Topic: Nevada
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tax revenues of U.S. state and local governments rose in the third quarter, the U.S. Census said on Tuesday, marking the eighth straight quarter of growth and heralding the promise of continued economic recovery in areas where revenues collapsed ...
OPTIMISM IS NOTHING NEWSouthern Nevada is experiencing the end of its four-year economic decline and has begun to show economic growth, with "slight upward" job gains on the horizon due to an ongoing increase in tourism, said Stephen Brown, director of UNLV's ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of families collecting cash welfare benefits rose during the longest and deepest economic downturn in the United States since the Great Depression, the U.S. Census said on Thursday.Caseloads in the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program ...
Governor's Conference is revived after hiatusIt's been nearly four years since the Governor's Conference on Tourism made an appearance in Las Vegas.Not coincidentally, that's roughly the same time frame as the span of the Great Recession and former Gov. Jim Gibbons' term ...
Entrepreneurial spirit needed to weather economic uglinessAt first blush, Kat Toussaint is, above all else, a hairstylist, among the legion of workers - most of them women - toiling in the business of beauty in Las Vegas. She is one of about ...
The debate on the state's economy has skirted the issues for too longFor decades, Nevada's economy had a reputation for being bulletproof. It quickly rebounded from any economic downturn and continued to grow. A decade ago, Nevada was dealing with the slump ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Poverty rates increased in almost all U.S. states and the District of Columbia over the course of the economic recession, with the worst spike in the South, according to a congressional report released on Monday.In the South the number ...
Only 37 state workers lose jobs in new budgetCARSON CITY - A fifth round of budget cuts will take effect today, as the state implements the budget passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor. To hear the chorus of elected ...
Southern Nevada could look to Salt Lake City, Provo, Denver and Colorado Springs, Colo., as models of diverse economies. The four are among the strongest in the region despite the three-year recession, with their increased dependence on health care, high technology, manufacturing ...
Brookings study should prompt Las Vegas to diversify its economyThe latest economic snapshot of the Intermountain West from Brookings Mountain West, a collaboration of the Brookings Institution think tank and UNLV, offered further evidence of the dire need for Southern Nevada leaders ...
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Ron Paul Energetic Speech In Nevada ...
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Nevada Caucus 2012 Preview
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Republicans pitch Nevada, where audience is ...
The race to determine which Republican will challenge US President ...2012-02-04
