NEVADA'S ECONOMY: Taxable sales plummet
Nevada's taxable sales took their worst nose dive in recent memory in May, continuing an extended skid that could affect indicators ranging from joblessness to state budgets. Taxable sales, which [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : July 30, 2009 |  Comments: (0)

Tax audits to rise with federal debt
DES MOINES, Iowa -- With the federal deficit topping a record $1 trillion and rapidly on its way to nearly doubling by this fall, the government desperately needs to squeeze out every tax dollar it [read more]
[ source ] http://www.rgj.com : July 20, 2009 |  Comments: (0)

CITY SPENDING: LV businesses dodge tax hike
Some business license fees and fines in the city of Las Vegas will increase next year, but the Las Vegas City Council nixed a pair of tax increases, agreeing with business leaders that the measures [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : July 16, 2009 |  Comments: (0)

More senior staff leave Nevada governor
Gov. Jim Gibbons has lost another two members of his senior staff, bringing to five the number of employees his 17-person office has lost in less than a month. It's the second major staff shakeup [read more]
[ source ] http://www.rgj.com : July 16, 2009 |  Comments: (0)

New state laws affect small business owner
On July 1, 2009 180 new state laws will take effect. And many will affect how we all do business in Nevada, at a time when a lot of people are struggling to make ends [read more]
[ source ] http://www.ktnv.com : July 6, 2009 |  Comments: (0)

CLARK COUNTY CENTENNIAL: Mural Depicts Clark County's Bent to Reinvent Itself
A mural that melds an imploding hotel with an orange-and-yellow racetrack hangs on the upper corner of a hulking brown wall, attracting as much curiosity as admiration. Not your typical artwork [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : July 1, 2009 |  Comments: (0)

Fees start today for taking Nevada driving test
Several changes take effect today at the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. The changes, mandated by the Legislature, include a new fee to take a driver's test, fewer required tests for new [read more]
[ source ] http://www.rgj.com : July 1, 2009 |  Comments: (0)

Uncertainty as Nevada state worker furloughs begin today
"The governor felt it was much easier for the citizens of the state and just a much more responsible way to handle it as a salary reduction," Burns said. Gibbons was concerned that some agencies [read more]
[ source ] http://www.rgj.com : July 1, 2009 |  Comments: (0)

Tight space pushes judges out of RJC
Because of a lack of space at the Regional Justice Center, two district judges will begin hearing cases in a building next door to the downtown courthouse. District Judges Abbi Silver and Kathleen [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : June 26, 2009 |  Comments: (0)

DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT: City hall suffers setback
Las Vegas' plans for a new city hall have become more expensive and possibly unaffordable, Mayor Oscar Goodman said Thursday, marking the second time in two days that one of his signature projects [read more]
[ source ] http://www.lvrj.com : June 19, 2009 |  Comments: (0)

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January 1, 2010 |  Comments: (0)

Oranges Without the Trees!
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The Truth Will Set You Free
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Hate Crime Prevention Act
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Legislative Re-Cap
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Silencing the Voice of the People
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