By Jake Sunderland
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada Insurance Commissioner Brett Barratt is pleased to announce that starting July 1, 2011 rates for the high risk pool in Nevada, the federal Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan have been reduced by 37.5 percent by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

“This is great news for the thousands of uninsured Nevadans eligible for the PCIP,” said Commissioner Barratt. “These rate decreases make PCIP more affordable and comparable to the commercial market for individuals.”

(AP) - A bill changing a voter-approved indoor smoking ban and allowing adults-only taverns to sell food is moving forward, in spite of testimony that it was a step backward in the fight against...

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval and legislative leaders from both parties announced a budget agreement today that will see tax increases and restorations of funding to public and higher education in exchange for significant policy reforms in education and collective bargaining.
The agreement came on the 115th day of the session, and virtually guarantees that lawmakers will adjourn the 2011 session by Monday as the constitution requires.

Here is this week's fishing Report for the week of June 1-7 for Northern Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra: