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Sands COO: Feds want Internet gaming to get the taxes

The president and chief operating officer of Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp. said Friday he believes U.S. officials want Internet gaming to be legal so the Internal Revenue Service can collect taxes to fund a federal government whose spending is out of control.

Nevada GOP conventioneers upset that Sandoval won’t be there

Republicans who plan to attend this weekend’s Nevada GOP state convention are upset that Gov. Brian Sandoval is skipping the event and snubbing the party’s effort to offer pre-primary candidate endorsements.

 
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Lawmakers organizing support for A-10 Thunderbolt warhorse

A band of lawmakers announced Thursday they will organize in support of the A-10 Thunderbolt, a close-air support fighter the Pentagon wants to retire over the next five years.

Dining Pick of the Week: EAT

Chef Natalie Young has become a popular downtown personality. One reason is her philosophy of “good food for good people made with love in downtown Las Vegas.”

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Dining events and news from across the valley.

Judicial politics, Actos civil trial intersect

With a potential multibillion-dollar verdict hanging in the balance, the civil trial pitting two cancer victims against diabetes drug maker Takeda Pharmaceuticals continues this week in District Judge Kerry Earley’s courtroom.

Boulder City bypass project advances amid asbestos reporting concerns

Regional Transportation Commission members aren’t happy that it took the Nevada Department of Transportation nearly three months to move on the discovery of asbestos on the route of a highway project deemed one of the state’s most important.

Clark County School Board approves $2.2 billion budget

The Clark County School Board approved a $2.2 billion budget for the 2014-15 school year on Thursday that includes money for more teachers, assistant principals, deans, buses, school support staff and full-day kindergarten classrooms.

Nevada OSHA fines Summerlin Hospital in fatal TB outbreak

The Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Summerlin Hospital Medical Center for eight violations linked to a fatal tuberculosis outbreak last year.

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