By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal They’re some of the best places in the Tahoe basin for wildlife habitat or a picnic. But if the region’s meadows are going to survive climate change and other threats they’re going to need some human help. That’s why the U.S. Forest Service selected six meadows for a restoration project […]
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By Susan Wood The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit expects to get the Super Scooper fire-specific aircraft staged here again for good reason – California and Nevada are not out of the woods when it comes to experiencing another bad fire season. That’s the word from a number of fire agencies that protect the basin […]
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By Jim Miller, Sacramento Bee Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Friday that directs $16.29 million to counties to help pay for expected high turnout in the June 7 presidential primary and to process a coming deluge of petitions from groups seeking to qualify November ballot measures, including one championed by the Democratic governor. Assembly Bill […]
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By Michelle Rindels, AP A high-stakes battle over a new business tax passed last year by the Nevada Legislature is heading to the Nevada Supreme Court today. Justices will consider the fate of a proposed ballot measure to repeal the commerce tax, which applies to businesses that make more than $4 million each year in […]
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By Kathryn Reed Redevelopment, housing, mental health, environment and recreation are the five main concerns of a grass roots group that wants to bring change to the South Shore. About 20 people met last week at the American Legion in South Lake Tahoe to discuss what they believe could be done to make the area […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s snowplow fleet was breaking down so much this winter that it eventually resembled scrap metal more than it did working machines. “Catastrophic” is how staff described the situation. Four pieces of equipment are no longer operable. “By not replacing them, you lower the level of snow removal next year,” […]
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By Associated Press Colorado’s tourists would be able to buy as much marijuana as residents if a bill moving through the Legislature passes. The measure repeals Colorado’s unique-in-the-nation tiered purchasing system for marijuana. All adults over 21 are allowed to possess an ounce of marijuana — but retail pot shops can’t sell more than a […]
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By Kathryn Reed Parks and recreation – it’s the toy department of any municipality and South Lake Tahoe isn’t any different. It’s all about fun and games for the public, and that spills over a bit for the local staff. Lauren Thomaselli, who runs the department, insists her staff work and play hard. The same […]
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By Sally Ho, AP Leaders at the two major universities in Nevada don’t seem to agree on how to dish out punishment equally and consistently among cheating students. Patricia Ellison, a biochemistry professor at UNR who is chair of the Faculty Senate’s academic standards committee, said the school lacks consistency in handling cases with such […]
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By Katie Thomas, New York Times From the campaign trail to the halls of Congress, drug makers have spent much of the last year enduring withering criticism over the rising cost of drugs. It doesn’t seem to be working. In April alone, Johnson & Johnson raised its prices on several top-selling products, including the leukemia […]
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