Carson Now News (edition 184)

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Gov. Sandoval Signs Education Reform Bills Into Law
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 11:01am

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval today signed four public education reform bills into law, saying Nevada has “made great advancements on behalf of our schoolchildren.”
Sandoval signed Assembly Bills 225 and 229, and Senate Bills 197 and 212 into law.

Fishing Report for the week of June 15-21
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 11:00pm

CARSON CITY — Here is the fishing report for Northern Nevada, Northern California, and the Sierra for the week of June 15-June 21.

Longtime Nevada civil rights leader Mary Valencia Wilson dies at 66
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 4:03pm

By Andrew Barbano
RENO, Nev. — Longtime Nevada civil rights leader Mary Valencia Wilson, 66, died at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno shortly after midnight of Friday, June 10. She suffered from complications after a long battle with cancer.

Secretary Of State Orders Unlicensed Broker To Stop Offering Unregistered Investments
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 3:18pm

CARSON CITY – The securities administrator for Secretary of State Ross Miller is ordering a Las Vegas man to immediately stop selling or offering to sell unregistered securities until both he and the securities are legally licensed and registered with the state.
Leonard Benson and the Leonard Benson Company, which uses a mail drop address on West Sahara, was offering investments in “The Leonard Benson Private Gaming Fund” through the mail and through a website Benson operated. Benson’s website also offered courses in gambling strategy.

OurTown: Carson City Senior Center
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 2:48pm

Janice McIntosh talks about services provided by the Carson City Senior Center. On Thursday, you can help the Senior Center win a new truck for their Meals on Wheels program. To vote, go to Toyota's Facebook page, click on "Toyota 100 Cars for Good," click on “finalist” and go to “C” for “Carson City Senior Citizens Center,” where you can view the center's video. Only votes cast on June 16 count.

Power back up in Dayton
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 10:58am

Power has been restored in Dayton after an outage about 11 a.m. is affectied nearly 2,000 customers, according to NV Energy.Spokeswoman Faye Anderson said a bird got into a substation in equipment ...

Carson City Audit Committee meets today at 3 p.m.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 6:29am

The Carson City Audit Committee will be discussing the city's recently adopted strategic plan at its meeting today at 3 p.m. in the Sierra Room of the Community Center.

Also up for discussion will be the role of the city’s internal audit function including discussing goals and or objectives for the Audit Committee.

You can watch the live video of the meeting here. The agenda is below.

Senior tax breaks eliminated
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 3:01am

More than 16,600 Nevada seniors will see what, for them, amounts to a tax increase next year.For years, seniors have had the option of a tax refund on part of their property taxes or rent.That went...

NHP: Two Texas Motorists Killed in Lyon County Accident
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 2:34pm

Two motorists from Texas died in a vehicle accident this morning on Highway 50 Alternate Route eight miles east of Fernley, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.

Renee J. Upchurch, 53, and Esther Garza, 59, from San Diego, Texas, died as a result of injuries from the accident, said NHP Trooper Chuck Allen in a news release.

U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Nevada High Court, Upholds Nevada’s Ethics Law
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 1:08pm

CARSON CITY – The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld Nevada’s ethics law in a case involving a Sparks city councilman. The opinion reversed a ruling by the Nevada Supreme Court.
The court, in an 11-page opinion written by Justice Antonin Scalia, said Nevada’s ethics law does not impinge on elected officials’ free speech rights by imposing limits on when they can vote on public matters because of conflicts of interest.

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