By Mike McPhate, New York Times After President Obama announced a goal last year to make community college free for all Americans, no state has moved as aggressively as California. In 2016, at least 20 programs offering support to incoming community college students were introduced in California, bringing the state’s total to about 30, according […]
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While Barton Health wanted to support the Tahoe Chamber Independent Expenditure Committee, it has had to back pedal with its donation for legal reasons. The political action committee is an arm of the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce. The entity financially supported candidates Brooke Laine and Jason Collin for South Lake Tahoe City Council. […]
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A control burn in Truckee was quickly extinguished today after it became an actual vegetation fire. The Nov. 19 fire was off Ski Slope Way in the Tahoe Donner subdivision. Winds spread it to about one-quarter of an acre before firefighters got it back under control. Multiple fire vehicles are parked on Ski Slope Way […]
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By Taryn Luna, Sacramento Bee California voters passed a measure on Election Day urging state politicians to use their authority to limit corporate and special interest spending in elections. Then they sided with the campaign that raised the most money on the majority of statewide ballot measure contests. Proposition 59 was advisory-only, aimed at overturning […]
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More than 250 pounds of marijuana were seized this week in Truckee. Placer County sheriff’s K-9 Chase sniffed out the weed that was stored in a false floor of a trailer. The California Highway Patrol has stopped the cargo trailer on Interstate 80 in Truckee and then requested the K-9. Deputy Josh Buckley responded with […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — The financial health of Nevada’s public employee pension improved in fiscal year 2016, with the funded ratio increasing to 74.1 percent from 73.2 percent the prior year. The actuarial valuation report for the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) was reviewed and approved Thursday by the seven-member […]
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By Kathryn Reed “You have just hit us with a bomb.” That was the reaction of a care-giver when told Tahoe Wellness Cooperative will likely close next month. The medical marijuana dispensary’s permit expired in May. City officials have been working with Cody Bass, who operates the nonprofit, to get the business into compliance. The city […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal Gov. Brian Sandoval said he isn’t going to abandon his longstanding opposition to creation of a high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, whether or not President-elect Donald Trump or Congress renew efforts to entomb radioactive materials at the site 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Sandoval said Monday […]
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By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times The number of dead trees in California’s drought-stricken forests has risen dramatically to more than 102 million in what officials described as an unparalleled ecological event that heightens the danger of massive wildfires and damaging erosion. Officials said they were alarmed by the increase in dead trees, which they […]
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By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun Even after Question 2’s passage last week, casinos will likely avoid dealing with the marijuana industry and continue to prohibit guests from using pot on their properties, if the discussions of Nevada’s gaming regulators Thursday are any indication. Both the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Gaming Commission heard testimony and […]
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