By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times California lawmakers passed a new budget Monday, but the debate over state spending is far from over in the Capitol. Shortly after the approval of a $117.5-billion general fund, legislative leaders returned to negotiations with Gov. Jerry Brown in an attempt to reach a final deal. “We’re close,” said […]
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A South Lake Tahoe police officer this morning fatally shot a man at the Tahoe Hacienda Inn. Officers were called to the hotel on Lake Tahoe Boulevard at 2:40am June 15 because of reports of a woman who was screaming and crying. Ten minutes later an officer fired a single shot at a man in […]
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By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee An effort by some residents of Olympic Valley to turn the small Sierra Nevada community into a town has attracted notable opposition from Squaw Valley, the ski resort that would provide most of the new municipality’s income. The movement to create a town was born of opposition to Squaw Valley’s […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — Placer County is putting a twist on its area plan that other jurisdictions have not done. That is to tie an actual project to environmental documents. “An additional benefit is we will see what regulations do on the ground,” Arlo Stockholm, consultant for the county, last week told the Tahoe […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval signed the final bills of the 2015 legislative session into law Friday, including a measure creating the “Breakfast After the Bell” program for schoolchildren and another providing $14 million for the construction of a Northern Nevada Veterans Home. In all, Sandoval signed 549 […]
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By Jocelyn Wiener, CHCF Center for Health Reporting California’s state auditor has launched an investigation of school districts and other local educational agencies to determine whether they are delivering enough treatment to children with serious mental illnesses. In 2011, a change in law shifted responsibility for decisions about the mental health care of students with […]
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By Anne Knowles CARSON CITY — Nevada could pay a price for not making any substantive changes to its water laws during the 2015 legislative session. The possibility of a special session for the Legislature was discussed at the first meeting of the Nevada Drought Forum, a panel created in April by executive order of […]
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By Nick Ramsey, Columbus Business First It’s getting easier to afford to buy a home. Down payments on home purchases across the nation are getting smaller again after years of increases following the burst of the housing bubble, according to a new report from RealtyTrac. According to the real estate analytics site, the average down payment […]
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By Hampton Sides, National Geographic There’s nothing new about cannabis, of course. It’s been around humankind pretty much forever. In Siberia charred seeds have been found inside burial mounds dating back to 3000 B.C. The Chinese were using cannabis as a medicine thousands of years ago. Marijuana is deeply American too—as American as George Washington, […]
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By Anne Knowles MINDEN — Douglas County is back in balance. Three years ago, the Nevada county had a $3 million structural budget deficit that was projected out for several years. Since then, the county has moved to priority-based budgeting and made a few other changes, such as contracting out some services to Carson City […]
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