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June 1, 2006
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[10:30 AM]
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Nevada Politics
Nevada's Wretched Campaign Finance Laws
Candidates Ignoring Financial Disclosure Requirement
"The secretary of state's office can only enforce that the forms are filed. But that in itself is proving to be a Herculean task this cycle as candidates continue to thumb their noses at the public's right to know."
ERIN NEFF: Optional disclosure? (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)
Nevada And Sen. Reid
"Reversing course, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid's office acknowledged Wednesday night he misstated the ethics rules governing his acceptance of free boxing tickets and has decided to avoid taking such gifts in the future, even as a top Nevada Athletic Commission official defended the practice."
Reid will not accept gifts like fight tickets in the future (Reno Gazette-Journal article)
"Sadly, there aren't enough rocks alongside the Las Vegas Beltway to stone all the elected officials who've been comped in a generous way. Sen. Reid's "credentials" are about juice -- juice that gets him and other elected officials into the front row at sold-out events without waiting in line or spending a penny."
In defense of juice: Reid offers embarrassing justifications for free seats to boxing (Las Vegas Review-Journal* editorial)
2006 US Senate Race
Smearing Ensign with someone else's sins (Dennis Myers column, Pahrump Valley Times)
2006 Governor's Race
State Sen. Titus
Nevada candidate outlines economic plan (Nevada AP article)
State Sen. Titus And Rep. Gibbons
Nevada governor candidates back faith-based initiatives (Nevada AP article)
State Sen. Titus And Mayor Gibson
Democrats woo union vote: AFL-CIO endorsement might not come before primary (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
2006 State Treasurer's Race
"Joseph Pitts, a GOP candidate for state treasurer, has filed an affidavit challenging the candidacy of Mark DeStefano, one of two rivals in the Republican primary, on residency grounds."
Treasurer hopeful challenges GOP rival's candidacy: Three Republicans seeking primary win (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
2006 Local Races
City And County Of Carson
Carson City Bipartisan Political Action Committee
New PAC puts civility, qualifications before party identity (Nevada Appeal* article)
Clark County
JANE ANN MORRISON: If Young shoots from the hip, Gillespie's a straight shooter (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)
Nye County
Sheriff hopeful wants to 'clean house' in Nye Co. (Pahrump Valley Times article)
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Corruption? In Nevada?
Rizzolo $kindustry Case
16 admit guilt in Crazy Horse case: Owner expected to plead guilty to fraud today (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
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Nevada Government
State Government
Nevada's Burning Hills
Fire Season Is Upon Us And It Could Be A Whopper: A Second Wet Winter Makes The Grasses Grow Green, Become Brown (Nevada Observer article)
Traffic Circles
What Is This Big Push For Traffic Roundabouts By NDOT? (Nevada Observer article)
Every Picture Tells A Story
Job of painting Guinn goes beyond the canvas: Artists compete for the delicate task, which involves making the governor look good (Las Vegas Sun article)
Local Government
City And County Of Carson
Acquisition could push airport facelift forward (Nevada Appeal* article)
Churchill County
County to consider medical park plan (Lahontan Valley News* article)
Alcohol restrictions are needed at Farmers Market (Lahontan Valley News* editorial)
Clark County
No National Political Convention For Las Vegas
Las Vegas opts for dollars over political glamour (Las Vegas Sun article)
Elko County
City Of Elko
Streets get facelift (Elko Free Press article)
Wells
Wells city budget expected to double (Elko Free Press article)
Nye County
Deputies Cleared: Victim Shot 5 Times With Stun Gun After 911 Call
Probe concludes no loss of civil rights by Nye deputies (Pahrump Valley Times article)
Official Cleared
Report clears town manager: No Gender Discrimination (Pahrump Valley Times article)
Washoe County
When Development Doesn't Pay For Itself: Reno Redevelopment Agency
"Financially, the redevelopment agency has been treading water for several years because of declining casino values downtown, leaving little money for new projects. For this year and the coming year, all property taxes collected go to pay off debt.
Since 2000, the assessed value of the downtown district has shrunk from $245 million to $94 million for the tax year beginning July 1."
Reno redevelopment administrator resigns (Reno Gazette-Journal article)
Getting The Boot
Booting company surrenders business license (Reno Gazette-Journal article)
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Nevada Education Matters
Higher Education
Admission Standards
"'We have to raise the admission standards, we simply do,' Rogers said. 'We have too many students who are not ready for several reasons' to attend a Nevada university."
BOARD OF REGENTS: Admission standards up for vote -- Rogers thinks compromise will appease all sides (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
University Health Sciences Center: What Price Glory?
Plan to find new money (Reno Gazette-Journal editorial)
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Nevada Health Matters
On The Street In Carson
"Up to 800 area mental health patients will be looking for a new counseling program after Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare closes its outpatient Behavioral Health Services program next month."
