Archive for February, 2009
« Previous EntriesNevada to get less per person out of stimulus (Ely Times)
Saturday, February 28th, 2009The stimulus bill enacted on Tuesday of last week is supposed to give some relief to a nation battered by unemployment, home foreclosures and state budget shortfalls. Yet Nevada, where all of those problems are intense, is getting less help from the federal government than most other states on a per person basis.
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Nevada Opera meets its fundraising goal (AP via Yahoo! News)
Friday, February 27th, 2009The Nevada Opera will live to sing another day, thanks to donations from the Reno community.
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Obama Rejects Nuclear Waste Site in Nevada After 20-Year Fight (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
Friday, February 27th, 2009Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama will block the 20-year-old project to store U.S. nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada and devise a new solution, the Energy Department said.
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Nevada Assembly approves tax hike for hotel rooms (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Thursday, February 26th, 2009The Nevada Assembly for a tax increase of up to 3 percent on hotel rooms in the Las Vegas and Reno areas to help deal with the state’s widening budget crisis.
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Michigan sex offender found in Nevada jail (Detroit News)
Thursday, February 26th, 2009GREEN OAK TOWNSHIP — One of Michigan’s top 10 most wanted sex offenders, who has been at large for nearly 10 years has been found–behind bars in Reno, Nevada, officials said today.
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Nevada Senate endorses seat belt law (KTNV Las Vegas)
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009The Nevada Senate voted 12-9 Tuesday for a bill that allows police to stop any driver they believe isn’t wearing a seat belt.
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Nevada Assembly votes for higher room taxes (KTVN Reno)
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - The Nevada Assembly voted 35-7 Tuesday for a tax increase of up to 3% on hotel rooms in the Las Vegas and Reno areas to help deal with the state’s widening budget crisis.
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Nevada’s former state archivist honored (KTVN Reno)
Monday, February 23rd, 2009CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Nearly 300 people turned out for a dinner in Carson City honoring Guy Rocha, who retired early this month after serving 28 years as Nevada’s state archivist.
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Nevada Legislature opens 4th week (KTVN Reno)
Monday, February 23rd, 2009CARSON CITY (AP) - Nevada lawmakers start their fourth week of the 2009 session on Monday with a review of a plan to create a forced savings account so there’s more stability in the state budget, now being hammered by a global economic downturn.
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Wells, Nevada still rebuilding one year after big earthquake (KTVB Boise)
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009BOISE — One year ago today a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck near Wells, Nevada — leaving much of the small town in shambles. We spoke with community leaders there to find out how the rebuilding process is going.
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