Latest Stories

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s taxable sales fell by 10.9 percent in November 2009 over the same month in 2008, making it the 13th month of double-digit declines in economic activity in the stat

Points well taken. Again, Nevada’s taxing authority as it exists today in no way matches today’s fiscal challenges to keep the state whole.

Sales tax collections in the month of November crashed another 11% statewide, and were down 13.5% in Carson City.

The special sessions I have observed since the 80’s have basically been fairly routine.

I agree with your points but the Lobbyists do not get the big bucks for nothing.

In my opinion Stewart Street is a disaster. Someone is going to get seriously injured or killed in the new section of Stewart Street. I avoid that street all together.

Yes, I agree. It would like lifting up a sagging house and replacing its foundation. But that’s what the state needs.

Kelsey Pedrini was snowboarding with her friends in Solitude Canyon when they got split up. Her two friends reported Kelsey missing around 2:15 p.m. Monday.

(Click image to play video)
At long last North Roop, from Washington to North Stewart is being rebuilt.

(Click image to play video)
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman says although it would be nice to be Governor, Las Vegas needs him more to protect it against the state which may try to raid Las Vegas’s pigg

(Click image to play video)
Governor Gibbons addresses Nevadans on the dismal state of the state with a promise to blame Democrats for causing much of it, with some help from the recession.

If you get a phone call from “your bank” warning you that your debit card has been compromised or is being used illegally, don’t bite when the woman caller tells you to punch the number one to get it

Western Nevada College Names Fall 2009
Western Nevada College has named 301 students to the Fall 2009 Dean’s List.

While a personal income tax could add some stability to the state budget that option is not a short term solution.

Warning Message:Current advisories from National Weather Service Reno
Winter Weather Advisory for snow and blowing
snow from noon Monday until 6am PST Tuesday for the greater Lake
Tahoe area.
A series

Schlager places second, Valladares third at Tim Brown Memorial

LOOK, THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THIS MESS IS FOR THE STATE AND OR THE CITY TO RAISE TAXES-BOTTOM LINE AT 1/2 TO 3/4 OF A CENT.

The growth of CarsonSports.com continues as the website is embarking on a new era in which i

One of the reasons I ran for President was because I believed so strongly that the voices of everyday Americans, hardworking folks doing everything they can to stay afloat, just weren’t being heard ov

The recession is breaking the back of the Nevada State budget.

Incubators are not simply “fired up.” They require extensive regional surveys of the economic and educational resources in the area, a careful, competent analysis of “valid” business and industria

Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell will be our guest for a 90 minute discussion next Saturday evening, February 6th, on the proposed downtown redevelopment project sponsored by the Carson Nugget and Carson

Sparked by a big second half comeback, the Carson High freshman boys basketball team took over sole possession of first-place in the Sierra League with a 56-51 win at home against rival Douglas on

(Click image to play video)
While many parts of the country appear to be pulling out of the worst recession in 80+ years, Nevada continues to languish endlessly.

(Click image to play video)
Skiing is high mountain blue, hillside white and sky blue throughout this weekend.

(Click image to play video)
A hit and run on College Parkway led to the arrest of a repeat drunk driver who deputies say was involved in a drunk driving hit and run.

Suppose the City did surveys of residents on how they would want to spend millions of dollars, or if they would want to raise taxes at all.

State employment office officials report that Nevada’s jobless rate rose nearly a full point in December, from 12.3% in November to 13.1% in December.

CARSON CITY PROJECT PLANNING
Here are two approaches for projects in Carson City. Which one do you favor and which one does the city favor?
DULL, STODGY APPROACH

Talk about putting the cart before the horse! I really wish that my elected representatives would do what they were tasked to do- represent their constituents.

Thanks for the correction Steve. You had a lot of supporters at the meeting, not the least of which are strongly impressed with your innovative and forward looking approach to education.

Ten individuals well known around northern Nevada for decades, including former Carson High girls basketball coach Alana Williams and boys basketball coach Lyle Damon, will be inducted into the Nev

(Click image to play video)
Saying that a new high school full of kids should not be built so close to an airport runway, Supervisors said no to Silver State’s plans to build a new high school at Old

(Click image to play video)
While they think the Nugget Project appears to be a good idea for the city, for some, like the Chamber of Commerce, the city is moving too fast, and there is too much that

(Click image to play video)
City Supervisors today asked the Obama Administration to use stimulus funds to help the city build a new all-age indoor rec center.

(Click image to play video)
City Supervisors today launched a graduated budget cut list that will try to bring the city’s revenues in line with their expenses.

Just to correct some points in the article: Steve Knight is not the owner but is the Executive DIrector/Superintendent/Principal of Silver State Schools, a 7-12 grade FREE PUBLIC Charter school.

Mr. Krolicki -

The Board of Supervisors today signed letters of intent with the Carson Nugget downtown investment team that the city is willing to continue planning for a large downtown development that includes a n

Saying that locating a public school so close to the Carson City Airport is a safety and noise concern for potential students, the Supervisors turned down Silver State High School’s plans for their ne

Carson City Supervisors have launched an effort to secure federal stimulus funds to help pay for the long-awaited indoor recreation center.

 

(Click image to play video)
Do Republicans have the Democrats on the run or is the country just trying to send a message to both parties and to President Obama to get busy on fixing the country’s woun

(Click image to play video)
An upset in Massachusetts combined with beating what many called a bad rap in Nevada is giving Brian Krolicki second thoughts about not running against U.S.

(Click image to play video)
Carson City has been living on borrowed time hoping it would not have to participate in the worst recession since the 1930’s.

(Click image to play video)
Once in a while we get a mix up on a story and Tuesday night was one of those nights. We mistakenly identified one Carson City Jail inmate with another.

Syndicate content