Hospital cuts outpatient mental health program (Nevada Appeal* article)
Carson Tahoe Regional to cut outpatient mental health service (Reno Gazette-Journal article)
Hospital cuts mean it's time for community to come together (Nevada Appeal* editorial)
Internet Prescriptions
Health, software firms boost Internet prescriptions (Reno Gazette-Journal article)
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Nevada Water Matters
State Engineer Resigns
State Engineer Quits In Middle Of Important Water Hearings Water Resources For Southern and Northern Nevada At Crucial Negotiating Point (Nevada Observer article)
Water Profiteers Ready To Rake In Developing Profits
"After winning approval to cross federal lands Wednesday, Vidler Water Co. officials say that was the last major hurdle in building a water pipeline from Honey Lake Basin to serve up to 16,000 new homes in the North Valleys."
Honey Lake water plan takes shape (Reno Gazette-Journal article)
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Federal Nevada
Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Dump Project
Yucca Turmoil Seems To Not End -- Congressional Hearings On Budget: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Welcomes New Congressional Appointees (Nevada Observer article)
Progress Reported: Yucca said 'bogged down' (Pahrump Valley Times article)
Nevada Test Site
Big Bomb Blast Put On Hold To Relief Of Downwinders: Federal Judge Wants Answers Before Blast Can Be Rescheduled (Nevada Observer article)
Divine Strake should never take place (Carrie Dann column, Reno Gazette-Journal)
Public needs facts about blast (Reno Gazette-Journal editorial)
Immigration Reform
Poll reveals how we view immigration (Reno Gazette-Journal article)
Payments In Lieu Of Taxes
Reid seeks boost in PILT funding (Elko Free Press article)
Reid wants increased funding for PILT program in Nevada (Pahrump Valley Times article)
US Supreme Court's Whistleblower Decision
Silencing whistle-blowers (Las Vegas Review-Journal* editorial)
Whistle isn't all that blows: Supreme Court pares free speech rights for government whistle-blowers (Las Vegas Sun editorial)
Garcetti v. Ceballos (US Supreme Court website - pdf file)
Internet Regulation
Preserve Internet equality: Congress should reject a proposal to create two economic classes of Web providers (Las Vegas Sun editorial)
Corporate Welfare
Berkley bill to target oil industry subsidies (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Identity Theft
"People who have served their country well entrust all their personal information to the VA. It is expected that a high level of security should be the norm."
VA must keep the public trust (Reno Gazette-Journal editorial)
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Nevada Mining
Mercury Pollution
Very Little Science Involved In Mercury Standards (Nevada Observer article)
Golden Future
Baker named manager at Barrick mines (Elko Free Press article)
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Nevada's Past
Tonopah Mining
Mining Park is named best rural museum ... again (Pahrump Valley Times article)
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[6:55 PM]
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Nevada Politics
Nevada And Sen. Reid
"The point is this: Republicans can credibly ask for someone without sin to cast the first stone. And that means Reid has got to drop his rock."
Fightgate: Final Justice (Steve Sebelius column, Las Vegas CityLife)
How pathetic (Las Vegas CityLife editorial)
Fight Tickets: On Juice and Cash and Politicians (Richard Abowitz column, Los Angeles Times)
The AP is fair and balanced, too (Hugh Jackson column, Las Vegas Gleaner)
Reid parries on boxing, thrusts on immigration (Vegas Pundit website)
Reid Ethics Bout Goes Another Round (State Republican Party Press Release, via Battle Born Opinion News)
Official: It's Not About Paying For The Tickets; It's About Attending
"'I'm 100 percent behind government officials coming to this government-regulated event to see how we do things,' Kizer said Wednesday."
New commissioner stands by free tix (Las Vegas Business Press article)
2006 Governor's Race
Rep. Gibbons And State Sen. Beers
Undeserved attack (Dennis Myers column, Reno News & Review)
State Sen. Titus
Titus lays out development plan (Las Vegas Business Press article)
[Sorry, TNO readers, there's nothing about it on the Titus Campaign website.]
There's never a tax-and-spend liberal around when you need one (Hugh Jackson column, Las Vegas Gleaner)
2006 US Senate Race
Jack in the Lion's Den (Desert Beacon blog)
2006 Congressional Races
Congressional District 2
Carville stumping for Derby (Anjeanette Damon column, Reno Gazette-Journal)
Congressional District 3
Jon Porter: When Saying Nothing Says It All (Desert Beacon blog)
State Republican Party
Let’s Play Hardball! (Chuck Muth column, Battle Born Opinion News)
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Corruption? In Nevada?
Watch This Space
"As the FBI and U.S. attorney know better than anyone, Las Vegas is a target-rich environment for investigations and prosecutions. We might run out of water someday, or land, or pupfish, but when it comes to crooks, scammers and shysters, we've got an unending supply."
