By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee As education groups battle over which California tax initiative would give the biggest boost to schools, advocates for low-income residents fear safety-net programs remain vulnerable no matter what happens on the ballot in November. Proponents for three competing tax measures are focusing heavily on schools because voters prioritize education funding […]
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By Lenita Powers, Reno Gazette-Journal Northern Nevadans won’t see an extra day tacked on to their mail delivery, and almost 300 people will keep their jobs following the announcement today that the Reno Main Post Office will remain open. U.S. Postal Service officials and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., were scheduled to make the […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s economy won’t improve until the country’s does. That was the message Brad Schiller, an economics professor at UNR, delivered to the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Feb. 21. “South Lake Tahoe’s economy cannot recover on its own,” Schiller said. “That is not to say local policies don’t have […]
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By Kathryn Reed Metered street parking, parking garages, reconfiguring streets, changing public perception about paid parking, paying attention to public transit-walkers-cyclists, and approving future projects with adequate parking were all broached in the daytime meeting. Most in the audience agreed more parking and paid parking are likely to be more prevalent in South Tahoe in […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee On a clear day, it’s plain to see why many of California’s leading water officials want to get their hands on Peter Stone’s property. From his driveway along the Sacramento River south of Freeport, the view to the east offers a peek at the snow-capped Sierra Nevada. When that snow […]
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By Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun Boyd Gaming Corp. of Las Vegas, as expected, has filed a lawsuit to overturn rulings by the state Tax Commission requiring it to pay sales taxes on complimentary meals provided to employees and customers. The Tax Commission ruled in January that the comped meals were taxable “retail sales.” The […]
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By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada received positive marks for sharpening its focus on economic development, but lack of action on its outdated tax structure earned the state a failing grade in the effort to create a new, more viable economy in less than a decade. One year after a group of community leaders from […]
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By Kathryn Reed Vail Resorts has added a third Lake Tahoe area ski resort to its portfolio – Kirkwood Mountain Resort. The $18 million acquisition was announced today. Pending approval of the U.S. Forest Service, which owns the bulk of the land that is mostly in Amador and Alpine counties – with a slice in […]
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By Kathryn Reed Expect traffic delays through much of the South Shore for the next several summers. This is because Caltrans has significant projects on the books. Michael Cook with Caltrans was at the Feb. 21 South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting to give an update on what his agency is doing. The Trout Creek […]
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A February court date to determine whether the El Dorado County Grand Jury will be funded at the level it wants or if the Board of Supervisors can enforce the budget it approved last year has been pushed back to mid-March. The Board of Supervisors on Jan. 24 augmented the grand jury budget by $12,000. […]
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