Carson Now News (edition 184)

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 3:00am

Some Nevada hospitals are backing a Democratic plan for a new business tax as an alternative to Medicaid cuts they say have left their profession "in critical condition."Sunrise Health System Pr...

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 3:00am

Members of the legislative money committees on Tuesday rejected the governor's proposed "Silver State Works" program.The original idea was to put $10 million into a prototype project using state...

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 11:37pm

Last week, I wrote about all kinds of interesting, geographic information about my home town of Carson City.
This week, I am writing about all kinds of interesting, geographic information about the United States.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 11:15pm

Here is the Northern Nevada, Northern California and Southern Oregon fishing report for the week of May 18-25:

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 8:11pm

By the Nevada Department of Wildlife
Despite excellent game surveys, good precipitation and increasing populations of deer, the Nevada State Board of Wildlife Commissioners voted to reduce the allocation of mule deer buck tags statewide at its May 14 meeting in Reno.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 4:18pm

CARSON CITY — Senate Republicans gave new meaning to the legislative jargon “floor debate” today.
Several lawmakers sat on the floor outside their offices today as they talked to activists who have been camping on the Capitol lawn since yesterday night in support of new revenue.
The impromptu, hour-long debate featured a variety of popular budget topics including teacher pay, textbooks in schools, higher education tuition and taxes.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 2:23pm

CARSON CITY — Since the governor did not like their last redistricting plan, Democrats are trying again with revisions to their redistricting maps.
Gov. Brian Sandoval earlier vetoed the Democratic plan for the boundaries of political districts, which must be redrawn every 10 years according to U.S. Census demographic data.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 12:59pm

Troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol-Major Accident Investigation Team are still piecing together the seven-vehicle crash that happened on Highway 395 near Jacks Valley Road in Douglas County Monday that sent several to the hospital and shut down southbound traffic on HIghway 395 for four hours.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 12:13pm

CARSON CITY – A proposal by Gov. Brian Sandoval to transfer the state share of operating the mental health courts to the counties was rejected by Democrat lawmakers today, creating another $6 million hole in the upcoming two-year budget that starts July 1.
The party-line vote by members of the Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees came after repeated testimony from advocates for the courts since the session began that they would close without continued state support because of fiscal problems facing the counties.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 12:13pm

CARSON CITY – A proposal by Gov. Brian Sandoval to transfer the state share of operating the mental health courts to the counties was rejected by Democrat lawmakers today, creating another $6 million hole in the upcoming two-year budget that starts July 1.
The party-line vote by members of the Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees came after repeated testimony from advocates for the courts since the session began that they would close without continued state support because of fiscal problems facing the counties.