If you liked G-sting, you'll love Operation QuackShyster (George Knapp column, Las Vegas CityLife)
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Nevada Government
State Government
Sales Tax Revenues
Sales Up 4.1 Percent In March Over Last Year; Monthly Tax Haul Up 8.48 Percent
Taxation Revenue Statistics - March 2006 (Gov. Guinn Press Release)
Domestic Violence
Of faith and violence: Safe Nest's annual Interfaith Domestic Violence Conference sheds light on the issue (Las Vegas CityLife article)
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Nevada Education Matters
Public Schools
Clark County School District
Make me laugh (Chip Mosher column, Las Vegas CityLife)
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Nevada Health Matters
AIDS at 25: When AIDS came to Nevada, the battle was against both the disease and the ignorance about it (Dennis Myers article, Reno News & Review)
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[11:30 AM]
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Nevada Politics
Nevada And Sen. Reid
FREEBIE FLAP: Ethics letter targets Reid -- Activist asks Senate panel to look into controversy over boxing tickets (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
"The rule for all public officials should be a simple one: no free tickets, regardless of who the donor is and regardless of the nature of the event."
A simple rule: no freebies (Reno Gazette-Journal editorial)
2006 Governor's Race
State Sen. Beers
Somebody got a new webcam (Anjeanette Damon column, Reno Gazette-Journal)
Bob Beers' New Webcam Broadcast (Beers Campaign website)
Titus Economic Development Plan
Stupak can't be head of that commission if she wins (Hugh Jackson column, Las Vegas Gleaner)
2006 Congressional Races
Congressional District 3
A Puppet With Many Strings (Reno and Its Discontents blog)
2006 State Treasurer's Race
Jon Ralston on the latest problem for a Republican vying to be state treasurer (Las Vegas Sun column)
2006 Local Races
City And County Of Carson
PAC could be first step in getting people to listen (Nevada Appeal* editorial)
Three contend for school board seat (Nevada Appeal* article)
Storey County
Lyon County deputy district attorney running for Storey County DA position (Nevada Appeal* article)
State Democratic Party
Union Endorsements
"The union federation endorsed Democratic candidates for federal and statewide offices, including Jack Carter for U.S. Senate; Rep. Shelley Berkley, University Regent Jill Derby and Tessa Hafen for Congress; Robert Unger for lieutenant governor, Ross Miller for secretary of state, Kate Marshall for treasurer, Kim Wallin for controller and Catherine Cortez Masto for attorney general."
Democrats receive AFL-CIO backing: Union sidesteps governor's race endorsement (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Democratic Blog Convention
Kossack hordes set to descend on Las Vegas (Hugh Jackson column, Las Vegas Gleaner)
Fund-Raiser James Carville
James Carville Supporting The Ladies (Reno and Its Discontents blog)
State Tax Surplus
Getting rid of the budget surplus (Jim Clark column, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza)
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Corruption? In Nevada?
Rizzolo $kindustry Skim Case
"Rizzolo and 14 other defendants pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States. In court on Thursday, Rizzolo told Pro he devised a system that allowed employees to under-report the cash income they received from dancers' earnings at the end of each shift."
FELONY TAX CHARGE: Rizzolo enters guilty plea -- Crazy Horse Too owner to sell club as part of deal (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
JOHN L. SMITH: Group settlement leaves some Crazy Horse Too defendants unhappy (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)
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Nevada Government
State Government
State Sales Tax Haul
Taxable sales drop in wintry weather (Reno Gazette-Journal article)
Nevada sales up 4.1 percent in March (Nevada AP article)
Regulation Of Contractors
Taxpayers could save estimated $4 million, audit finds: Savings would come if contractors were required to return prevailing wage surveys (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
State Power Subsidies
"Program administrators say it is helping some of Nevada's most vulnerable residents cope with the summer heat: Nearly half of households receiving utility assistance include a disabled person, nearly 25 percent include a child under 6, and more than 40 percent have a resident older than 60."
Plan to help pay power bills gains steam: More households are taking advantage (Las Vegas Sun article)
Department Of Motor Vehicles
DMV looks at cutting waiting: Car dealers shun registration service (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
State Board Of Medical Examiners
Settlement proposed in Las Vegas eye doctor's cocaine case (Las Vegas Sun article)
State Department Of Cultural Affairs
Flap over findings subsides: Official upset over audits' statements but accepts recommendations (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Local Government
City And County Of Carson
Land Use Problem
"The city assessor's map indicate it's Burnaugh's property. But the land is part of 60 acres that were set aside for the city's use in a patent agreement with the Bureau of Land Management in 1973."
