International Business News - Nevada http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Key Nevada lawmakers and Gov. Jim Gibbons agreed on a short-term solution to an increasing revenue shortfall that has created a $1.5 billion hole in the state's $6.8 billion two-year budget. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/nev-lawmakers-gov-reach-short-term-budget-fix.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:12:47 EST Nevada merchants saw a 5.2 percent drop in taxable sales statewide, but there were some bright spots to an otherwise dour Nevada Department of Taxation report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/nevada-sales-decline-5-2-percent-in-september.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:33:46 EST The lieutenant governor of Nevada says the state attorney general's office intends to have him indicted over how he handled a college savings program as state treasurer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/nevadas-no-2-says-indictment-planned-for-him.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:57:50 EST Nevada's unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent in October, its highest level since early 1985, as more than 105,000 Nevadans were out of work, according to a report released Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/nevada-jobless-rate-climbs-to-7-6-percent-in-oct.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:16:04 EST A man named by authorities as a figure in the drug ring kidnapping of a 6-year-old Nevada boy was indicted on an immigration charge Wednesday by a federal grand jury, the U.S. attorney's office said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/immigration-indictment-issued-in-nev-abduction.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:04:31 EST Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons, cleared by the Justice Department in a corruption investigation that clouded half of his first term, said Monday his "thoughts remain open" to suing the person whose accusations led to the probe. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/nevada-governor-may-sue-accuser-over-federal-probe.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:14:30 EST The grandfather of a 6-year-old Nevada boy who was abducted last month was accused Monday of squirreling away millions of dollars skimmed from a U.S.-Mexico drug smuggling operation using a hidden compartment in a recreational vehicle. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/2-face-racketeering-charges-in-nev-abduction.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:50:11 EST The grandfather of a 6-year-old boy who was abducted for four days was due in federal court Monday to face a racketeering charge, the U.S. Attorney's office said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/2-due-in-federal-court-in-vegas-boys-abduction.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:28:25 EST Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons, cleared by the Justice Department in a corruption investigation that clouded half of his first term, said Monday his "thoughts remain open" to suing the person whose accusations led to the probe. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/attorney-says-fbi-probe-clears-nevada-gov-gibbons.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:33:43 EST Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons, whose first term has been marred by an FBI corruption investigation, has been cleared of wrongdoing and will not be charged in the probe, his attorney said Sunday night. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081102/attorney-nevada-gov-gibbons-cleared-in-fbi-probe.htm Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:50:45 EST The mother of a 6-year-old boy who was abducted from her home this month had gone to police after she got a warning note in July but was told that there was no imminent threat and that she should buy a shotgun, her lawyer said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/lawyer-defends-actions-of-mother-in-nev-abduction.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:06:12 EDT A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a man authorities had arrested on suspicion of a weapons violation as they investigated the abduction of a 6-year-old boy by two men posing as police officers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/prosecutor-says-feds-take-over-nev-abduction-case.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:30:02 EDT Nevada merchants had an increase in sales in August--but it was only on paper as a result of previous sales finally being reported under a tax amnesty program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/sales-for-nevada-merchants-increase-in-august.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:08:54 EDT Congressman Jon Porter is keenly aware of the shifting political sands of his southern Nevada district. Democratic registration has surged. Since the Republican legislator was first elected in 2002, Democrats have added 50,000 voters to their rolls in Nevada's 3rd District. The party now boasts a 30,000-voter lead over Republicans. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/161719-nevada-house-race.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/gop-congressman-running-in-changing-nev-district.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/gop-congressman-running-in-changing-nev-district.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:16:35 EDT Republicans are going after Barack Obama's record on crime and punishment in a new mail piece accusing the Democratic presidential candidate of being "soft on crime." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/157764-obama-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/gop-says-obama-soft-on-crime.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/gop-says-obama-soft-on-crime.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:57:46 EDT A man detained in the investigation of a 6-year-old boy's abduction can be held a week longer while prosecutors consider filing a weapons charge, a judge decided Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/10k-bail-set-for-man-held-in-nev-abduction-probe.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:05:24 EDT A man jailed since last week on a weapons charge was named as another "person of interest" in the kidnapping of a 6-year-old boy in Las Vegas. Jose Lopez-Buelna, 48, was arrested Friday during a raid on a Las Vegas residence in the investigation of the abduction of Cole Puffinburger, police said in a statement Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/156966-nevada-boy-abducted.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/grandfather-woman-held-as-witnesses-in-kidnapping.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/grandfather-woman-held-as-witnesses-in-kidnapping.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:23:38 EDT Nevada's unemployment rate rose to 7.3 percent in September, its highest level in 23 years, as more than 102,000 Nevadans were out of work, according to a report released Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/nevadas-jobless-rate-climbs-in-september.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:47:44 EDT A grandfather and a woman in California were ordered detained as witnesses Monday in the investigation of the kidnapping of a 6-year-old boy in Las Vegas, but little was disclosed about what information they may have. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/156452-addition-nevada-boy-abducted.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/abducted-las-vegas-boy-is-returned-to-his-father.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/abducted-las-vegas-boy-is-returned-to-his-father.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:22:20 EDT A 6-year-old boy abducted from his home at gunpoint was safe in his father's custody Sunday as police tried to untangle any ties the youngster's family had to the Mexican drug dealers suspected of taking him. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/155741-addition-nevada-boy-abducted.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081019/police-focusing-on-3-in-las-vegas-boys-abduction.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081019/police-focusing-on-3-in-las-vegas-boys-abduction.htm Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:52:49 EDT