By Darryl Fears, Washington Post Here in the land of beauty and make-believe, it’s important to keep up appearances. Tracy Quinn sees it whenever she walks her dog: sprinklers irrigating pretty green lawns and wasted water bleeding across sidewalks during the state’s driest spell in centuries. “It drives me crazy,” said Quinn, a water policy […]
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On a 5-0 vote last week, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors agreed to accept a $57 million 40-year loan from the USDA to build a sheriff’s facility in Placerville. This is the largest loan the county has ever taken. The interest rate will be 2.375 percent. While county Auditor-Controller Joe Harn recognizes the […]
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By Jonathan Bach, Statesman Journal Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is cosponsoring a bill to decriminalize marijuana across the nation and penalize states with high arrest and incarceration rates for pot-related crimes. The Marijuana Justice Act of 2017, first introduced in August by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., would remove weed from the federal list of controlled substances. The bill also would […]
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By Michelle Rindels, AP Nevada prisons are going to start planning for their inmates’ successful release back into society on the first day they get into prison, rather than waiting for the end of their sentences. The changes taking effect Jan. 1 are part of the Nevada Department of Corrections’ effort to reduce recidivism and […]
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By Kathryn Reed No one was injured New Year’s Day when the entire Comet Express chairlift at Heavenly Mountain Resort had to be evacuated. It came to a stop in the late morning because of mechanical problems. “Heavenly lift maintenance personnel are currently assessing the mechanical issue and stoppage, and will continue to work in […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee Starting today, drivers no longer will be allowed to hold their cellphones in their hands for any reason, including using any of a phone’s apps, such as music playlists. “The whole idea is you don’t have the phone in your hand, period,” said Assemblyman Bill Quirk, D-Hayward, author of the […]
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Two dogs and a cat died New Year’s Eve in a residential fire in Round Hill. Tahoe Douglas firefighters arrived at about 8pm Dec. 31 to a duplex on McFall Way that was engulfed in flames. No people were inside the side that was burning. The neighbors on the adjoining unit smelled smoke, saw the […]
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By Sarah D. Wire, Tribune Washington Bureau In 1992, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer pitched themselves to California voters as the dynamic duo, as “Thelma and Louise,” as “Cagney and Lacey.” They were trying to persuade voters to do something no state had ever done: Elect two women to represent them in the U.S. Senate. […]
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In the wake of national issues involving lead in drinking water, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection secured U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant funding to begin a voluntary testing program for Nevada elementary schools. The money will cover laboratory analytical costs to initiate drinking water sampling in all 408 Nevada public schools, including public charter […]
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By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun Gaming lobbyists claimed a “big win” Thursday after the IRS released new rules about how slot winnings should be reported. “(The) final IRS regulation is a big win not only for gaming companies and millions of casino visitors, but also for state and local governments who would have received […]
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