Yearly Archives: 2010
Gibbons wants hearing on school voucher plan
By Sean Whaley, Nevada News BureauCARSON CITY--A handful of state lawmakers have tried and failed over the years to establish a voucher plan for...
Governor presents plan to reduce spending
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASECARSON CITY -- Governor Jim Gibbons today unveiled his plan to reduce state spending by nearly $900-million dollars, while at the same...
Aces national anthem auditions set for March 6
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEThe Reno Aces Baseball Club will welcome fans to audition to sing the national anthem during the upcoming 2010 season at Aces...
Opinion: Which Nevada workers would Republicans lay off today?
SUBMITTED RELEASE FROM NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTYBy Phoebe SweetLAS VEGAS--This week marks the one-year anniversary of passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,...
Reid, Ensign announce grant funding for the Meadowood Interchange
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEWASHINGTON, DC--Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $1.254 million grant...
Angle calls for release of Clark County Straw Poll
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASESharron Angle (R-NV), a former state legislator running to replace Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), issued a statement calling for a public release...
Opinion: Will Nevada Republicans stand in the way of job creation?
SUBMITTED RELEASE FROM NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTYBy Phoebe SweetLAS VEGAS--As Sen. Harry Reid champions a jobs bill in the Senate, we’re wondering whether Nevada...
TECH TIP: How to obliterate an animal carcass with explosives
You never know when information like this will come in handy. Courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service, this document details how and where to...
Unconstitutional property tax practices reviewed
by Phillip Moyer - Nevada News BureauA Department of Taxation workshop held today reviewed proposals to equalize property taxes, a requirement of the Nevada...
KUNR hosts StoryCorps National Oral History Project
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEStoryCorps, a national initiative to record the stories of everyday Americans, arrives in Reno April 22 for a month-long stay to collect...