Supervisors table land decision (Nevada Appeal* article)
Churchill County
County approves medical park plan (Lahontan Valley News* article)
Newlands Experimental Farm to be site of regional plant materials center (Lahontan Valley News* article)
Clark County
More Government Subsidies
"As for using tax dollars to pay for an event being held largely outside the city, Miller said: 'There's so little consideration given to the city residents, employers, workers themselves. Instead, there is this constant kind of obsequiousness to the Mecca of the Strip. I can almost see Oscar's prayer rug on the ground as he leads the entire congregation.'"
Oscar doesn't mind the line (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Toxic Mall
"In April, the Henderson Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council approve the shopping center project. There was no testimony about the potential dangers at that meeting."
Shopping near deadly fumes? Henderson considers retail project (Las Vegas Sun article)
Cancelled High-Rise Project
Condominium buyers sue Las Vegas developer (Nevada AP article)
Southern Nevada Community Gang Task Force
Task force announces dates for 'Parent's Handbook on Gangs' (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Douglas County
Defective Development
Settlement reached in $7 million class action (Gardnerville Record-Courier* article)
Shelter For Abused Children
Construction starts on Austin's house (Gardnerville Record-Courier* article)
Lake Tahoe Basin
Area Real Estate
Surviving market slow-down (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza article)
The safe bet? (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza editorial)
Washoe County
The Malignant Traffic Lights Of The Truckee Meadows
"Drivers in the Truckee Meadows have good reason to be skeptical when they hear that area traffic officials are going to try again to synchronize traffic lights."
For traffic, it's all a matter of timing (Reno Gazette-Journal editorial)
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Nevada Education Matters
Higher Education
Scholarship Funds
College tuition aid goes ignored: Private sources of scholarships report applicant shortage (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
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Nevada Health Matters
Comparison Shopping For Hospitals
What if consumers could shop online for the Clark County hospital charging the least for hip replacement surgery? Or what if, along the way, they could gather information on which hospital is most preferred by their peers for that procedure?
Medicare data release to aid consumers, government says (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Helping Patients Get The Best Care For Their Needs (Center For Medicare And Medicaid Services website)
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Federal Nevada
Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Dump Project
Radioactive Railroad
YUCCA MOUNTAIN: DOE eyes old rail plan -- Nuclear waste would travel western path (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Nevada Test Site
Calls for halting nuclear programs (Las Vegas Sun article)
Homeland Security Funding
Anti-terror funds lacking: Las Vegas should be restored to federal list of areas most in need of preparedness grants (Las Vegas Sun editorial)
Electoral College System
"Voting mostly along party lines, the California Assembly on Tuesday gave 49-31 approval to a bill that would award the state's presidential electoral votes not according to how California's own residents vote, but to the recipient of the most popular votes, nationwide."
Scheming for a popular vote: States trying to alter our presidential election process (Las Vegas Review-Journal* editorial)
Government Bureaucracy And Freedom Of Expression
Meanwhile ... (Las Vegas Review-Journal* editorial)
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Nevada Culture
Carson Valley Days scheduled (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza article)
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Nevada's Past
Genoa
Historic homes featured on annual Genoa tour (Reno Gazette-Journal article)
Historic Carson Valley
"It is clear to us that Carson Valley's future will be inextricably linked to its past. If there is one way this place will thrive and survive it will be to market the history that makes it special."
Our future is in our past (Gardnerville Record-Courier* editorial)
Honoring The Comstock
Comstock History Center honored as Project of the Year: Designation 'a tremendous boost' to the state's department of Cultural Affairs (Nevada Appeal* article)
Resurrecting The V&TRR
In digging for a tunnel entrance, the end is near (Nevada Appeal* article)
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[7:25 PM]
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Nevada Politics
Nevada And Sen. Reid
Senate colleague in Nevada staying out of Reid ethics flap (Nevada AP article)
2006 State Treasurer's Race
State Treasurer Candidate's legal residence questioned by opponent (Nancy Dallas column, NewsDesk)
2006 Legislative Races
Las Vegas Lobbyists Raising Money For Carson City Assemblyman Oceguera -- Why?
The young (ish) lobbyists have money, too (Vegas Pundit website)
Assembly District 21
It's nice to be anointed (Vegas Pundit website)
2006 Local Races
Lyon County
Sheriff's Candidates to speak in Dayton (Nancy Dallas column, NewsDesk)
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Nevada Government
State Government
New Department Of Administration Audits
Health Division - Bureau of Early Intervention Services
Division of Child and Family Services - UNITY
Office of the Labor Commissioner
Field and Central Services Divisions (DMV)
Nevada Supreme Court Changes Decision
Stockmeier v. Psychological Review Panel (Replacement Opinion)
Related Story
Nevada court issues new ruling in sex offender case (Nevada AP article)
New Army Guard Commander
Las Vegas officer to lead Nevada Army National Guard (Nevada AP article)
Local Government
Lyon County
Commissioner Decisions - June 1, 2006 (Nancy Dallas column, NewsDesk)
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From The Neon Empire
Home Means Nevada
Harrah's plays catch-up in Asia as competitors storm ahead (Nevada AP article)
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Nevada's Past
The Belvada
Historic building getting new life in busted boom town Tonopah (Nevada AP article)
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[4:35 PM]
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Nevada Politics
Nevada's Wretched Campaign Finance Laws
Complaint: Official Failed To Disclose Atomic Freebie
"An Ethics Commission panel decided Friday that Caliente Mayor Kevin Phillips must respond publicly to allegations he violated state ethics law by accepting a free trip to Paris from a nuclear waste company."
