Nevada renews push to poach businesses from California

Talk about kicking a neighbor while he’s down: Nevada is spending $250,000 for an ad campaign that compares California legislators to talking chimps and tells business owners they can "kiss their assets goodbye" if they stay put.

It’s the latest salvo in a generally friendly rivalry that’s taken on a harder edge with both states among the recession’s hardest-hit areas and desperately fighting to stay afloat — California recently had to issue more than $1 billion in IOUs to survive a prolonged budget crisis while trying to slash a $26.3 billion debt.

By Michelle Rindels

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