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Water, Growth Ballot Questions Axed
Washoe County voters will not see any advisory questions on the Nov. 4 ballot about importing water or "leap frog" annexations, after commissioners rejected two questions proposed Tuesday. Those [read more]
[ source ] http://www.rgj.com : March 12, 2008
Pricey Desai Dumped by Hospital
University Medical Center on Tuesday canceled its contract with Dr. Dipak Desai, whose clinic is at the center of the nation's largest hepatitis C scare. While that means the man who oversaw unsafe [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lasvegassun.com : March 12, 2008
Does Party have Reid Over a Pork Barrel?
Sen. Harry Reid stands by his earmarks the way a certain country singer stood by her man. But his old-school approach is bumping up against Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lasvegassun.com : March 12, 2008
Blockbusters, Business Hit the Strip
Las Vegas lives up to its sometimes-wishful "Hollywood East" nickname this week as the annual ShoWest convention and trade show attracts movie industry movers and shakers, from world-famous faces to [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : March 11, 2008
Test Site Claim Heard
After seven years of wrangling and denials by federal agencies, former Nevada Test Site worker John Funk has Labor Department officials backpedaling to resolve his compensation claim for exposure to [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : March 11, 2008
Pharmaceuticals In Valley Tap Water
The Southern Nevada Water Authority uses one of the most advanced treatment methods available, but three different pharmaceuticals still show up in valley tap water in minuscule concentrations. The [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : March 11, 2008
Stocks Up Sharply After Fed Credit Plan
Wall Street rebounded sharply Tuesday after the Federal Reserve and other central banks said they will pump $200 billion into the financial markets to help ease the strain from the credit crisis. The [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : March 11, 2008
Economic Slump? Not here.
Despite recessionary trends in the national economy, the Southern Nevada Index of Leading Economic Indicators reached a record high of 133.93 in February, though more data series showed declines than [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : March 11, 2008
Indicator of Jobless Decreases
Nevada unemployment in January dropped slightly, to 5.5 percent, but remains a full percentage point above the 4.5 percent rate of January 2007, the state announced Monday. Though pleased by the [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : March 11, 2008
Gibbons Declines Call for Clinic Inspections
More money for state health inspections isn't necessarily the way to address Nevada's growing problem with unsafe sanitary practices at surgical centers across the state, Gov. Jim Gibbons said [read more]
[ source ] http://www.rgj.com : March 11, 2008
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