By Jessie Bekker, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada’s health insurance marketplace, the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, is one step closer to transitioning onto a state-based operation. A $24.4 million, five-year contract with vendor GetInsured is set to save the state around $6 million annually starting in 2020 compared to using the federal enrollment platform, Healthcare.gov. […]
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By Associated Press Officials with counterculture festival Burning Man say they won’t install fences around major burns at this year’s event in the northern Nevada desert, nearly a year after the death of a man who ran into flames of a towering wooden effigy. However, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports that Burning Man officials said they […]
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By Larry Weitzman It has been a long time coming, but the day that Korea could claim to be the manufacturer of the best performance sedan value in the world has arrived in the form of the Kia Stinger. While it is built in Sohari, South Korea, its origins and design are all German. Stinger […]
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By Sage Sauerbrey, Moonshine Ink As the California 4th Congressional District campaign stretches into July, incumbent Tom McClintock and challenger Jessica Morse have yet to square off in a public debate. Moonshine Ink recently reached out to both candidates and they both agreed to a virtual debate using written responses. Each responded to a different […]
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By Joe Mathews This summer, California’s population finally surpasses 40 million. We should celebrate by reflecting on just how small we are. Of course, we won’t. California, like an insecure male lover, is always bragging about how big it is. And so crossing the 40-million threshold—by state figures, it’s likely to happen in late summer—will […]
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By Daniel Sperling, Austin Brown and Mollie D’Agostino, The Conversation Over the last half-decade, public transit ridership declined nationwide. The number of vehicle miles traveled in cars is rising, and traffic congestion is getting worse in many U.S. cities. At the same time, the century-old taxi industry is struggling, with many taxi companies going bankrupt. […]
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By Matt McDonald, Powder If you’ve held a seasonal ski resort job you understand what it is to slide along the poverty line in a little corner of paradise that caters to the not-yous. Forget saving money. You need to score three more shifts this week to pay rent on Monday. Bills loom. If you […]
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· California State Parks is leading a tour of Washoe Meadows State Park on July 17 from 5:30-7pm to talk about the Upper Truckee River project and future of Lake Tahoe Golf Course. Meet at the corner of Country Club and Bakersfield at 5:25pm. If attending, RSVP to utproject@parks.ca.gov. · El Dorado and Placer counties received […]
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By Dawn Hodson, Mountain Democrat Concerns over an algae bloom at Wright’s Lake resulted in a call to the Central Valley Water Board to conduct water samples. According to staff at the Eldorado National Forest, a member of the public visited the lake on June 28 and observed a subsurface algal bloom that appeared […]
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Beginning this month, enforcement of El Dorado County’s vacation home rental ordinance will be handled by the Department of Planning and Building. Compliance activities will become the responsibility of code enforcement. The treasure-tax collector will continue to issue VHR permits and business licenses for the rest of 2018. Early next year, the county anticipates transferring […]
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