Caliente mayor ordered to appear before Ethics Commission (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Nevada And Sen. Reid
Reid remains a man on a mission: Boxing brouhaha adds to job's fatigue factor (Las Vegas Sun article)
U.S. taxpayers should buy Harry Reid's boxing tickets (John Brummet column, Ely Times)
2006 Governor's Race
GCB Appointments
JANE ANN MORRISON: Guinn's planned 11th-hour moves might give him last laugh on Gibbons (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)
2006 State Treasurer's Race
Challenge rejected by attorney general: Treasurer candidate says opponent did not provide proper proof of residence in filing (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Politics Ain’t Beanbags (Chuck Muth column, Battle Born Opinion News)
State Republican Party
NICPAC Hits a Homerun (Erik Odom column, Battle Born Opinion News)
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Corruption? In Nevada?
Former sheriff struggles with Binion ghost (Pahrump Valley Times article)
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Nevada Government
State Government
State Hauling In Taxes, But Can't Spend Them
"Nevada's budget is nearing a cap approved by the 1979 Legislature that limits the growth of expenditures to no more than inflation plus population growth."
State nearing its spending limit (Nevada Appeal* article)
NDOT Abandoning State Roads
"The Nevada Department of Transportation is projecting a possible budget shortfall as early as next year. The department announced plans to abandon about 700 to 800 lane-miles of roadway in the state to county control, 94 lane-miles of which are in White Pine County."
State to give WPC 94 miles of highway (Ely Times article)
The Battle Against Meth
Health, Human Services: New strategies needed to treat substance abusers (Pahrump Valley Times article)
Prevailing Wage Law
"The prevailing wage is an artificial and unnecessary bureaucratic intervention. The notion that it results in higher quality work is a fallacy foisted on taxpayers by self-interested union activists."
Prevailing wage follies: If the state wants to save taxpayer money, get rid of the law (Las Vegas Review-Journal* editorial)
Whatever You Say May Be Used Against You
"There were concerns, sources said, that the video recordings could be used for political purposes."
Several judges shut off cameras: Public airing of courtroom recordings raises concerns (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Public Utilities Commission
Utilities: Departing PUC member leads to industry shuffling (In Business Las Vegas article)
Local Government
Churchill County
County approves transfer of development rights ordinance (Lahontan Valley News* article)
Clark County
God Damn That Traffic Jam
Clogged arteries -- Forum: Tourism growth demands solutions (In Business Las Vegas article)
Las Vegas Outlook
In Business Q and A: Kara Kelley, president of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce (In Business Las Vegas interview)
Law and Small Business: Nevada's entrepreneurial spirit dwarfs rest of nation (In Business Las Vegas article)
Real Estate and Development: Medical office building remain popular for developers (In Business Las Vegas article)
Mix And Match In Henderson
Mixed-use plan brings new look to Henderson (In Business Las Vegas article)
Metro's Substantial Taser Purchase
Tasers touted as police tool: Law enforcement, ACLU say devices good alternative to deadly force (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Bum Rap
Advice on homeless sought: Goodman laments loss of days when 'folks went into institutions' (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Mayors live it up at Las Vegas meeting (Las Vegas Sun article)
Elko County
Elko County sales show biggest gain (Elko Free Press article)
City building permits still on the rise (Elko Free Press article)
Lyon County
County to take over Yerington-area water company (Nevada Appeal* article)
Nye County
Beatty
Nye County will help with paving of Beatty's airport access road (Pahrump Valley Times article)
Beatty bails out of TV business (Pahrump Valley Times article)
Pahrump
Senior Center recovering from 'past mistakes' (Pahrump Valley Times article)
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Nevada Education Matters
Public Schools
Teacher Pay
Lawmakers rip pay raise analysis: Two Republicans object to consulting firm's 7.8 percent cost of living figure for Nevada teachers (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
School Bus Emissions
Never be content with a B: Nevada scores high on a national survey of school bus emissions, but it can do even better (Las Vegas Sun editorial)
Clark County School District
Teacher Shortage
Teacher options in works: Six-point plan puts choices for filling jobs in principals' hands (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Community Alliance for the Reform of Education (CARE)
"Like two natural allies who have their hands around each other's throats rather than lending a helping hand to a needy Third World country, the Clark County School District and the business community once again are proving one plus one equals zero."
