Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 4:53pm
CARSON CITY – Nevada’s skilled nursing homes avoided the deepest cuts initially proposed by the Sandoval administration to pay for serving Medicaid clients, but the reimbursement rate is still inadequate to cover actual costs, an industry official said today.
The industry is also concerned that any resolution to the federal deficit discussions under way in Washington, DC, could further exacerbate the economic challenges facing it, said Daniel Mathis, chief executive officer of the Nevada Health Care Association.
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 5:35am
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 4:01am
A fire at the rifle range last weekend was likely caused by a spark from ammunition, while the cause of the C Hill fire earlier this month is still unknown, according to Carson City Fire Chief Stac...
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 4:01am
Bound by the parameters set out in the statutes, Carson City Judge Jim Wilson this week sentenced 18-year-old Brandon Hicks to 10 years to life in prison for the rape of two girls. But Wilson made ...
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 4:01am
Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Wednesday that failure to raise the federal debt limit would endanger benefits for thousands of Carson City seniors and more than 400,000 Nevadans statewide who rely o...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 6:07pm
By the East Fork Fire and Paramedic Districts
Nine fire agencies from four Nevada counties and one California county have agreed to adopt and implement a standardized apparatus and station identification system. Fire agencies from Douglas, Carson City, Lyon, and Storey counties in Nevada, and Alpine County in California, will be implementing the new system starting Oct. 1.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 6:02pm
CARSON CITY – The state Board of Examiners today approved contracts worth nearly $24 million in federal funds to provide employment and training services to job seekers as Nevada continues to lead the nation in unemployment.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 3:44pm
CARSON CITY – Brian Sandoval became the first governor in the nation to be “taken for a ride” in Google’s self-driving car.
Sandoval went for a ride in the modified Toyota Prius from the capital city halfway through the Washoe Valley before returning to the Department of Motor Vehicles office where the car and a duplicate were on display.
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 1:24pm
CARSON CITY — The state’s chief election official says special measures are needed to ensure proper administration in the upcoming special election.
An emergency regulation prepared by Secretary of State Ross Miller and enacted today will guide the reimbursement of costs incurred by the counties for the September 13 special election for Nevada’s second congressional district.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 4:19am
CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval’s reluctant decision to support an extension of tax increases to balance the state budget in the 2011 legislative session does not appear to have caused him any lasting damage in the eyes of voters, according to the results of a recent survey by a GOP polling firm.
