Washoe County Commissioners took official action today to unanimously oppose any legislative action that would divert local revenues to the state and/or push down state-provided services to the county without funding resources. The Governor’s proposed state budget for 2011-13 includes both those items, and would require Legislation to implement them. Washoe County has reduced its […]
Washoe County Commissioners today approved two contracts totaling more than $1.2 million with local firms that will benefit our local economy by either retaining or creating local jobs: * $1,070,405 to Gardner Mechanical to upgrade the 44-year old heating and cooling system in the downtown Reno Library. It is estimated that the project will create […]
SACRAMENTO – Senator Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, expressed his disappointment over the action taken today in the Senate Government Organization Committee, where his pro-job regulation-reduction legislation was narrowly defeated by a 6-5 vote. Senate Bill 591 by Gaines would have greatly reduced the number of regulations small businesses face every day in our state. “We need […]
Apr. 26, 2011 (Carson City, Nev.) – In Carson City and Carson Valley, golf courses are vibrant green, fairways lush and putts are rolling smoothly at Divine 9 layouts – the golf season is here (http://www.divinenine.com) and the big winter a distant memory. The nine courses that represent the best in golf between Lake Tahoe […]
SACRAMENTO – On 32-6 bipartisan vote, the State Senate Monday overwhelmingly approved legislation to help make California ski slopes the safest in the nation for kids. Under SB 105 by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) minors would be required to wear helmets while skiing and snowboarding. Last session, then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Los Angeles) signed an […]
SACRAMENTO – Taking further action to save taxpayer dollars and cut government waste, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today issued a sweeping Executive Order to halt state employee travel that is not mission-critical. This Executive Order comes one week after the Governor ordered state agencies and departments to recover millions of dollars in uncollected salary […]
CARSON CITY, NV – Governor Brian Sandoval’s administration today announced the introduction of amendments which reflect nearly $50 million in “add-backs” of priority spending to the Governor’s proposed executive budget. “Add-backs” restore some of the cuts previously contained in the Executive Budget. Funding for today’s amendments comes from increased federal funds, reductions in projected caseloads […]
Sacramento, CA…The newly formed California Winter Games Committee hopes that by joining forces with the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition they can improve the odds of securing the 2022 Winter Olympics for the Lake Tahoe Region. With a push from both the Reno and Sacramento markets it seems like a move that could really have […]