Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval
Nevada governor signs bill decriminalizing syringes
Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/19/2013 - 8:17amNevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed a new bill legalizing needle exchange programs and nonprescription pharmacy sales in Nevada.
Carson City schools chief among Nevada governor's Board of Education picks
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 3:40pm
Carson City School District Superintendent Richard Stokes was among four non-voting members appointed Monday by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval to the State Board of Education. Two voting members were also appointed — Stavan Corbett of Clark County and Freeman Holbrook of Washoe County.
“Today’s appointments are the next steps in reforming the governance of K-12 education in our state, a process I began during the 2011 Legislative session,” Gov. Sandoval said. “Working to deliver the best education to our state’s children must be our highest priority.”
Hug High School graduate Jonathan Blunk among those killed in Colorado mass shooting
Submitted by editor on Sat, 07/21/2012 - 4:15pmNevada Governor Brian Sandoval made a statement on Saturday to the family of a Sparks man, among 12 killed in the Friday's Aurora, Colo., movie theater mass shooting.
MyNews4.com reports Jonathan Blunk, a 2004 graduate of Hug High School, was a victim in Friday's deadly shooting.
NDOW Director Ken Mayer receives national honor
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 11:42pmBy the Nevada Department of Wildlife
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada Department of Wildlife director Ken Mayer has been named a co-recipient of the 2011 Secretary’s Honor Award, the most prestigious award given by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (USDA).
Mayer received this honor for his role as a partner on the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Sage-Grouse Initiative Team.
Gov. Sandoval speaks at Sierra Lutheran High School ceremony
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 5:56pm
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval commended Sierra Lutheran High School's strong academic program and its overall approach to education during his special address at the school's Campus Consecration & Open House event yesterday.
Before an estimated audience of over 400 students, parents, and community members, Sandoval traced SLHS's success to the words of Matthew 7:24, "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock."
Governor Sandoval Reads to Students at Spread the Word Nevada's Adopted School
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 1:37pm
At the request of Spread the Word Nevada, a local children's literacy nonprofit group, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval flew in from Carson City to Las Vegas on March 31 to read at Cambeiro Elementary School.
This was his last stop after visiting three other schools in Las Vegas, which concluded the governor's reading tour as part of Read Across America and Nevada Reading Month. During his first school visit in Reno on March 2 Sandoval signed a proclamation declaring March 2011 Nevada Reading Month.
