Local Govt & Politics Stories for April 2012
Stories for Wednesday, April 25
Preliminary budget recommendations presented to Washoe County commissioners
RENO -- During the regularly scheduled Washoe County Commission meeting yesterday, Commissioners received a report on the County Manager's preliminary budget recommendations for fiscal year 2012/13. A summary of the recommendations was presented by Alan Rosen, Washoe County Budget Manager, and included financial and economic trends, sources and uses for ...
Stories for Tuesday, April 24
Washoe County seeking public input for budget survey
RENO -- A budget survey is being launched on the Washoe County website allowing citizens to give their feedback on preparations of the final adopted FY 2012/13 budget over the next few weeks. The survey lists more than a dozen services provided by Washoe County that are mainly supported by ...
Stories for Friday, April 20
BLOG: Protecting bad teachers job No. 1 for NSEA
Last month, the Nevada State Education Association voted to not endorse Democratic challenger John Oceguera in his race for Nevada’s 3rd congressional seat against Republican Rep. Joe Heck. Since endorsing Democrats is usually a formality for the NSEA, the news was surprising. Why didn’t Oceguera receive the endorsement of the hyper-partisan NSEA? ...
Stories for Thursday, April 19
Washoe County Citizens Advisory Board needs members
Applications are being accepted to serve on one of 14 boards in the county. Members will connect with local government to share concerns, ideas, and solutions. To be considered, you have to reside within the cab boundaries and be a registered voter. www.washoecounty.us/comdev/cab_apps.htm
Stories for Wednesday, April 18
Candidates’ financials: What Nevada politicians are worth
It’s not just the 1 percent running for Congress in Nevada. Yes, we’ve got some millionaires in the field of candidates — businessman Dan Schwartz and former university professor Dina Titus, for example. But others in the field vying in the state’s four districts appear to be suffering from some ...
Stories for Tuesday, April 17
Upset over education bills, teachers pass on endorsing John Oceguera
If Assembly Speaker John Oceguera gets into Congress, it will be without a letter of recommendation from the teachers. Feeling burned by policy changes that eroded long-held rights for teachers, the Nevada State Education Association passed over the Democrat in his 3rd Congressional District race against Republican Rep. Joe Heck, ...
Trio of tax measures “Sign” of NV voter frustration?
LAS VEGAS -- Nevadans could end up deciding the fate of three different tax proposals at the ballot box. The latest proposal for a "business profits tax initiative" has been announced by the AFL-CIO. Lynn Warne, president of the Nevada State Education Association, welcomes the attention all three tax initiatives ...
Purchase of ‘Air Time’ not frequent but some Lawmakers want to review
CARSON CITY -- A little-known benefit of Nevada’s public employee pension plan is the right to purchase up to five years of service towards retirement. Referred to by some as “air time,” or the ability to add years of retirement without actually putting in the time in a public sector ...
Stories for Monday, April 16
Nevada receives low marks for evaluating effectiveness of tax incentives
CARSON CITY -- A new study by the Pew Center on the States identifies Nevada as one of 16 states that did not publish a document between 2007 and 2011 that evaluated the effective of tax incentives. Nevada received a poor grade in the study: Evidence Counts: Evaluating State Tax ...
Stories for Thursday, April 12
Carson City judge rejects gaming tax petition, supporters say they will file new version
A Carson City District judge today rejected an initiative petition proposing to create a new and higher rate of taxation for Nevada’s largest casinos, finding that the 200 word description of effect of the measure was misleading. In rejecting the petition, Judge James Todd Russell said he did not believe ...
Stories for Wednesday, April 4
Washoe County registrar of voters office ss now hiring election workers
RENO -- Paid election workers are needed to serve at the 85 Washoe County polling sites for the upcoming June 12 Primary Election and for the 100 polling places that will be staffed for the November 6 General Election. Dan Burk, the Washoe County Registrar of Voters, says his staff ...
Stories for Tuesday, April 3
GOP enviro activist: “Republicans are green, too”
LAS VEGAS -- Support for many environmental causes seems to run strictly along party lines, but a group of Republicans is trying to change that in Congress, and the shift could mean action for Nevada. Republicans for Environmental Protection (REP) is asking House Speaker John Boehner to help push 19 ...
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