By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal If Gov. Brian Sandoval was not already busy enough with a state budget and myriad other duties, he will be now with his latest assignment. Sandoval and New York state Sen. Carl Marcellino have been named to lead the Council of State Governments in 2015 as the national president […]
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By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post Michael Bayne has done everything you’re supposed to do to avoid taking on too much debt for college. He lives off-campus to save money on housing. He’s always working at least one job — sometimes two. And he enrolled at an in-state public school, Arizona State University. But it’s not […]
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By Marcus Woo, Wired The launch of a small satellite won’t fix the the drought in the American West—now entering its fourth year—and it won’t change the fact that January was the driest month in recorded California history. But the Soil Moisture Active Passive mission might at least tell scientists and farmers something new about […]
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By Associated Press PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — The handlers of Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, said Monday the furry rodent has forecast six more weeks of winter. Members of the top hat-wearing Inner Circle announced the “prediction” Monday morning. A German legend has it that if a furry rodent sees his shadow on Feb. 2, […]
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El Dorado County may have a new chief administrative officer this week. The Board of Supervisors on Feb. 4 is being asked to hire interim CAO Pamela Knorr as the county’s future leader. It is the 26th item on a closed session agenda with 27 items. Knorr was hired to be the human resources director […]
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By Kathryn Reed Plants are thriving even though it’s winter in Lake Tahoe. That’s what happens when a garage is converted into a grow room. Buds are sprouting from the 29 marijuana plants. And this is all legal in South Lake Tahoe. Ten permitted grows exist in the city. But what worries city officials is […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Nevada’s top gaming regulator hasn’t made his professional career in the casino industry or in the law, but he’s plenty experienced with both of those fields anyway. A doctor by trade, Tony Alamo is the first non-attorney to serve as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission, the body that […]
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By Josh Boak, AP WASHINGTON — There’s a good reason the U.S. economy is impressing the world right now despite a slowdown in the final three months of 2014: In a word, steadiness. Companies have been hiring at healthy rates for the past year. Layoffs hover near historic lows. Auto sales are strong. Gas prices […]
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By Danielle Paquette, Washington Post Last month, after announcing his plan to make community college free, President Obama lauded a college degree as “the surest ticket to the middle class.” New research in the prolific field of “Is College Worth It?” suggests it’s not that simple. “‘Ticket’ implies a college degree is something you can […]
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By John Tozzi, Bloomberg In a typical doctor’s visit, you wait around for a while, get your vitals checked, and spend a few minutes alone in a room with a physician. It’s private and short. Some doctors, frustrated by a relentless schedule of 15-minute, one-on-one visits, are experimenting with appointments that are neither. According to […]
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