Carson Now News (edition 217)

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Sandoval Defends Secrecy, Tax Breaks Needed To Lure Apple To Northern Nevada

Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 3:36pm

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval today defended the secretive process that led to a

Taxable sales down 11.5 percent in Carson City in April

Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 2:44pm

Carson City's taxable sales slumped in April, down 11.5 percent over prior year, according to the latest report from the Nevada Department of Taxation.

The city is still up 1.6 for sales year to date compared with last year.

Taxable sales statewide rose 5.1 percent in April compared to prior year.

See full stats below:

'Obamacare' upheld by Supreme Court

Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 8:39am

The Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the court's liberal wing in a 5-4 vote.

Back in March, I wrote how this whole case hinged on flawed wording in the law when it was written. The authors failed to see how they should have framed this as a tax, not a mandate, and achieved the same result in a more constitutionally friendly way.

Here is how I framed it:

Outdoors with Don Q: The Fourth of July will be different this year

Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 3:56am

If you have not yet made any plans to be in the Great Outdoors for the upcoming Fourth of July, you might want to heed some or all of the following tips.
Because the Fourth of July falls in the middle of the week on Wednesday this year, it will put a crimp in many folks’ plans for celebrating in the outdoors, as many of them will only have Wednesday off as a holiday.
So, their celebrating will have to occur either on the preceding weekend or the weekend following the Fourth.

With that said, consider this for either weekend:

Carson City to host International Women's Motorcycle Conference in July

Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 3:48am

Carson City’s wide open high desert roads and proximity to the High Sierra is the main attraction for hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts from around the world this summer when it hosts the 2012 American Motorcycle Association's International Women & Motorcycling Conference, July 26-29.

Nugget Project ballot question petition submitted to clerk

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 4:23pm

The people behind the petition effort to force the Carson City Center aka Nugget Project on the ballot submitted 4,559 signatures to the Carson City Clerk-Recorder's office for verification this morning.

The group needs have have 2,935 signatures verified by the clerk to qualify the petition. Day Williams, an attorney who is part of the petitioners' group, said they did their own verification check of the signatures against the voter rolls and are confident they have more than enough to qualify.

Crime Log: Woman arrested for assault with deadly weapon

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 3:57pm

A domestic disturbance near Granite Circle and Castle Way early Wednesday morning led to the arrest of a woman for pointing a gun at another person.

Nancy Lopez, 33, of Carson City, was arrested for felony assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor domestic battery. Her bail was set at $23,000 plus court costs.

The person Lopez allegedly pointed the gun at, a 28-year-old Carson City man, was also arrested for gross misdemeanor domestic battery. His bail was set at $5,000.

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RGJ: Apple looks at Northern Nevada to invest $1 billion in facilities

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 12:31pm

The Reno Gazette-Journal is reporting that Apple is planning on opening a data center east of Sparks and a business and purchasing center in downtown Reno, part of a $1 billion investment the company plans to spend in Northern Nevada over the next 10 years.
The deal includes tax abatements from the city and state, including sales and property tax. The Reno City Council will consider the deal on Wednesday.

Group Representing Nevada Businesses Files Court Challenge To Teacher-Backed Margin Tax

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 10:35am

CARSON CITY – The Committee to Protect Nevada Jobs filed a lawsuit today against the “Education Initiative” (margin tax Initiative) charging that that the petition’s description of effect is deceptive and incomplete and that it violates the single-subject rule.

The complaint was filed in Carson City District Court.

Crime Log: Alleged hit and run leads to two arrests

Monday, June 25, 2012 - 2:07pm

Darin Dwight Rogers, 47, of Carson City, was arrested Saturday afternoon near the corner of Curry and 6th Street for felony DUI, misdemeanor hit and run, and misdemeanor driving on a revoked license.

According to the arrest report, a person called in to report that a vehicle had backed into his vehicle in a casino parking lot and left the scene. The reporting party followed the vehicle to a parking garage at Curry and 6th Street. When a Carson City Sheriff's deputy arrived, he found Rogers near the driver's side of the vehicle the reporting party alleged hit his.

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