Jon Ralston on Politics: No winners, just losers (In Business Las Vegas column)
Washoe County School District
School Forbids Commencement Address
"Kealy was given extra punishment because he spoke to the students at the assembly after school administrators had barred him from that because of a minor prank at a previous assembly."
Student body president banned from giving speech (Reno Gazette-Journal article)
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Nevada Water Matters
SNWA Gets Sensitive
"Who knows what the future will bring," Baker said. "To take that future and pipe it to Las Vegas, people have a lot of qualms about that."
SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY: White Pine County resists water plan -- Officials remain concerned about pipeline project (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Ely seminar to explain Nevada water rights (Ely Times article)
Nevada Water Resources Association
"BARCASS is meant to be a common resource for everyone that provides data on aquifers and water basins in White Pine County and the surrounding area, according to the USGS."
Ely meeting told BARCASS won't be completed until 2008 (Ely Times article)
Corporate Suction Scheme
Honey Lake water plan takes shape with federal approval (Nevada AP article)
Carson River
Economics shine along Carson River (Nevada Appeal* article)
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Nevada Health Matters
From Doctor To Nurse
UNLV will ask the Board of Regents next week to approve a master's degree program to train Filipino doctors to become nurses.
UNLV to seek OK for nursing program (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Paying The Price
Health care coverage weighs on retailers (Las Vegas Business Press article)
Strokes
After stroke, first minutes are crucial: Two local hospitals also help raise awareness (Las Vegas Sun article)
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Nevada Mining
Hedging
"The Robinson Nevada Mining Company will be a lot happier in September when they fulfill a hedge contract requirement and are no longer obligated to pay the bank about $2 for each pound of copper mined."
Improved Ore May Cause Robinson Bottleneck (Ely Times article)
Regime Change
Myckatyn retires as Quadra's CEO; Blythe new CEO/president (Ely Times article)
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Federal Nevada
Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Dump Project
YUCCA MOUNTAIN RAIL LINE: Paiutes have terms -- Most important, tribe wants assurance that plan is safe (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Soaring Fuel Prices
GASOLINE PRICE RELIEF: Reid touts energy plan -- Senator blasts administration (Las Vegas Review-Journal article)
Federal Lands
Forest Service Identifies ‘Capable’ Wilderness (Elko Free Press article)
"The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comment on Wilderness Evaluations, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Eligibility Report and “Special Area” maps for nine Ranger Districts as part of its Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Plan Revision."
USFS schedules series of Nevada meetings to discuss proposed forest plan revisions (Ely Times article)
New FBI SAC For Las Vegas
Counter-terror vet takes reins as FBI's special agent in charge (Pahrump Valley Times article)
Payments In Lieu Of Taxes (PILT)
Reid says his effort could bring $1.7 million to Nye (Pahrump Valley Times article)
Immigration Reform
More On The History Of Our Southern Border
'Operation Wetback' to Aztlan (Kent Harper column, Ely Times)
Federal Mortgage Loan Scandal
"If Congress fails to act, the damage could be permanent to the housing market, to the American taxpayers and the economy as a whole. Standing in the Senate's way are the entrenched defenders of a failed system that has allowed corporate abuse to go on unchecked for too many years."
One kick from the mule ought to be sufficient (J.C. Watts column, Pahrump Valley Times)
Massacre Stories Need Independent Investigation
Asking a hard question: The world watches as U.S. Marines ask, 'What happened in Haditha?' (Las Vegas Sun editorial)
Flag Amendment
The flag and burning symbols of freedom (Kirk Caraway column, Lahontan Valley News*)
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From The Neon Empire
Internet Gambling
Group reviews opposition to Web bets: Council wonders 'if the genie isn't already out of the bottle' (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Thanks For Just Being There
Sands execs land millions in unearned bonuses (Las Vegas Business Press article)
Planned Growth, But Whose Plan?
Gaming: Station Casinos puts stock in planned growth (In Business Las Vegas article)
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[12:30 PM]
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Nevada Politics
Nevada's Wretched Campaign Finance Laws
Columnist Scores Heller's Office For Sluggish Posting Performance
"Those lengthy documents are critical to showing the public how much money a candidate has raised, and equally important, how the money has been spent. Will the secretary of state's office still fail to make such forms available eight business days after that deadline? If so, the primary election will be over and the public once again kept in the dark."
ERIN NEFF: Fight night a perk for politicians and athletic commissioners (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)
Nevada And Sen. Reid
"In Las Vegas, almost everyone knows what a comp looks like. The fact it passed through the boxing commission might take the sting out of an ethics probe, but it doesn't change the truth. And it didn't help to have current and former members of the athletic commission attempt to cover for Reid."
