By Bing Pan, The Conversation Are fewer people visiting the U.S. now that Trump is president? Some have blamed the Trump administration for a sharp downturn in international tourist arrivals in 2017, as measured last September. A more recent revision of the numbers suggests that might not be accurate. So what’s driving the latest trends […]
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By Laura Tsutsui, Politico California is one step closer to getting a cut of $2.5 billion over the next decade for its water needs now that the House has passed a bill aimed at funding water research and infrastructure projects. The drought-stricken state has positioned itself as independent of the federal government — most notably, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Despite $2 billion being spent on environmental improvement projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin over the course of more than a decade with the primary goal to improve the clarity of the lake, Mother Nature is foiling those plans. UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center on June 13 released the annual lake […]
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Updated 11:05pm: By Susan Wood Douglas County Board of Commissioners will see two new faces come November for seats representing the lake and the valley. Deputy constable and Round Hill General Improvement District board member Wesley Rice has 52.69 percent of the vote amounting to 4,420 ballots cast in Lake Tahoe’s District 4 seat to […]
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Updated 11:12pm By Kathryn Reed Douglas County Sheriff Ron Pierini’s heir apparent, Dan Coverley, will be the next sheriff. Coverley is a captain, having spent 21 of his 23 years in law enforcement with Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. He pulled in 53.79 percent of the vote, with 6,954 votes. The next closest of the three […]
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By Todd Prince, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nationwide legal sports betting could generate a much larger handle and more local casino visitation than Nevada gaming insiders expect, a Wall Street analyst said. His proof? A surge in local hockey bets. The regular-season hockey handle jumped 40 percent from October to April to $271 million in […]
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By Kathryn Reed People are hobbling on crutches, easing along with a walker and relying on a cane for stability. Clearly, this is a place for healing. But just steps from the entrance is what looks like a state-of-the-art-gym, not just the usual apparatuses in a rehabilitation center. The dichotomy between patient and tools appears […]
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By Dale Kasler and Adam Ashton, Sacramento Bee A proposed tax on California’s drinking water, designed to clean up contaminated water for thousands of Californians, was abandoned by Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders Friday as part of the compromise on the state budget. Lawmakers and Brown’s office scrapped the “Safe and Affordable Drinking Water […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Republican President Trump’s efforts to loosen vehicle pollution standards at the federal level could mean less healthy air and more local regulations in Northern Nevada. That’s according to air quality experts who say communities in Nevada and around the U.S. would face pressure to offset increased pollution from cars with […]
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By Susan Wood POLLOCK PINES – Relying heavily on prescribed burns as fuel reduction among forest officials may be steeped in tradition – but the practice isn’t enough to fight the types of raging infernos the West is seeing year after year. Much of the challenge often lies in fire prevention over steep terrain […]
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