SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE New numbers released today show an increase in foreclosures across 75 percent of America’s metropolitan areas during the first half of 2010. Nevada is among the states worst hit by this increase, and the numbers show Las Vegas as the worst city in the entire country for foreclosures. One in every...
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By Dan Klaich, Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Now nine months into my service as chancellor, I have frequently been asked if I am enjoying my job. I have answered honestly that in the current circumstances there is not a lot of joy in the Nevada System of Higher Education. We are currently...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE LAS VEGAS – Nevada Sen. Harry Reid kicked off his “Driving Nevada Forward” bus tour in his hometown of Searchlight Monday. Following the morning event with more than 100 of his neighbors, Reid boarded the campaign bus and headed for a solar plant in El Dorado Valley, an event with first-responders...
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by Sean Whaley Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford said today that dozens of cuts proposed by Gov. Jim Gibbons to help erase an $881 million budget shortfall are ideas only, at least for now. “There is no plan in place at this point,” said Horsford, D-Las...
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Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) today lauded the grand opening of the new CityCenter complex. The opening of the $8.5 billion ‘city within a city’ marks the successful completion of the largest private development project in the world. The MGM Mirage development has earned six Gold certifications from the US Green Building Council for...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE CARSON CITY, Nev. – State officials said today that information sent recently to national news media by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is inaccurate, misleading and does not tell the true story of drinking water quality in Nevada. “The fact is that Reno and Las Vegas drinking water meets and is...
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A state-of-the-art health care training and simulation lab that is shared by three higher education institutions officially opened in Las Vegas today. The Clinical Simulation Center (CSC) is a 31,000 sq. ft. facility where nursing students, medical students and medical residents are educated together in an environment that allows for integrated training of future...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.–Nevada Senator Harry Reid today made the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency informed him of its decision to cancel its exercise that faced overwhelming opposition from the local business community. “I thank the Department of Homeland Security for considering my letter to Secretary Napolitano and reaching the...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE LAS VEGAS — Nevada Division of State Parks is holding its second public workshop on the park’s management plan revision for Valley of Fire State Park. The park management plan is more than 15 years old and must be revised to address visitation increases and impacts to the park facilities and...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE LAS VEGAS — Celebrate the season and historical heritage at Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park as the Cultural Corridor presents a “December to Remember.” This day-long event of festivities will be on Saturday, Dec. 5, beginning at 10 a.m. A hands-on part of the program for children will...
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