JOHN L. SMITH: Self-inflicted sucker punch takes Senate's Democratic leader off message (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)
Reid, his church agree to disagree on amendment: Mormon statement called on members to voice support for constitutional gay marriage ban (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
"If Sen. Reid wants to convince Nevadans he is worthy of re-election in 2010, he ought stop bending and blending and start standing tall and distinguishing himself from the likes of Howard Dean, Ted Kennedy and Nancy Pelosi. Core values are to be defended, not hidden."
SHERMAN FREDERICK: Stalking the wild, elusive, Hidden Harry (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)
2006 Elections Generally
Politics of the cowboy and the suburbanite (Las Vegas Sun article)
2006 Governor's Race
"On a tour this week of the Bently Biofuels plant in Minden, Gibbons filled his campaign motorhome's 100-gallon tank with 100 percent biodiesel, a cleaner burning fuel made with vegetable oils and recycled restaurant grease."
Gibbons' campaign bus goes green (Reno Gazette-Journal article)
"Say what you will about Gibbons and his 2005 Year of Gaffes, but he has executed a near-flawless campaign in 2006, avoiding any sticky situations and letting his opponents and we Fourth Estaters whine about his refusal to debate."
Jon Ralston on Gibbons' advantage being so great that he can afford to be invisible (Las Vegas Sun column)
2006 Local Elections
Clark County
Why Isn't There A Clark County Grand Jury Investigation Of These Allegations?
CLARK COUNTY COMMISSION: Corruption cases cloud races -- Challengers hope trials will sour voters on incumbents (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Lyon County
Incumbent, sheriff's deputy, compete for new Walker River Justice Court seat (Nevada Appeal* article)
State Republican Party
Immigration Reform
"Those who imply that our GOP brethren have failed to read the U.S. Constitution may want to acquire a copy of their own."
VIN SUPRYNOWICZ: 'Subject to the jurisdiction thereof' (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)
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Nevada Government
State Government
State Finances
Spending Cap Doesn't Apply To Nevada State Legislature
Surplus may test Legislature's courage (Nevada Appeal* article)
Recent Discovery
Funds 'found' to fight fires (Las Vegas Sun article)
Nevada's Burning Hills
Summer rangeland fire potential high: June Weather a Key Factor (Elko Free Press article)
Local Government
City And County Of Carson
Fandango Time
A plan to transform South Carson City: Gaming corporation starts aggressive tract for 30-acre development (Nevada Appeal* article)
Clark County
Developing News
Pack 'Em In
"A developer close to breaking ground on a 2,000-acre Henderson community wants to build an extra 3,000 homes to support a proposed resort casino and commercial project."
Henderson developer seeks density increase (Las Vegas Sun article)
Toxic Mall
"The evidence has been clear all along regarding the folly of plans to build a regional shopping center in Henderson next door to industrial plants that store and use hazardous chemicals."
Shop till everybody drops: Building a shopping center next door to an industrial site has obvious downside (Las Vegas Sun editorial)
Choices
"Hosting the Democratic convention would have meant clearing the August calendar of Las Vegas convention staples, such as the Men's Apparel Guild International of California (MAGIC)."
A conventional decision: Las Vegas mayor shows a practical side in rejecting national political event (Las Vegas Sun editorial)
Affordable Housing
Hal Rothman notes that even though the housing market has cooled, it's not necessarily inexpensive (Las Vegas Sun column)
Elko County
Washout!
County mulls new bridge at Jarbidge (Elko Free Press article)
The Child Is The Father To The Man
Youth Council Revived: Youth will advise city council (Elko Free Press article)
Lake Tahoe Basin
Civic Action
Helping keep clean this end of the lake (Steve McKibben column, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza)
Lyon County
Dirty Anaconda
Dust cap far from last of efforts planned at mine (Mason Valley News article)
Process Area data discrepancies fade following EPA’s second look (Mason Valley News article)
Ambient levels work plan nearly consensus with mine parties (Mason Valley News article)
Yerington
Golf course community proposed on west edge of town: Requests are a first step toward a 435-lot development (Mason Valley News article)
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Nevada Education Matters
Public Schools
Breakfast In America
Students need breakfast, too: Local participation strong, but nationally the school breakfast program has low turnout (Las Vegas Sun editorial)
Lyon County School District
Lyon School Trustees OK bond resolution (Mason Valley News article)
School Trustees to consider District Office reorganization: At workshop next Tuesday; new positions, titles, responsibilities, job descriptions proposed (Mason Valley News article)
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Nevada Health Matters
Medicare
"The federal government should make a commitment to provide the public with more -- and more specific -- information in the future about their medical bills."
Consumers and medical care (Las Vegas Review-Journal* editorial)
West Nile Virus
Mosquito season heats up: Flooding increases source points, but West Nile Virus yet to be detected as well (Mason Valley News article)
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Nevada Culture
Carson City
Brewery Arts Center renovates performance hall (Reno Gazette-Journal article)
"Sometimes what others see as regression or total abstinence are actually evolutions to self-felt developments at higher levels of truth and meaning."
