CARSON CITY – Long-time political consultant and former state lawmaker Pete Ernaut said today that efforts to use the ballot box to set tax policy could handcuff the ability of the governor and Legislature to make critical decisions on the future of the state.

The Carson High School "Brobots" robotics team won the Northern Nevada FIRST Tech Challenge Championship yesterday, and qualified to compete in national competition in St. Louis.

The CHS gym was host to 17 teams from California and Nevada who did battle with robots. The teams built and operated the robots, which had to perform specific tasks like moving boxes and picking up balls.

This was the first year that CHS has fielded a robotics team.

Silver State High School's RoboMagic team also competed in the event yesterday.

See video below of the CHS robot in action:

This year's record dry winter has left the Sierra snowpack at 28 percent of normal. The good news? Carson City has saved about $30,000 in snow removal cost.

Fortunately, last winter's huge snowfall left the region's water reservoirs well above normal, enough to get us through this season's drought.

Music, theater, dance and all things creative, the Brewery Arts Center is Carson City’s hub of all forms of art and continues to blaze a trail into the hearts and minds of the capital city.
In the heart of the historic district of Carson City, the BAC and the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall hosts more than 100 events annually in multiple venues, including theater productions, concerts, art classes, children’s programs, recitals and receptions.