House of Representatives

The Carson City Republican Women's Club will hold its September meeting on Tuesday, the 19th at the Carson City Nugget. Social time begins at 11:00 a.m. and the meeting is called to order and lunch served at 11:30 a.m.

On May the 4th, the House of Representatives passed their version of health care reform (H.R. 1628) without a single hearing or any input from the Democratic minority. The vote was 217 to 213. All 193 Democrats voted no, as did 20 Republicans:

For six years, most Republicans campaigning for federal office pledged to repeal ObamaCare. According to national polls, a majority of Americans have consistently opposed ObamaCare even when they otherwise approved of Barack Obama as president.

Late Friday night, the U.S. House of Representatives joined the U.S. Senate in passing the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act of 2016, which will bring $415 million in future funding to Lake Tahoe over the next seven years. The decision brought cheers from many local agencies, including the League to Save lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.

UPDATE 917PM FINAL RESULTS: Below is the FINAL Carson City General Election results for the Carson City area on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Go here for the Carson City Elections Department.

The following are 100 percent of the votes counted: combined absentee, early voting, Carson City Courthouse election day results and the full list from the Carson City Community Center from tonight. Total voter count is 25,061. Carson City Clerk Sue Merriwether reports 91.79 percent of the registered voters turned out to vote.

Carson City Mayor (nonpartisan)

(Reno, Nev.) – The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) has elected Michael J. Brown, Barrick Gold USA president, to the Board of Directors.

The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016. The bipartisan legislation provides federal, state and local partners important tools to reduce wildfire threats, improve water clarity, jumpstart innovative infrastructure projects, and combat invasive species.

In many ways Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton could be considered much alike. Those two would dispute that opinion vigorously. But the American voting public might be interested in the following:

1. Both have low scores with the American public concerning trust and honesty when it comes to many polls.

Congressman Mark Amodei, now on congressional break, will be addressing members of the Carson City Chamber of Commerce and interested community members at a special coffee session scheduled at 8 a.m. Wednesday, August 24 at the Silver Oak Golf Executive Conference Center.

A “C” corporation, one that files and pays its own tax, has a maximum tax rate today of 34 percent. That makes it profitable to move jobs and investments to other countries that have lower tax rates. The proposal the House of Representatives recently sent to the Senate proposes a new flat rate for “C” corporations of 20 percent.

The House of Representatives recently passed and sent to the Senate a proposal to change the income tax laws for individuals. Changes for businesses is a topic for a different article.

It would change to three tax brackets of Zero-12 percent; 25 percent and 33 percent instead of the current seven brackets and some special rules.

On Monday, June 20 the state of Nevada and the Nevada Department of Wildlife will join the American Eagle Foundation, U.S. Congress, and Governors coast to coast in celebrating “American Eagle Day” to commemorate the United States’ National Bird.

Recently, and over breakfast with two of my friends and colleagues, I was presented with an interesting question.

“What would happen if neither Hillary Clinton, nor, Donald Trump in the general election, did not receive the required Electoral College votes to become President of the United States. What would happen?”

This piqued my curiosity, as the American people are somewhat unsettled as to who they should vote for to be the next President of the United States.

Las Vegas, NV - On Friday March 18 2016, local teacher Reuben D'Silva, a former Iraq War Veteran and Ivy League graduate, declared his candidacy to represent Nevada's Congressional District 1 in the U.S. House of Representatives.

D’Silva stated:

“I am proud to announce that I am running for Congress in Nevada’s Congressional District 1 as a nonpartisan. If elected, I look forward to hearing from all sides and not being bound to any political party’s platform, as my only obligation is to the people who I’ll be serving.

The presidential race notwithstanding, there are several statewide and local elected offices that are going to be put to the vote in 2016, according to Aubrey Rowlatt, Chief Deputy of Elections with the Carson City Clerk’s Office.

The most notable of the statewide races is the United States Senate seat being vacated by incumbent Harry Reid at the end of this year.

