By Kathryn Reed Accountability and transparency are buzzwords in government circles. South Lake Tahoe wants to take ownership of them by allowing the public to delve into the city’s multi-million dollar budget in ways it has never been able to until now. In May the city unveiled its partnership with Open Gov, a firm that […]
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By Robert Pearmay, New York Times WASHINGTON — Many employers had thought they could shift health costs to the government by sending their employees to a health insurance exchange with a tax-free contribution of cash to help pay premiums, but the Obama administration has squelched the idea in a new ruling. Such arrangements do not […]
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By KTVU-TV and AP SEATTLE — A Truckee man who worked as a climbing guide for a Seattle company has been identified as one of the six people who likely fell thousands of feet to their deaths in a horrible alpine accident on Washington state’s iconic Mount Rainier. Matt Hegeman of Truckee worked as a […]
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By Kimberly Kindy, Washington Post On Wednesday, in response to the Isla Vista shootings, a bill was introduced in the California Legislature that would give families, neighbors, friends and law enforcement the ability to appeal to a judge to temporarily remove firearms while a court determines a person’s competency. Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, who introduced […]
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By Tony Pugh, McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — After declaring in 2000 that measles had been eliminated from the U.S. through a successful vaccination program, government officials now say the number of confirmed cases has reached a 20-year high as people who get the disease abroad bring it back to America. Unvaccinated Americans and foreign […]
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By Kirk Siegler, NPR The attacks near UC Santa Barbara are renewing focus on programs aimed at requiring treatment for people who are mentally ill as a way to prevent mass shootings and other violence. In California, a 2002 law allows authorities to require outpatient mental health care for people who have been refusing it. […]
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By Sandra Chereb, AP Proposals to allow betting on federal elections and monitoring taverns and slot parlors for compliance of “incidental” gambling activities failed to garner support of a legislative panel Tuesday. Both measures were debated during the 2013 session and there was little to no appetite by members of the Committee to Conduct an […]
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By Kathryn Reed Everything is in place for Lake Tahoe Community College to proceed with a general obligation bond in November – except for the board voting to do so. That is expected to take place at the June 10 board meeting. At the meeting this week the board approved an agreement with Keygent Advisors […]
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Even though the California Department of Education in 2005 warned districts against using Narconon as a viable drug prevention curriculum, the group is still in schools – including South Tahoe High School. “Yes, Narconon has sent a guest presenter to the Health Seminar class at STHS. They share curriculum with the students to have them […]
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By Katharine Mieszkowski, Center for Investigative Journalism The last time California endured a drought, legislators set their sights on the state’s heaviest water users: farmers. The state designed laws to push agricultural water districts to closely track their water flow and make the largest districts charge farmers based on how much they use. The economic […]
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