By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval said Tuesday that the state is “diligently working” to ensure that 14 rural Nevada counties will have health insurance coverage options through the state-based exchange in 2018. In June, that state got word that no carriers will provide coverage to 14 Nevada […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about affordable housing in the Lake Tahoe-Truckee region. All articles may be accessed via the home page under Special Projects, 2017 Affordable Housing. By Linda Fine Conaboy TRUCKEE – To live in Truckee and surrounding areas requires a great deal of money; money that seems […]
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By Mead Gruver and Matthew Brown, AP The Trump administration has opened the door to industry-friendly changes to a sweeping plan imposed by his predecessor to protect a ground-dwelling bird across vast areas of the West. Wildlife advocates warn that the proposed changes would undercut a hard-won struggle to protect the greater sage grouse. Representatives […]
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By Reuters U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc. said on Monday it will no longer offer Obamacare plans in Nevada’s state exchange and will stop offering the plans in nearly half of Georgia’s counties next year. The moves come after Republican senators last month failed to repeal and replace Obamacare, former President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – The vote and tone of Tuesday’s Douglas County School District board meeting proved the electeds are tired of dealing with Patrick Taylor. Taylor is the Cave Rock resident who a year ago entered into an agreement to buy the shuttered Kingsbury Middle School property. He has been given multiple extensions […]
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By Rebecca Worby, High Country News The West is in the midst of another intense wildfire season. With President Donald Trump proposing to cut the U.S. Forest Service’s firefighting budget by nearly $300 million, the question of how to manage and fund wildfire suppression on public lands has again reared its head. Over the past […]
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By Kathryn Reed The zero interest loan program for bear boxes in South Tahoe Refuse’s service area has been so successful that it has been extended. The South Lake Tahoe Waste Management Authority board last week agreed to continue the program that is less than a year old. “It’s one of the best things for […]
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By Adam Candee, Las Vegas Sun The arrival of the Vegas Golden Knights this year and the Raiders in three years will excite local sports fans, but the players might feel equally giddy about the prospect of calling Nevada home. As one of seven states that does not tax personal income, Nevada offers an attractive […]
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By Lisa M. Krieger, Bay Area News Group The rope tow is long gone. The parking lot is empty. Instead of the bustling chatter of a happy crowd of skiers, there’s just silence. But the landscape of the abandoned Powder Bowl ski area still bears witness to its past, more than two decades after its […]
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By Kathryn Reed A kaleidoscope of colors dances across the landscape in the gentle breeze. The record-setting snowfall from winter 2016-17 is still being felt – or at last seen. The flowers are late, but they were worth waiting for. If you think you’ve seen vibrant, healthy lupine, you haven’t seen anything until you go […]
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