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Local students win scholarships from Greater Nevada Credit Union
Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 9:29amSixteen Northern Nevada high school graduates were recently awarded $1000 scholarships from Greater Nevada Credit Union. Over 100 students applied for the program which the Credit Union has offered to local students for the past decade.
“We are always proud to help some of the region’s finest students with financial support for their continuing education,” said Wally Murray, President/CEO for Greater Nevada Credit Union.
Carrie Rodriguez plays Sunday at Carson City's Brewery Outdoor Amphitheater
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 06/25/2010 - 5:23pmCarson City music lovers have a real treat ahead of them this Sunday at 7:30 p.m. when Carrie Rodriguez brings her violin and other instruments to the Brewery’s Outdoor Amphitheater at 441 W. King St.
Millennium Scholarship Recipients Could Get Shortchanged In Upcoming School Year
Submitted by on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 1:57pmCARSON CITY – Nevada high school graduates intending to rely on the Millennium Scholarship to attend college in state this fall could find themselves with more out-of-pocket expenses because of a $4.2 million projected shortfall in the program.
Coffee and Conversation with Carson City Mayor
Submitted by editor on Mon, 05/17/2010 - 2:05pmUpdate: Event has been canceled.
The public is invited to a Coffee and Conversation forum with Mayor Bob Crowell at the Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada on Thursday, May 27 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. The event is sponsored by the Carson City Chamber of Commerce.
Lt. Gov. Krolicki says Nevada Missed Out on Chance to Protect Tobacco Settlement Funds
Submitted by on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 4:46pmCARSON CITY – Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki says it is now clear the Nevada Legislature should have “securitized� the money the state was scheduled to receive as part of a settlement with the tobacco companies a decade ago to protect it from the current reality of lower than expected annual payments.
State Treasurer's Office Tells Lawmakers Millennium Scholarship Will Be Short $4.2 Million by End of Fiscal Year 2011
Submitted by on Mon, 05/03/2010 - 6:21pmCARSON CITY – In a letter sent today to the Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee, the state Treasurer’s Office said the Millennium Scholarship will run out of money in 2011 unless action is taken to preserve the program.
Charges, Countercharges Fly Between Martin and Marshall in Race for State Treasurer
Submitted by on Sat, 05/01/2010 - 8:08amCARSON CITY – Nevada GOP state treasurer candidate Steve Martin and Democrat incumbent Treasurer Kate Marshall engaged in a war of words this week over her management of the office for which she is seeking a second term.
Lawmakers Question State Treasurer’s Office Over Financial Health of Millennium Scholarship Fund
Submitted by on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 1:45pmCARSON CITY – When the Legislature adjourned its special session to balance the budget on March 1, lawmakers went home believing they had ensured the financial viability of the Millennium Scholarship program through 2014.
But the program, hit by declining tobacco settlement revenues and the diversion of financial support to help fill a more than $800 million budget shortfall, remains in jeopardy.
Millennium Scholarship Program Faces Uncertain Future Due to State Budget Crisis
Submitted by on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 12:54pmCARSON CITY –A college scholarship available to eligible Nevada high school graduates could be in fin
Douglas High School Block D Memorial Scholarship Dinner
Submitted by on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 10:25amAssembly Speaker Says Governor’s Education Reform Plan Not Likely to Get Hearing in Special Session
Submitted by on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 12:37pm(Updated at 2:37 p.m. on Feb. 26, 2010)
Gibbons Defends Budget Plan, Challenges Nevadans to Provide Alternatives if they Disagree
Submitted by on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 10:38pmBy Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau
Gibbons Defends Budget Plan, Challenges Nevadans to Provide Alternatives if they Disagree
Submitted by on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 4:43pmCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons today defended his plan to balance the state budget and challenged critics to come forward with workable alternatives if they object to any parts of his proposal.
Governor Gibbons lays out the cuts…sets February 23rd to start special session of the State Legislature
Submitted by on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 2:25pmGovernor Gibbons has notified state lawmakers they will be ordered back to Carson City on February 23rd to convene a special session of the State Legislature to deal with the state’s nearly $900 mi
Millennium Scholarship Program Slated for $12.6 Million Hit in Governor’s Budget Balancing Plan
Submitted by on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 11:25pmBy Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau
Millennium Scholarship Program Slated for $12.6 Million Hit in Governor’s Budget Balancing Plan
Submitted by on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 6:03pmCARSON CITY – Among the multiple proposals identified today by Gov.
"Three Cups of Tea," by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 01/03/2010 - 10:20amSometimes you come across a book that explains all the things we are doing wrong in Afghanistan and Iraq and you wonder why all those brain trusts in the White House and Pentagon hadn’t picked upon it