Yearly Archives: 2011
Holland Project February events
My Flag is on Fire CD Release PartyOn February 25 My Flag is on Fire releases their anticipated new album, Europa Song, at the Holland...
Nevada minimum wage repeal proposal gets legislative hearing
By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau: State Sen. Joe Hardy, R-Boulder City, told a Senate panel today the Legislature should move forward with repealing...
OPINION: Diversification’s unhappy history: Part III
Some of the state's most powerful interests have long fought broadening Nevada's job base
by Steven Miller - Nevada Policy Research InstituteIn early 1999, the Nevada...
University of Nevada, Reno welcomes newest Dean’s Future Scholars
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEThe University of Nevada, Reno is reaching out to area high schools with the lowest graduation rates, not only to help their...
Tracking the 2011 Legislative Session
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEThe 2011 Nevada Legislature is now in its second week and I am once again asking for your help in letting your...
New SWEEP report reveals opportunities for big savings in Nevada’s transportation sector
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEFindings show the potential to add billions to the state’s economy, create thousands of jobs and put money back...
Pacific Cheese Company Expansion and Consolidated Agency Partners Relocation Results in 18 New Jobs Created
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEAt least 18 new jobs will be coming online in the Greater Reno-Tahoe area thanks to a recent announcement by local cheese...
Accessibility or agenda setting? Democrats holding frequent press briefings
By Andrew Doughman, Nevada News Bureau: A coffee shop across the street from the Legislature announces "let the games begin."With the Legislature in session for...
Announcement: Health Care: Reform or deform—The cost and consequences of ‘Obamacare’ plus prospects for repeal
SUBMITTED BY NPRIHealth Care: Reform or deform—The cost and consequences of 'Obamacare' will feature Michael D. Tanner, senior fellow at the CATO Institute.Tanner heads...
OPINION: Federal government kills thousands of current and future Yucca jobs in favor of underwhelming number of subsidized ‘green’ jobs
by Kyle Gillis - Nevada Policy Research InstituteFor years antinuclear politicians called Yucca Mountain the nation's "nuclear waste dump." Now they've made it into...