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Vegas Blues: Mayor May Fire Workers, Then Rehire at Fewer Hours
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyHere's an idea for weathering hard times in Sin City. If municipal employees won't work for less in Las Vegas, let's fire everyone and rehire them as part-timers. That's what Mayor Oscar Goodman came up with on Wednesday as a way to deal with a $70 million budget gap and avoid the chopping block for 146 city workers. Vegas has been hard hit by the recession as penny-pinching consumers avoid the gaming tables. "I'm trying to save jobs -- if it's a strong-arm tactic, so be it," Goodman said, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "If it's legal, I'm going to propose it to the ...
Las Vegas Mayor Demands Apology From President Obama
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailySin City Mayor Oscar Goodman is raising a stink over President Obama's remarks at Monday's town hall, and he's betting the President will fold under pressure:Obama made the remarks Monday during a town hall meeting in Elkhart, Ind... "You can't get corporate jets, you can't go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayer's dime," Obama said. ...Goodman said Obama's remarks at the town hall meeting were unwarranted. "That's outrageous, and he owes us an apology," he said. "He owes us a retraction."I've asked if the President intends to apologize, not just to Vegas, but ...
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