Lack of flags on Memorial Day does not necessarily mean lack of respect (John DiMambro column, Nevada Appeal*)
Elko
Rules set for renewal of Elko Mining Expo competition (Elko Free Press article)
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Federal Nevada
Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Dump Project
"The target date for the opening of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste entombment project shifts like the sands of the Sahara, swallowing and then exposing the bleached ruins of ancient cities lost to time."
Yucca Mountain change of plan: It's the eastern rail route -- no, the northern! (Las Vegas Review-Journal* editorial)
Nevada Test Site
Tribal leaders lead protest Nevada Test Site's `Divine Strake' (Nevada AP article)
Protesters rally against bomb test in desert (Reno Gazette-Journal article)
US Supreme Court's Recent Whistleblower Decision
Garcetti v. Ceballos (US Supreme Court website - pdf file)
Court ruling creates concern: Whistle-blowers fear limits on their ability to expose wrongdoing (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
"So, public employee, when events gang awry down at your workplace, as ofttimes they do, don't risk fading the heat. If you get demoted or transferred with a threat of further action if you open your gob, it'll be a personnel matter and the public will never be the wiser. But call your favorite reporter and you are covered with one big constitutional prophylactic."
THOMAS MITCHELL: Just drop a dime, call a reporter (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)
Veterans Administration
VA spent over $680 million in Nevada in 2005 (Mason Valley News article)
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From The Neon Empire
Money Talks
Investors more bullish on Las Vegas casinos than ever before (Las Vegas Sun article)
The Science Of Separating Gamblers From Their Money
Designing for Dough in Vegas (Wired News article)
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Nevada Politics
Nevada And Sen. Reid
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Berkley doesn't need to be ringside -- But congresswoman also doesn't see need to criticize Reid for taking free seats at boxing matches (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
McCain won't judge Reid for taking free seats (Nevada AP article)
2006 Governor's Race
"Gubernatorial candidate Jim Gibson's Democratic primary campaign is gaining strong support from Nevada Hispanics, whose political involvement, driven largely by federal immigration reform, is expected to spike on election day."
In search of Hispanic vote: Amigos de Gibson, Nosotros con Dina: Campaign goes Latin (Las Vegas Sun article)
2006 Local Races
Washoe County
"Herzik described county commission meetings as never-ending and leaderless. Deputy sheriffs are ordered to remove anyone for breaking the rules during public comments."
Ballardini may hurt incumbents, expert says (Reno Gazette-Journal article)
State Democratic Party
Cultivating grass roots: Dean setting the stage for Democratic ground war in red states and rural areas (Las Vegas Sun article)
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Nevada Government
State Government
DMV And Dealer Registrations
"Now, the program is indeed worth expanding. But why the taxpayer subsidy? The better option would be to allow dealers to charge a market rate for handling the procedure."
DMV waits (Las Vegas Review-Journal* editorial)
Army National Guard
New Nevada Army Guard commander installed: Francis Gonzales replaces Randall Sayre, a former Fallon resident (Lahontan Valley News* articles)
Local Government
City And County Of Carson
"Residents will have the chance this week to peek into what Carson City may look like in a decade and more."
Glimpses of the future: View downtown Carson City's design concept video this week (Nevada Appeal* article)
Churchill County
Got A Bad Reaction
Is the word 'California' a vulgarity in Fallon? (Josh Johnson column, Lahontan Valley News*)
Clark County
Vegas In The Rear View Mirror
Where do tourists from Vegas go? Web sites give hints for getaways (Las Vegas Sun article)
New Development
Cosmopolitan offers peek into Strip's future (Las Vegas Sun article)
Washoe County
Reno Redevelopment
Foot traffic's future (Reno Gazette-Journal article)
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Nevada Education Matters
Higher Education
"University system Chancellor Jim Rogers got testy last week when he thought people were trying to derail a billion-dollar academic health science center that he supports."
Chancellor in defense of health proposal (Las Vegas Sun article)
Public Schools
Carson City School District
Alternative path to success: There's another option for high school diplomas in the Carson City School District (Nevada Appeal* article)
Clark County School District
"The program, which begins in the junior year of high school, asks students to commit to teaching in the district for four years upon graduating college. In exchange, the union's foundation pays for students' tuition and books at the Community College of Southern Nevada and Nevada State College."
Project urges students to STEP into teaching (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)
Tougher standards set for valedictorians (Las Vegas Sun article)
"Following a Wednesday appearance by Khidir Ahmed, top envoy from the Republic of Sudan, advanced social studies students at Palo Verde High School sat down to re-read the United Nation's definition of 'genocide.'"
