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New Report Says Nevada Remains Average In Providing Public Access To Government Spending
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 4:25pm

CARSON CITY – Nevada barely earned a C grade for its efforts in providing online access to government spending data with a score of 70, according to the latest report: “Following the Money 2012”, released this week by a national group.

Nevada State Administrators Get Budget Details In All-Day Planning Session
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 3:28pm

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s top state administrators gathered together in meeting rooms and via the internet today to hear first-hand about Gov. Brian Sandoval’s initial plans for his 2013-15 budget.

The all-day meeting called “Budget Kickoff” was intended to provide instructions to state administrators on how to begin preparing their spending plans for the new two-year budget that will take effect on July 1, 2013.

Carson City Sheriff's Department: call for drug dog program donations
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 3:26pm

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Crime Log: woman transferred to Carson City from Douglas on auto theft allegations
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 3:15pm

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested Elizabeth Santillanez, 18, a Carson City woman, at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening after she was transferred to the Carson City Detention Facility from the Douglas County Jail. Santillanez was arrested on a felony allegation of automotive burglary. Bail is set at $10,000.

Deputies also arrested several people for misdemeanor allegations:

  • A 20-year-old transient man was arrested for domestic battery, minor consumption, and possession of marijuana.

New Study Questions Value Of Regulations And Tax Incentives Enacted By States To Create “Green Jobs”
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 10:20am

CARSON CITY – A new report questions the value of tax incentives and regulations approved by many states around the country, including Nevada, to create “green jobs,” noting that subsidies used for such programs can take away revenue for other needs such as public education.

Crime Log: Carson City man tries to use brother's ID
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 1:55pm

Carson City Sheriff's deputies made several felony arrests from Monday evening through Wednesday morning:

  • Kameron Mariolo, 26, a Carson City resident, for use of another's identification, and a misdemeanor violation of alternative sentencing conditions. Mariolo allegedly used his older brother's information when officers requested his identification. Bail is set at $5,500.

Fishing Report For March 14-21
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 11:48am

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and portions of Southern Oregon.

Outdoors with Don Q: It’s that time of the year for Nevada big game hunters
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 11:19am

If you're one of many thousands of big game hunters interested in drawing a 2012 hunting tag for Pronghorn Antelope, Mule Deer, California Bighorn Sheep, Desert (Nelson) Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mountain Elk and Rocky Mountain Goat in the State of Nevada, be advised that it is almost time to begin to submit your application(s) to hunt one or more of the big game species listed above.
The 2012 application period begins Monday, March 19 at 8 a.m.

Tonight: Mile High Jazz Band presents "Potluck: A Smorgasbord of Poems and Big-Band Jazz"
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 7:17pm

The Mile High Jazz Band and vocalist Sheryl Adams will be joined by several poets and readers and guest vocalist June Joplin for a lively evening of big-band jazz music and poetry with a new twist. For "Potluck: A Smorgasbord of Poems and Big-Band Jazz," poets names will be drawn from a hat for each reading, followed by a big band tune.

The program features award-winning poets and readers Krista Lukas, Tracy McQuay, Wayne Carlson, Lee Warner, Terri Breeden, and Joe Crowley.

Admission is $5 general at the door, and free for age 18 and under.

Gov. Sandoval Will Extend Sunsetting Taxes Into Next Two-Year Budget To Avoid Education Cuts
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 2:17pm

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval said today he will propose to extend a package of taxes now set to expire in June 2013 into the next budget to avoid further cuts to education, which he said cannot withstand further reductions.

To maintain a basically flat spending plan for the two-year budget that will begin on July 1, 2013, Sandoval said the modified business tax that was maintained at a higher rate for large businesses in the 2011 legislative session, along with a small increase in the sales tax, must be continued.

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