Both the Democrat and Republican parties have already posted leading candidates for this seat.

People at Lake Tahoe are working together like never before to restore our environment, revitalize our economy, and improve our communities. We saw significant progress all around the lake this year. And our progress is sustainable with continued partnership and collaboration, so critical to tackle the many challenges and important decisions on our horizon.

Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., said on Tuesday he fully expects legislation reviving the Yucca Mountain nuclear dump project to be passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.“It’ll get 400 votes in t...

The U.S. Honor Flag will be delivered in tribute to Carson City Sheriff's Office Deputy Carl Howell, who died in the line of duty Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. This American flag has traveled more than 7 million miles since Sept. 11, 2001 honoring more than 1,000 heroes.

The flag will be delivered in a state-by-state escort that will originate in Texas, said Chris Heisler, president and co-founder of The Honor Network.

History shows time and time again our greatest accomplishments at Lake Tahoe are achieved when people work together. In the past, Tahoe was known as a place where unproductive interactions between stakeholders led to a stunning decay in our environment and our economic vitality, creating a region that seemed frozen in time.

A raging battle over President Barack Obama’s request for “fast-track” authority central to improving U.S. ties with Asia resumes in the House of Representatives next week after Friday’s defeat....

Wednesdays are good for music in Carson City. Nothing like a good jam to get you over the workweek hump. Start out at lunchtime with blues at Comma Coffee. Enjoy music with dinner at Living the Good Life or Glen Eagles. The party is at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint, though. Tonight they are hosting a Canadian country-tinged, psycho punk rock n’ roll band called The Creepshow. Named as “One of the top bands you need to know about” by Alternative Press, a band like this doesn’t wander into our valley often.

WEDNESDAY:

• ’New Work’ by artist Pasha Rafat at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
• CCAI Exhibit: BRIC Art 5 at the BRIC: 108 E. Proctor St. (8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm)

Former House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert was indicted on Thursday on federal charges, including for lying to the FBI, relating to an alleged effort to hide $3.5 million in payments he was making to a person to conceal past misconduct....

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill on Wednesday that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks, a measure strongly opposed by the White House....

Both Nevada Senate and Assembly in Carson City opened with Hindu invocations on Friday that were presented with verses from the world’s oldest existing scripture.

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed delivered the opening prayers from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before both houses of the Nevada Legislature. After Sanskrit delivery, Zed spoke and read the English translation of the prayers. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and root language of Indo-European languages.

Both Nevada State Senate and Nevada Assembly in Carson City will open Friday with Hindu mantras containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed of Reno will deliver the invocations from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before both state legislative houses.

After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English translation of the prayers. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and root language of Indo-European languages.

The House Ways and Means Committee reported out House Resolution 1105 “Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015” by a vote of 22 to 10.

As you know, it must pass the House of Representatives, then pass the Senate and then be signed by the President (or if vetoed, passed over his veto). That is not certain to happen and become law. But it is a step in the right direction.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill to permanently repair the formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians, marking a rare bipartisan achievement and sending the issue next to the Senate....

The House of Representatives approved full fiscal-year funding for the U.S. domestic security agency on Tuesday, dealing a blow to conservative Republicans who had wanted the bill to include language blocking President Barack Obama’s recent executive orders on immigration....

A lands bill proposed for Douglas County was introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate.The Douglas County Conservation Act of 2015, S. 472, was introduced in Congress o...

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval has congratulated religious statesman Rajan Zed for four years of continuous publication of weekly interfaith column “Faith Forum” in a Gannett publication.

In a signed Certificate of Recognition presented to Zed, Governor Sandoval wrote: “Congratulations on this memorable milestone!”

“Faith Forum”, a highly popular one-of-a-kind weekly dialogue on religion at a Pulitzer winner Reno Gazette-Journal in Nevada, completed four years of publication on Feb. 4.