Red Burn Code in Reno Area Use of fireplaces, wood stoves and pellet stoves prohibited until further notice

Red Burn Code in Reno Area Use of fireplaces, wood stoves and pellet stoves prohibited until further notice

Reno, Nevada. Dec. 9, 2013. The Washoe County Health District has changed the Burn Code from Yellow to Red, prohibiting the use of fireplaces, wood stoves, and pellet stoves until further notice. WHO/WHAT: Health District changes Burn Code from Yellow to Red WHEN: Monday, Dec. 9, 2013 until further notice WHERE: Reno, Sparks, and Southern […]

Winter Closures: Ebbetts Pass, Sonora Pass & Monitor Pass

Winter Closures: Ebbetts Pass, Sonora Pass & Monitor Pass

Alpine County, Tuolumne County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has closed State Route 4 (SR-4) over Ebbetts Pass and SR-89 over Monitor Pass, in Alpine County, and SR-108 over Sonora Pass, in Tuolumne County, as of Monday, December 9, 2013. The recent storms, and accumulation of snow, make the seasonal closure necessary for […]

How Were Federal Taxes Distributed in 2010? ~CBO Report

How Were Federal Taxes Distributed in 2010? ~CBO Report

Washington, DC…The average federal tax rate for all households in 2010—that is, tax liabilities divided by income (including government transfer payments) before taxes—was 18.1 percent. To examine the effect of taxes on households with different amounts of income, CBO divided the nation’s households into five groups of equal size, arrayed by before-tax income. In 2010, […]

President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address. Calls on Congress To Extend Unemployment Benefits

President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address.  Calls on Congress To Extend Unemployment Benefits

Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. The holiday season is a time for remembering the bonds we share, and our obligations to one another as human beings. But right now, more than one million of our fellow Americans are poised to lose a vital economic lifeline just a few days after Christmas if Congress doesn’t do something about […]

MONTBLEU RINGS IN HOLIDAYS AT TAHOE WITH FESTIVALS, COMEDY AND PARTIES

MONTBLEU RINGS IN HOLIDAYS AT TAHOE WITH FESTIVALS, COMEDY AND PARTIES

Stateline, NV…A December lineup of top-notch comedy, adventure films, cash giveaways and enough Lake Tahoe infused holiday cheer to fill a stocking await at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa. For the fifth year, MontBleu hosts the Festival of Trees and Lights, a five-day, family-oriented celebration where Christmas trees, lights and decorations are creatively set against […]

Top 500 Sales and Use Tax Delinquencies in California

Top 500 Sales and Use Tax Delinquencies in California

Sacramento – The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) today updated its online list of the Top 500 sales and use tax delinquencies, which total $501.7 million in taxes for the fourth quarter of 2013. Also, an interactive map displays location, account name, and amount owed by delinquent taxpayers.   Legislation enacted in 2011 (AB […]

Majority of Millennials Believe Costs Will Rise and Quality of Care Will Fall Under New Health Care Law According to Harvard Poll

Majority of Millennials Believe Costs Will Rise and Quality of Care Will Fall Under New Health Care Law According to Harvard Poll

Cambridge, MA – A new national poll of America’s 18- to 29- year-olds by Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP), located at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, finds a solid majority of Millennials disapprove of the comprehensive health reform package that the president signed into law in 2010, regardless of whether the law is […]

NSA tracking cellphone locations worldwide, Snowden documents show

NSA tracking cellphone locations worldwide, Snowden documents show

Washington, DC…The National Security Agency is gathering nearly 5 billion records a day on the whereabouts of cellphones around the world, according to top-secret documents and interviews with U.S. intelligence officials, enabling the agency to track the movements of individuals — and map their relationships — in ways that would have been previously unimaginable. The […]

Governor Sandoval Says Division Of Insurance Cannot Ignore Law

Governor Sandoval Says Division Of Insurance Cannot Ignore Law

Carson City, NV…Governor Brian Sandoval issued the following statement after the Division of Insurance announced that it does not have the discretion to rescind cancellation notices: “In light of the confusion surrounding the President’s announcement that individuals can keep their cancelled health insurance policies, the Nevada Division of Insurance sought legal guidance from the Attorney […]

BOE Action Protects California Low-Income Housing

Sacramento, CA….The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) unanimously acted to help preserve some low-income housing projects across California. The approved legal annotation clarifies that low-income housing properties subject to “payment in lieu of taxes” (PILOT) agreements may still be able to qualify for a property tax exemption. PILOT agreements are made between developers of […]