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Nevada County Supervisor Ted Owens and former Supervisor Sue Horne have not applied to be appointed interim assessor. But Owens said Thursday he will run for the office in the June primary election, and Horne said she is still considering it. Assessor Dale Flippin announced in November he would leave office at the end of this year. He was elected in 2006 for a term that will run out in January ...
The tough economy hasn’t prevented at least one elected official from throwing elaborate fundraisers. Assembly Majority Leader John Oceguera has set a new bar for unconventional campaign events hosted by Nevada lawmakers.
Nevada initiative would require secret union ballots By SANDRA CHEREB Associated Press Writer CARSON CITY (AP) - An initiative that would require secret ballot voting in union membership was criticized Wednesday by labor activists as "anti-worker." The "Save Our Secret Ballot" initiative, which was filed late Tuesday with the secretary of state's office, seeks to protect the "right to vote by ...
CARSON CITY — Abortion opponents said Tuesday the intention was good, but they will oppose a proposed ballot measure that seeks to define a person and override Nevada's abortion laws.
Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. today announced that RiskMetrics Group , and Glass, Lewis and Co. have each formally recommended that Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp.'s shareholders approve the proposed Inducement Warrants due on November 20, 2009.
SAN ANGELO, Texas —Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada finally realized that he did not have the votes to pass the massive cap-and-trade bill, S. 1733, and pulled the plug on it last week. Oh, it’s not dead-dead, because Reid and the Democratic leadership plan to bring it back in the spring of 2010.A majority of the Senate simply believe that this is a bad time to raise energy prices on ...
Northern Nevada briefly Staff Writer Beverly Hills, L.A. councils ban declawing of cats LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two Southern California cities have voted to ban the declawing of cats, joining San Francisco and Santa Monica which recently outlawed the practice. The Beverly Hills City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday night to approve a declawing ban, except in cases of medical necessity. The Los Angeles City ...
Group eyes recall of Nevada Senate minority leader Raggio By SANDRA CHEREB Associated Press Writer CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Some conservative Republicans upset over tax increases passed by the 2009 Legislature are taking aim at Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio and discussing a recall effort against the veteran lawmaker. Organizer Dana Allen, a businessman who has been active in Tea Party ...
Nevada City council to review smoking ban, solar farm By Michelle Rindels Staff Writer Nevada City council members will review wording for ordinances banning medical marijuana dispensaries and smoking in parks at a meeting today. Smoking in parks was banned for a six-month trial period after council approval in 2007. A new ordinance would make the ban permanent. A separate ordinance will ban ...
CARSON CITY – It will be several months before a replacement is named for Clark County Family Court Judge Robert Teuton, who was ordered out of the job by the Nevada Supreme Court this month.
Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. reports in order to raise the necessary working capital to restart the operations at Jerritt Canyon, complete the remaining consent decree environmental obligations, recommence permitting at Ketza River, and build sustainable long term production the Board of Directors have offered inducement warrants to several groups of warrant holders.
