Yearly Archives: 2010
Millennium Scholarship program slated for $12.6 million hit in governor’s budget balancing plan
by Sean Whaley - Nevada News BureauAmong the multiple proposals identified today by Gov. Jim Gibbons to balance a state budget that is out...
Opinion: Pro-Yucca, anti-gaming fanatic speaks for Nevada GOP
SUBMITTED RELEASE FROM NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTYBy Phoebe SweetLAS VEGAS--In a feeble attempt to distract from President Barack Obama’s visit to Nevada, the state...
Almost $400,000 in conservation funds available for organic and transitioning growers and high tunnels
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASENevada agricultural producers who are certified organic or transitioning to organic production may qualify for technical and financial assistance through a special...
Center for Art +Environment (CA+E) Announces Launch of the First A | W | E Grant
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEIn 2010, the Nevada Museum of Art’s internationally recognized Center for Art +Environment (CA+E) announces the launch of a grant program for...
USDA highlights impact of Recovery Act on rural America
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture highlighted the successes of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). One year...
Opinion: Gibbons plays politics with Race to the Top school funding
SUBMITTED RELEASE FROM NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTYBy Phoebe SweetLAS VEGAS--As Nevada deals with a major budget crisis, it is even more important that the...
Governor stands by budget proposals for special session
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASECARSON CITY, Nev. -- Gov. Jim Gibbons today responded to politicians and media reports criticizing his budget solutions rather than recognizing that...
Nevada Museum of Art launches Nevada Emering Artists Series with Bryan Christiansen: Trophy Hunter
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASERENO, Nev. -- Launching the Nevada Museum of Art’s Nevada Emerging Artists Series, Trophy Hunter is artist Bryan Christiansen’s first solo exhibition,...
Maglev project commits to Southern Nevada building trades
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASELAS VEGAS--The state agency charged with building the nation’s first Maglev train and its private partner, the American Magline Group, have signed...
Building a new Nevada – destroying dreams, deferring futures Part II
Submitted by Chancellor Dan Klaich
Nevada System of Higher Education
I have spent a lot of time lately discussing the budget. My comments have tended...