New city hall bonds have given project stimulating effect

Nov. 17, 2009

By Sam Skolnik

President Barack Obama’s federal stimulus bill might bail out Mayor Oscar Goodman’s new city hall project. In recent weeks each of the three major rating agencies, Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, gave the city hall financing plan their fourth-highest rating — increasing the likelihood that the city will be able to raise the $179 million needed for the project.

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19 citizens' goal: What should Nevada be in 20 years?

Nov. 16, 2009

By Cy Ryan

Nineteen citizens have been selected by a legislative committee to draw a road map of where Nevada should be in five, 10 and 20 years in commerce, education, health and human services, infrastructure and public safety.

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Joe Biden visit signals hard race for Dina Titus

Nov. 16, 2009

By Michael Mishak

Bracing for a tough election cycle in 2010, the White House sent Vice President Joe Biden to Las Vegas Sunday to boost the campaign coffers of Democratic Rep. Dina Titus.

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Police probe of clinic cases in hepatitis outbreak nears end

Nov. 16, 2009

By Jeff German

At long last, Metro Police are winding down one of the Las Vegas Valley’s most complicated and anticipated criminal investigations in recent years.

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Just getting health care bill to floor will be tough for Reid

Nov. 15, 2009

By Lisa Mascaro

To understand just how difficult it is to get anything done in the Senate, a dose of history can help. Long before President Lyndon B. Johnson became champion of civil rights, he was during his early years as majority leader a key Senate architect in obstructing civil rights legislation that many of his fellow Democrats desperately wanted to pass.

Running the state revenue structure meeting through a truth filter

Nov. 15, 2009

By Jon Ralston

If only someone spiked the java with truth serum before Thursday’s meeting of the Subcommittee to Conduct a Review of Nevada’s Revenue Structure, which will appoint members of the Nevada Vision Stakeholder Group (what’s in a name?).

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In Nevada, nuclear raises touchy issues

Nov. 14, 2009

By Stephanie Tavares

Nevada’s long-standing common sense argument against Yucca Mountain has been that the state doesn’t even have a nuclear plant, so it would be patently wrong to force it to be the nuke dump site for the rest of the nation. That line might not be valid in the future, however. Ely is considering going nuclear.

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Vice president to be in Las Vegas for Dina Titus fundraiser

Nov. 13, 2009

By Michael Mishak

Vice President Joe Biden will visit Las Vegas this weekend to give a financial boost to the campaign of Rep. Dina Titus.

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Shanghai’s maglev: Flying with both feet on the ground

Nov. 13, 2009

By Marshall Allen

There’s something about 267 mph that gets the adrenaline pumping. I’m speeding through the outskirts of Shanghai on a maglev train and watching a digital speedometer — measuring kilometers per hour — tick rapidly upward: 146, 147, 148 ... I’m in the maglev’s front car with six Japanese tourists. It’s climbing faster than I can take notes and is now up to 225.

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Stimulus job-count guidelines frustrate

Nov. 13, 2009

By David McGrath Schwartz

Forgive the average citizen if the federal stimulus does not appear as transparent as promised. The federal government says the stimulus has directly created or saved 5,658 jobs in Nevada. The state puts it at 5,080. Sen. Harry Reid’s office says it’s 6,134.

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More evidence of a broken tax system

Nov. 13, 2009

By Jon Ralston

The Pew report, though thorough and insightful, breaks no new ground for those familiar with Nevada’s financial cataclysm.

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Challenge to Nevada personhood initiative expected

Nov. 12, 2009

By Cy Ryan

CARSON CITY – A suit has been filed in district court to stop a proposed constitutional amendment to that would prohibit abortions and affect decisions by people who want to die.

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Prison chief: 7 staff members accused of felonies

Nov. 12, 2009

By Cy Ryan

CARSON CITY – Inmates in the Nevada state prison system aren’t the only ones who have had brushes with the law. There have been seven felony arrests of prison staff in recent months. One of the officers was charged with armed robbery and attempted assault on a law enforcement officer.

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Las Vegan to run against Rep. Dean Heller in House race

Nov. 12, 2009

The Associated Press

Jack Schofield, a Nevada regent and former state lawmaker, has announced his intent to run against Republican Rep. Dean Heller for Nevada's 2nd Congressional District seat.

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County budget cuts expected, but how much?

Nov. 12, 2009

By Joe Schoenmann

County budget crunchers delivered a prediction Tuesday that might spur department chiefs to look harder for ways to save money. The county’s eye-opener was a projected budget deficit of $129 million next fiscal year, which begins July 1. With the average county employee earning about $90,000 annually in salary and benefits, the county would have to lay off about 1,400 of its 12,000 employees to reach $129 million.

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