Washington, DC….It what is arguably the first skirmish of ideas, rhetoric and positioning in the battle to represent the GOP in the 2016 race for the White House Senator Rand Paul earned the top spot in the Washington Times / CPAC Straw Poll. In fact it would have taken the next three contestants combined to […]
Washington, DC….”Hi, everybody. This week, I traveled to New England, where I was joined by four governors who are working to raise the minimum wage in each of their states. And they’ve also joined me in calling on Congress to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour. Because it would give nearly […]
Auburn, CA…The Placer County Board of Supervisors will hold a regularly scheduled meeting next Tuesday, March 11, 2014 in Board Chambers in Auburn. The meeting, at 175 Fulweiler Ave., will begin at 9 a.m. The Board will present a commendation to a long-time county employee, address a temporary sign ordinance and evaluate a countywide, […]
Washington, DC…President Obama spoke for an hour this afternoon with President Putin of Russia. President Obama emphasized that Russia’s actions are in violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, which has led us to take several steps in response, in coordination with our European partners. President Obama indicated that there is a way to resolve […]
Markleeville, CA….Alpine County will mark the 150th anniversary of its founding beginning this March. Headed by the Alpine County 150th Ad Hoc committee and Alpine County Supervisor Donald Jardine, a variety of events are being planned, beginning with a proclamation reading on March 18, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Turtle Rock Park on Highway 89 […]
Sacramento, CA…Covered California™ and the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced today that from Oct. 1, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2014, under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 38,507 consumers in four Sacramento-region counties enrolled in subsidized and non-subsidized Covered California health insurance plans. The new total represents a 41 percent increase […]
Truckee, CA…The Placer County Sheriff’s Office has notified the next-of-kin and can now release the name of the woman who died in a plane crash near Truckee today. She was Darla Sue Farnell, 55, of the Tahoe City area. The man who was critically injured is Ray Richard Farnell, 70, also of the Tahoe City […]
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV—An innovation in aquatic invasive species protection was unveiled last week at the Water Sports Industry Association’s 2014 Summit that could make Lake Tahoe and recreational water bodies around the nation safer from the spread of invasive species, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) said today. Called the Mussel Mast’R Aquatic Invasive Species […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA – With support from California Proposition 84 stormwater grant funds, the Tahoe Resource Conservation District (Tahoe RCD) is leading the effort to measure pollutants in urban runoff at Lake Tahoe to help evaluate the combined effectiveness of pollutant control measures and consistently track and report monitoring findings. This effort, known as […]
Washington, DC…President Obama spoke for 90 minutes this afternoon with President Putin of Russia about the situation in Ukraine. President Obama expressed his deep concern over Russia’s clear violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity, which is a breach of international law, including Russia’s obligations under the UN Charter, and of its 1997 military basing […]
