FILE - In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020 file photo Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak speaks during a news conference at the Sawyer State Building in Las Vegas. Sisolak on Friday, March 20, 2020, followed governors of states including California, New York and Illinois in imposing near-lockdowns on restaurants and other businesses to keep millions of people inside except for essentials and exercise. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP,File)
March 21, 2020
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March 21, 2020 5:19 p.m.
Las Vegas mayor, Nevada governor spar over casino closures
LAS VEGAS (AP) — While Nevada's governor joined other U.S. officials invoking extraordinary measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the mayor of Las Vegas is pushing back against a shutdown of the casinos that power the city and the state economy.