THE SUNÕS MOST READ STORIES* 1. Lake Las Vegas: A shining lakeside oasis loses its luster. Residents questioning wisdom of investing in the community. 2. Alcohol sales lift resortsÕ spirits, but fewer free drinks given out. Booze was still big business on the Strip last year. 3. Fire captain accused of trying to lure children on Craigslist. The man was ...

CARSON CITY As the Nevada Legislature settled on a painful prescription of cuts and fees to solve the states budget crisis, lawmakers were not so subtly laying the foundation for the great tax debate of 2011, when the state will be staring into a much deeper abyss. When lawmakers convene less ...

As legislators and the governor negotiate a deal to balance the states battered budget, they are playing to two very distinct audiences: their fellow insiders in Carson City, who represent the states powerful interests and fund their campaigns, and the voting public, who will render the ultimate judgment on the job theyve ...

Gaming lobbyist Billy Vassiliadis stepped to the microphone Friday and forlornly said this to state legislators trying to close a massive budget deficit: Im sorry to say, this year, for the first time, we just cant help. Vassiliadis took pains to note that the ...