The Interim Finance Committee on Wednesday authorized $2.6 million for the Humboldt County School District to pay for staff salary raises through a $250 million matching fund created during the 2023 legislative session.
Why can’t Congress pass any type of immigration reform? It’s complicated, Nevada’s 3rd U.S. House District Rep. Susie Lee, said on Nevada Newsmakers. Lee, a Democrat first elected in 2019, currently is seeking a comprehensive solution to the many aspects of immigration reform. Critics may say, ‘That’s too complicated.’
Attorneys for Gov. Joe Lombardo have filed a lawsuit appealing the Nevada Commission on Ethics decision to censure and fine the governor for using his Clark County sheriff uniform and badge on the 2022 campaign trail. The eight-member commission issued the censure and $20,000 fine in July — marking the third largest penalty imposed by the body charged with interpreting and enforcing Nevada’s ethics laws for local and most state employees or elected officials outside the legislative and judicial branches. The Republican governor signaled last month that he would fight the commission’s decision in court.
Finding a successful solution to mitigate high levels of nitrates in Grass Valley (GV) residents’ drinking water caused by a large concentration of septic systems has been of great concern to the Humboldt County Board of Commissioners since the early 1990s, but the process has been lengthy and any viable solution is very expensive. The Board has begun taking a serious look at how to utilize a wastewater treatment facility to combat the nitrates as County officials pursue grant funding.
Nevada’s National Guard is maintaining strong enlistment numbers among the other states, territories and the District of Columbia per nationwide figures. According to a statement released this week by the Nevada National Guard, both the Army and Air Guards have either exceeded or met their recruiting goals for fiscal year 2023, which ended on Sept. 30.
RENO — The University of Nevada, Reno was recently ranked amongst the country’s best colleges and universities by several nationally respected publications including U.S. News & World Report, Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Washington Monthly.
New laws increasing criminal penalties for fentanyl trafficking and stealing catalytic converters are part of the more than 100 bills passed earlier this year that took effect in whole or in part on Sunday. That subset of the roughly 540 bills signed by Gov. Joe Lombardo after this year’s 120-day legislative session also includes stronger restrictions on pet restraints and changes intended to improve health care for those incarcerated in the state’s prisons.
Nevada lawmakers approved a set of regulations Thursday aiming at setting the stage for the state’s February presidential primary election. But on the Republican side, an unanswered question remains — will there even be a presidential primary election?
In a historic vote, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was removed from his position leading the House of Representatives by a vote of 216-210 last week, with eight Republicans joining all House Democrats (including Nevada’s three Democratic members) to oust the speaker.
The State Board of Education voted Thursday to move forward with a proposed regulation to address high school start times earlier than 8 a.m. but changed its target implementation date from next school year to the 2025-26 school year to gather more data and public input on the shift before the policy is finalized.
This week, let’s take a moment to learn a little more about something we all have in common — Nevada, the state we call home — from one of the Great Basin’s leading rangeland biologists.
WINNEMUCCA — Humboldt County is preparing to welcome visitors for the 2023 annual solar eclipse on Oct. 14.
Grand Sierra Resort owner Alex Meruelo announced plans Wednesday to build a $400 million, privately financed sports and entertainment arena adjacent to his Reno hotel-casino — the initial phase of a potential $1 billion enhancement to the 150-acre site that includes other non-gaming amenities and potentially a new hotel tower.
This year the 2023 Tri-County Junior Livestock Show and Sale (TCJLS) was held over 3 days. The Goat Showmanship and Breeding Class started the show on Friday, September 1st. The Swine, Lamb and Beef Showmanship along with all the market classes were held Saturday, September 2nd and concluded with the Market Animal Sale on Sunday, September 3rd.
Pershing County shared a Heath Nurse with Humboldt County until she retired in 2022. That office located in the Annex building at 535 Western Ave now houses the Pershing County Office of the Central Nevada Health District (CNHD). CNHD can be called in Lovelock 8am - 5pm Monday through Friday at 775 273-6285 or in Fallon at 775 867-8181. The Pershing County website https://www.pershingcountynv.gov/ has a link to the CNHD website for convenience which also has a calendar of events.