Nevada on Wednesday July 01, 2009

NV: Judge green-lights suit against Gibbons
By Jeff German, Las Vegas Sun
Chief U.S. District Judge Roger Hunt is refusing to toss out Chrissy Mazzeo's civil rights lawsuit. In a 27-page decision this week, Hunt dismissed some of Mazzeo's claims, but allowed her to move forward with the suit. The former cocktail waitress alleges that several people conspired with Jim Gibbons on a cover-up after his encounter with Mazzeo outside a Las Vegas restaurant less than a month before his gubernatorial election.
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NV: Board extends coverage to domestic partners of state employees
By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun
By a 5-3 vote, the board that governs the state health insurance system has agreed to extend coverage to domestic partners of government and university system employees.
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NV: Montandon takes aim at Gibbons
By Molly Ball, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Red in the face and drenched in sweat, the man who would be governor trotted into his campaign headquarters Tuesday evening.
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Financial crisis torments states
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer
(Updated 11:29 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2009)

California may begin issuing IOUs this week because of the state’s unresolved budget crisis. But government disruptions were averted at least temporarily in five other states that missed a July 1 deadline for closing billion-dollar budget gaps.
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NV: Court moves to mediate -- foreclosure hearings coming
By Ed Vogel, Las Vegas Review-Journal
The court action put into effect a law passed by the 2009 Legislature.
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NV: Drivers test to cost $25 for first-timers
By Ed Vogel, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Teenagers and older people heading to the Department of Motor Vehicles to take driving tests better carry a little extra cash. Starting today, the DMV will charge $25 for the initial test for people applying for a permit to drive. Those who fail will have to pay $10 for a retest.
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NV: Nevada Supreme Court OKs foreclosure program rules
By Brendan Riley, The Associated Press, Nevada Appeal (Carson City)
The state Supreme Court voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt rules governing confidential meetings between homeowners and lenders that could head off foreclosures.
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NV: How state furloughs will work, for now
By Staff Writers, Las Vegas Sun
With state employees set to take their first furlough days this week, the Personnel Department adopted emergency regulations governing the unpaid time off.
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US: Colorado the least obese state
By Lauren Neergaard, The Associated Press, The Denver Post
WASHINGTON—Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.
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US: Some hard-hit states get less stimulus
By Louise Radnofsky, The Wall Street Journal
Some of the states worst hit by the recession are getting far less federal economic-stimulus money per person than states faring better.
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