By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun A survey of more than 1,150 gaming industry professionals at last week’s Global Gaming Expo finds most participants are optimistic that 2012 will be a good year for the industry. “These survey results indicate that there are exciting times ahead for the gaming industry,” Courtney Muller, senior vice […]
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By Jim Christie, Reuters Concerned about voter angst over California’s finances, lawmakers say they may need to overhaul a ballot measure that would provide $11.1 billion for a slew of long-awaited water projects. Lawmakers from both parties say the water projects are urgently needed, but the proposed bond measure’s price tag may make it a […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Nevada State Controller Kim Wallin announced last week that a Fraud Hotline has been posted on her agency’s website in order to assist the public and state employees in reporting questionable practices. Wallin said the link will send information directly to her for review. The types […]
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By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee The Assembly has balked at releasing additional information about the office spending of its 80 members. The decision comes in the wake of an analysis by The Bee that concluded member expenditures released Aug. 26 underreported the amount of money spent to run legislators’ offices and overreported committee spending. The […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee The Placer County Sheriff’s Office has announced that it will use a $40,000 grant from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to fight underage drinking and alcohol sales to minors. The problem was apparent during a recent Sheriff’s Office decoy operation in the Lake Tahoe area, where 40 percent of […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal The East Shore continued to outperform the rest of the Lake Tahoe real estate market, which saw home values fall overall during the third quarter. The median price for a single-family home in Lake Tahoe fell 10 percent to $370,500 from July to September, according to Chase International’s latest housing […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County Board of Supervisors say there is no way the county has the money to pay for the unfunded mandate to reduce sediment from entering Lake Tahoe. It’s the same message they delivered in 2010. The supes met Oct. 11 in South Lake Tahoe for their once-a-year venture outside the […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – A mountain biker navigating the thin Flume Trail with Sand Harbor in the background – that’s the type of image South Shore tourism officials want people to think of when they are planning their next trip to Tahoe. Recreation – it’s the mantra they are embracing, with gaming taking a […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY — The business of drawing new political boundaries will now get under way by three court-appointed special masters following two days of public hearings on what Nevada’s legislative and congressional districts should look like for the next decade. The clock is ticking. The special masters, Carson City […]
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By Brooke Boone, KRNV-TV STATELINE — A road construction project in South Lake Tahoe moving into its fourth year is costing tax payers millions and giving neighbors’ headaches. “It’s really been a burden on our community from day one,” says longtime Kingsbury Grade Resident Linda Bronken. “A lot of people have moved off because never […]
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