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March 12, 2010 KNPR's State of Nevada
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Voices of the Unemployed: The longest line nowadays seems to be the job line. Over 187,000 Nevadans are out of work. We talk to a few of them about what they're doing to find a job and how they're surviving.

If you have a story about being unemployed, send us an e-mail at son@knpr.org. More here.
Food writers Max Jacobson and John Curtas join us again. They bring us a preview of "Vegas Uncork'd" and find out what it's like keeping an eye on the seventeen (!) restaurants at Aria. Then they go head-to-head in another round of "Eat It or Beat It."

But first, Mayor Oscar Goodman wants to fire every city employee and then rehire them for a shorter work week.

That's just one idea the mayor has floated as a solution the city's $70,000,000 budget deficit if the city's unions dont agree to wage concessions.

And the biannual Neon Reverb Music Festival is taking place this week around downtown Las Vegas. We talk with Las Vegas City Life Arts and Entertainment Editor, Mike Prevatt about the can't miss performances this weekend and the budding indie music scene in Las Vegas.

The Mayor and City Manager Betsy Fretwell will join us to take your phone calls and emails about the city's plan that could see up 146 people lose their jobs.

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KNPR's State of Nevada is the essential public affairs broadcast to understand what's happening here. Newsmakers and experts give context to local issues; discussion and profile interviews explore the unique character - and characters - of our region. KNPR's State of Nevada is a daily conversation about this place we call home. Broadcast weekdays at 9 a.m., encore at 8 p.m.
For the last couple of months we've been assessing the direction and structure of KNPR's State of Nevada. This six year old public affairs project represents a major commitment of resources at Nevada Public Radio, so we're taking a few weeks to continue this review process and plan for the future. During this review KNPR's State of Nevada will be a one-hour program.
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March 11, 2010
He's flown F-16s and other fighter jets. He's run an air force base, a test range and a solar facility. And it turns out he's a 5-time champion on Jeopardy. The commander of Nellis Air Force Base joins us for a look back at his time in Las Vegas and the Air Force's role in the current war.

Then, dead men tell no tales... but their bodies do. Clark County Coroner Mike Murphy steps into our studios to talk about corpses, and how he solves the mysteries of how they died. Tune in, as we find out what goes on in the morgue.

And, it's a real conspiracy. But the main players in the medical mafia case have all pleaded guilty to lesser charges to avoid the conspiracy charges. But who are these men and how did they come to be trying to rig the medical malpractice business in Southern Nevada?
March 10, 2010
Ricci Kilgore was 19 and aiming for a spot on the Olympic pole vault team, when a car accident crushed that dream. But that didn't stop Ricci. She's now heading to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Paralympics, and she's got a new dream: gold on the ski slopes.

UNLV is facing deep budget cuts as a result of the special legislative session. University officials have identified the 20 most expensive programs at UNLV and seven of those could be eliminated completely. We talk with the deans of two of those departments and a Nevada regent about how deep the cuts will go as well as the process of choosing who gets the axe.
March 09, 2010
Last week, Moody's rated Nevada the only state in the country still sinking further into recession.

And on Monday the state reported that unemployment in Clark County remains stuck near 14%.

So, how long will this record unemployment plague the Southern Nevada economy? And will it force some Nevadans to move back home, wherever that might be?

We look at the future of the economy and employment in Southern Nevada
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