Spending

Welcome back from the long, wet weekend, Carson City. Let’s cross our fingers and hope for some blue skies. Congratulations to the teachers, parents, and students out there; just a few more days until summer break. Carson High School Theater invites you to enjoy a performance of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing at the Capitol Amphitheater, or soak up some sun on an afternoon hike with Muscle Powered.

TUESDAY:

• ’New Work’ by artist Pasha Rafat at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
• CCAI Exhibit: BRIC Art 5 at the BRIC: 108 E Proctor Street (8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm)

Local Works of Art Professional watercolorist and arts instructor, Dana Childs is embarking upon a major painting project that includes creating a series of watercolors of the Sierra Nevada as well as supporting a local youth art painting project in our local town of Genoa if the initial goal is met.

Energy and water subcommittee chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., on Tuesday unveiled a 2016 spending bill for the Department of Energy that contains $70 million for various nuclear waste programs....

Clark County commissioners approved $1.242 billion in yearly spending Monday that will help add dozens of police officers while devoting more money to jails and adding jobs in the Department of Family Services....

The legislative money committees on Saturday approved the vast majority of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposed education budget including $2.83 billion in spending from the Distributive School Account, the budget that prov...

While the debate over how to fund Gov. Brian Sandoval’s 2015-17 budget remains unresolved, lawmakers on Saturday finished work on his $7.4 billion general fund spending plan by approving the public education budget....

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A legislative panel Thursday endorsed a $7.6 million spending plan to hire 100 additional correctional officers at the Nevada Department of Corrections....

NV Energy announced Tuesday that it has filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to reduce rates for electric and natural gas customers beginning July 1.

The Genoa Cowboy Festival is just starting, and I suspect that’s where Calamity Jane would be spending her birthday. If not there, than maybe up in Virginia City: today marks the first ‘Flashback Friday’ of the year, when all of the museums have free admission. Tonight she could catch some laughs at Carson Comedy in the Nugget or at the Brewery Art Center for First Friday Improv. Saturday she'd likely trade in her six-shooter for a wine glass, because it is Wine Walk Weekend.
FRIDAY:

• ’Drink One for Dane’ Muscular Dystrophy Association Fundraiser at Dutch Bros Coffee
• Genoa Cowboy Festival: A variety of daytime events are FREE at the Cowboy Festival including: Chautauquas, Living History Tours, Musical Performances, Cowboy Poetry, Melodramas, and Historical Reenactments

By spending excess reserves and eliminating the wellness program, Nevada lawmakers were told on Thursday the state will be able to provide workers with the same health benefits they now receive at a slightly lower cos...

Nevada U.S. Reps. Joe Heck and Dina Titus took slightly different approaches Thursday, but both bids to remove or divert $150 million in Yucca Mountain funds from a 2016 Department of Energy spending bill were killed by voice vote in the House....

Thunderstorms will develop across the Sierra this afternoon and evening, with a chance for scattered showers in the Carson City area, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Low pressure will continue to move into the region today, Wednesday and Thursday bringing a better chance of showers and thunderstorms as well as cooler temperatures to the Sierra and Western Nevada.

Panelists at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books take on the wealth gap, and argue for a government response that will help us all....

Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell announced Monday the launch of a citywide social media campaign called "CarsonProud" designed to act as a community catalyst and rally as it undergoes a transformation of public works projects slated for the downtown corridor and other areas of the capital city.

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul on Saturday ended his four-day presidential campaign announcement tour with a rally in Las Vegas and a plea to back him so he can put America back on the road to prosperity and end unchecked spending that’s bankrupting the country....

In theory, campaign donations and spending are public. But as one outside group’s spending in Henderson shows, it can be hard to figure out who’s really behind the money that fuels elections....

Several Republican governors likely to run for president have secured hundreds millions of dollars under Obamacare while working to dismantle the healthcare law, according to a Reuters review of federal spending records....

Las Vegas leaders plan Wednesday to unveil the city’s first balanced budget in nearly a decade, a $524 million preliminary spending plan that includes some $3 million to hire 35 new employees....

A proposed no-new-taxes state budget plan was outlined today by a group of Republicans who called it a “living-within-our-means proposal.” The plan calls for spending ......

Yesterday, I found myself in Walmart doing last minute “Band-Aid shopping” for a party I was throwing. Band-Aid shopping is a special kind of shopping. No, I’m not talking about shopping for Band-Aids. I’m talking about shopping for items that will be a temporary fix to a problem.

As they say, the show must go on. And when faced with a gas grill with no propane, no punch bowl, and birthday cake without ice cream, I went into go fix-it mode. T-minus one hour until the DJ arrived to set up for the party and I hit the road for a solution.

A new report is giving Nevada a high-five for improving online transparency of government spending....

Friday night saw the beginning of Spring Fling Week at Carson High School with the Sadie Hawkins Dance. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported FBLA’s efforts to raise money for the March of Dimes. The next week is filled with events for student to celebrate springtime.

D.J. Whittemore and his Western Nevada College baseball program hit another milestone Thursday when the Wildcats secured the team's 400th all-time victory by dispatching Colorado Northwestern Community College, 9-6. Now in his 10th season, Whittemore has guided the Wildcats to an average of nearly 44 wins per season.

"To be able to share it with (assistant) Aaron Demosthenes, who is a great friend of mine, tremendously loyal and very talented coach, for him to be here for all 400 wins is really special," Whittemore said.

The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance joined forces today with Nevadans for the Common Good in support of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposal to pay for hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending on public education in Nevada....

The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance joined forces today with Nevadans for the Common Good in support of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposal to pay for hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending on public education in Nevada....

A bill up for debate in the Nevada Legislature would allow the state to verify that the charities behind specialty license plates are spending the money the way ......

On Wednesday, March 18, Allen Rowe, owner of Northern Nevada Coin and Bullion will speak to the Carson City Leisure Hour Club on a variety of topics related to his involvement in the coin and precious metals profession. RSVP by March 12.
Mr. Rowe has been interested in coins since about the age of ten. Spending paper route money on coins was his favorite pass-time at that age. After graduating high school, he continued his education at the University of Nevada Reno where he earned a degree in medical sciences.

Western Nevada College non-credit Community Education classes not only offer job skill preparation, they also help build life skills and provide help with personal health. Several classes are on tap this spring that will provide benefits to local residents.

CARSON CITY — Nevada Sen. Aaron Ford said a film tax credit program launched a year ago has helped attract nine TV shows and films and more than $69 million in spending to the state. F...