By Eduardo Porter, New York Times Why do the best-educated girls do worse at math than top-educated boys? Concern about this deficit exploded into public consciousness 35 years ago, when researchers in the department of psychology at Johns Hopkins University published an article suggesting the gap might be caused by a “superior male mathematical ability.” […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — County assessors would no longer be required to publish annual property tax rolls in the local newspaper under a proposal that would save taxpayers statewide hundreds of thousands of dollars at the expense of newspapers. Senate Bill 95 sponsored by Sen. David Parks, D-Las Vegas, would […]
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By Ana Ley, Las Vegas Sun Nevada lawmakers are pushing a bill that would require uniformed law enforcement officers to wear body cameras, mirroring the nation’s intensifying efforts to improve relationships between police and the communities they serve. Introduced Monday by Assemblyman Harvey Munford, D-Las Vegas, Assembly Bill 162 is one of 87 pieces of […]
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By Tess Stynes, Wall Street Journal Vail Resorts Inc. said its earnings rose 95 percent on stronger revenue thanks to growth in season-pass sales and spending for other items such as meals and dining during the quarter ended January. However, for the year ending in July, Vail lowered the upper end of its forecast for […]
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Don Marrandino’s latest stint in Lake Tahoe was short-lived. “As of March 9, Don Marrandino, senior vice president of operations for Warner Hospitality, is no longer with Warner Hospitality,” Jody Lake, COO for Warner Hospitality, told Lake Tahoe News. But why he is ousted from the entire company is not being disclosed. Warner is responsible […]
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By Kathryn Reed A shared resource or a subsidy? Being able to answer that question is what the financial disagreement over ambulance service on the South Shore is coming down to. The Cal-Tahoe JPA, which has two board members from the South Lake Tahoe City Council and two from the Lake Valley Fire Protection District […]
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By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal A new wildfire strategy designed to protect sagebrush terrain vital to a chicken-sized bird now under consideration for endangered species protection was announced by Interior Secretary Sally Jewell Tuesday, with Nevada officials praising proposals that they’ve been pushing for years. The plan is detailed in the first of two reports […]
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By Adam Howard, MSNBC Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand, as well as Republican Sen. Rand Paul, unveiled arguably the most progressive medical marijuana legislation is history on Tuesday. Their new bill — The Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act — would end federal prohibition of medical marijuana and also introduce […]
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By Molly Hucklebridge Change ‘I’ to ‘we’ and you go from illness to wellness. More than 80 mental health clinicians, medical providers, law enforcement, social service groups, and the school district staff attended the mental health forum on March 5. Attendees discussed local mental health issues and walked away with specific plans to improve our […]
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By Kathryn Reed Steve Neff, chief financial officer of Barton Health, was fired today. Neff had been on the job since August. “He got fired today. I’m not at liberty to give all the reasons behind that,” Kirk Ledbetter, chairman of the board, told Lake Tahoe News. “It was something the leaders at Barton felt […]
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