOGEL/ RJ CAPITAL BUREAU
