Ex-gaming board chairman Lipparelli chosen for Nevada Senate

LAS VEGAS — Clark County commissioners have unanimously selected former Nevada Gaming Control Board chairman Mark Lipparelli to fill a vacant state Senate seat. Commissioners made the decision Tuesday, after receiving a dozen applications for former state Sen. Mark Hutchison’s post. Candidates had to be a Republican, like Hutchison, and live in Senate District 6 in Las Vegas. Hutchison was elected lieutenant governor in November and offic