February 2015
Death on the streets: Lawmakers target hit-and-run drivers among bills to boost safety
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/27/2015 - 2:00amHoping to tackle a recent increase in traffic fatalities, Las Vegas legislators are introducing a group of bills that would increase penalties for hit-and-run drivers by ......
Carson City Library first in nation to offer manufacturing training program
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/26/2015 - 11:18pmWestern Nevada College instructor Sven Klatt speaks at a joint meeting of the Carson City Board of Supervisors, Carson City School Board and the ......
School bond, prevailing wage bill faces bumpy Assembly ride
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/26/2015 - 11:03pmA bill that promises more money for a backlog of school construction projects but would suspend wage rules favored by Democrats faced even more opposition in the Nevada Assembly than it did when it passed quickly thro...
Nevada Legislature: Judiciary hears bill to protect sellers of defective products
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/26/2015 - 11:03pmSenate Majority Leader Michael Roberson, R-Las Vegas, told the Judiciary Committee on Thursday innocent product sellers shouldn’t be “dragged into court” to defend faulty products.The measure is one of several tort re...
Nevada gambling regulators sign off on Olympic betting
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/26/2015 - 11:03pmCome summer 2016, when the best of the best athletes climb podiums wearing gold, silver and bronze medals, Las Vegas gamblers could very well be counting their green.Nevada gambling regulators voted Thursday to allow ...
U.S. Citizenship Class Study
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 02/26/2015 - 8:03pm
Event Date:
March 14, 2015 - 3:00pm The ESL In-Home Program of Northern Nevada is proud to state that 172 immigrants have become U.S. Citizens at no cost through this non-profit organization.
We are again conducting a FREE bilingual U.S. Citizenship Study class starting Saturday, March 14, 2015 from 3:00-5:00pm for 12 weeks every Saturday at:
Carson City Library
Digitorium Room, 1st Floor
900 No. Roop Street
Carson City
To reserve a seat and to register, call 775-888-2021.
Las Vegas mulls ordinance that would negate court order on stadium subsidy vote
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/26/2015 - 6:32pmLas Vegas city leaders are puzzling over a proposed ordinance that would block a citywide vote on a proposed soccer stadium, though the measure set for a City Council vote next week doesn’t actually say that....
WNC Baseball: Pool homers twice as Wildcats split to open SWAC play
Submitted by editor on Thu, 02/26/2015 - 7:22pm
Corey Pool homered as Western Nevada College slammed five extra-base hits in defeating College of Southern Idaho, 7-4, in its Scenic West Athletic Conference baseball opener Thursday at John L. Harvey Field in Carson City.
CSI, however, bounced back to take game two, using a small-ball approach that its counterparts have succeeded with in the past. The Golden Eagles beat out three bunt singles and executed two sacrifice bunts to overcome home runs by Pool and Kody Reynolds in an 8-4 victory.
Nevada bond reform measure passes Senate
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/26/2015 - 5:19pmNevada lawmakers continued to push their extensive reform agenda Wednesday, passing a bill sharply reducing the size of a bond that must be posted to appeal a construction defects award.The vote on SB134 by Majority L...
Sen. Dean Heller joins coalition to prevent sexual assaults on campus
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/26/2015 - 5:11pmSen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., has joined a bipartisan group of 12 in sponsoring legislation to prevent sexual assaults on the nation’s college campuses.The legislation would establish campus resources and support servic...
