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Lake Tahoe Brewing Company closes Carson City location

Lake Tahoe Brewing Company owner Michael Candelario announced this week that the downtown Carson City location at the corner of South Carson and West Proctor streets is "temporarily closing."

Candelario sent a letter to his employees earlier this week stating that the brewery had been operating at reduced capacity because of problems with their brewing equipment. He later confirmed to Carson Now that the main problem is with the boiler unit that they are not able to fix.

AG, Lt.Gov. agree to bury the hatchet

Attorney General Adam Laxalt and Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison issued a joint statement on Thursday effectively agreeing to bury the hatchet in their dispute over Hutchison’s lawsuit seeking dismissal of ...

Class-action lawsuit filed against NV Energy on rooftop solar

While the debate roiled this week over rooftop solar and state regulators denying a stay of news rates, a class-action suit was filed alleging a bait and switch by the utility.
This was inevitable, I suppose, and is far from the end of this political/legal/public policy battle.
You can read it here.

Nevada Attorney General’s office seeks dismissal of Hutchison lawsuit supporting vouchers

The Nevada Attorney General‘s office has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison’s law firm on behalf of parents who Hutchison says have been left in limbo by challenges to the ...

Laxalt to court: Dismiss Hutchison's school choice case or disqualify him for conflicts

In an astonishing legal brief filed today, Attorney General Adam Laxalt accuses Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison of lawyerly misbehavior and asks a judge to dismiss a school choice lawsuit Hutchison filed over the holidays.

Nevada Supreme Court hears arguments in challenge to Catalyst Fund

The Nevada Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s Catalyst Fund.The suit argues the fund violates the state constitution, which prohib ...

First firefighters, now Nevada AG warns phone scammers posing as state, federal officials

A day after reports surfaced of a telephone scam hitting Carson City residents involving a "local" firefighter's association collecting money for charity, the Nevada Attorney General warned of yet another scam on Tuesday, this time where callers pose as representatives of the “state” attorney general or U.S. Department of Treasury.

Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison files suit supporting Nevada vouchers law

Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison has filed suit in Clark County District Court on behalf of parents who want state money to send their children to private schools.The lawsuit was filed on behalf of families wh ...

Court: Kieckhefer lawsuit against ex-opponent can move forward

The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that state Sen. Ben Kieckhefer’s defamation lawsuit against his former opponent can continue moving forward.Kieckhefer sued Gary Schmidt charging he was ...

Judge is mulling sage grouse rules

RENO — A federal judge put a Nevada lawsuit challenging U.S. sage grouse protections on the fast-track Wednesday but said she isn’t ready to decide in the meantime whether to temporarily suspend the regulations cr ...

Sandoval won’t rule out joining sage grouse suit but not now

ELKO, Nev. — Several Nevada counties are acting prematurely in suing to block U.S. regulations intended to protect the greater sage grouse, said Gov. Brian Sandoval, who says he supports the lawsuit but not its ti ...

Attorney General Adam Laxalt files to dismiss second anti-vouchers lawsuit

As he did with the first lawsuit challenging the school vouchers law, Attorney General Adam Laxalt has filed a motion to dismiss the second similar lawsuit.The first lawsuit against the so-called Educ ...

Group files lawsuit to block petition to repeal business tax

The group trying to block a ballot vote to repeal the business tax imposed by the 2015 Legislature filed suit Thursday in Carson District Court charging the proposed referendum violates Nevada’s const ...

OPPOSING VIEWS

Attorney General Adam Laxalt has joined several of Nevada’s counties in a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s plan to manage the sage grouse population in the West.The decision spa ...

Laxalt goes against Sandoval, joins suit against sage grouse rules

Attorney General Adam Laxalt has joined several of Nevada’s counties in a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s plan to manage the sage grouse population in the West.The decision spa ...

Nevada attorney general challenges federal sage grouse rules

Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt has signed the state onto a lawsuit challenging federal restrictions aimed at protecting sage grouse. Laxalt announced the suit on Thursday. It comes a few weeks af ...

Laxalt and Sandoval disagree as AG joins sage grouse lawsuit

Attorney General Adam Laxalt this morning filed suit against the federal government's sage grouse land-use plan, going against the wishes of Gov. Brian Sandoval, who has been negotiating to prevent a listing of the bird.
The lawsuit, which you can see below, was filed in federal court. The AG, k ...

Laxalt files to dismiss suit

The Attorney General’s Office has filed motions to dismiss the lawsuit challenging Nevada’s school vouchers law.The suit by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of several taxpayers argues the so-called ...

Nevada AG Laxalt files motion to dismiss suit against Education Savings Accounts

The Attorney General’s Office has filed motions to dismiss the lawsuit challenging Nevada’s school vouchers law.The suit by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of several taxpayers argues the so-called Ed ...

BoE agrees to $1.6 million in settlements

The Board of Examiners on Tuesday approved four settlement payments including the lawsuit that overturned the state’s ban on same sex marriage and the “patient dumping” suit by San FranciscoThe board headed by Gov ...

BoE agrees to $1.6M in settlements

The Board of Examiners on Tuesday approved four settlement payments including the lawsuit that overturned the state’s ban on same sex marriage and the “patient dumping” suit by San FranciscoThe board headed by Gov ...

We Decide Coalition wants tax lawsuit moved to federal court

The conservative activists seeking to have voters block the tax hikes approved by the 2015 Legislature want the legal case challenging their petition moved to federal court.Chuck Muth filed the motion in U.S. District...

Lawsuit filed against group trying to repeal tax increase

The Coalition for Nevada's Future, the group expected to be funded by gaming and other interests to fight the effort to repeal the tax increase passed this year, filed suit today seeking to short-circuit the would-be repeal campaign....

Lawsuit: Tax law has too many taxes, so it is unconstitutional

A new lawsuit filed by three members of the Assembly and their Citizen Outhouse adviser seeks to declare the new tax bill invalid before it can be repealed.
Oh, yes: I'm serious....

Nevada Supreme Court upholds dismissal of Lehman Brothers $30 million lawsuit

The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld the district court dismissal of the lawsuit in which Lehman Brothers demanded $30 million from the Nevada treasurer’s office.The company, now named Woodlands Commercial Bank, was te...

Nevada Supreme Court upholds dismissal of Lehman Brothers $30 million lawsuit

The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld the district court dismissal of the lawsuit in which Lehman Brothers demanded $30 million from the Nevada treasurer’s office.The company, now named Woodlands Commercial Bank, was te...

Suit to block predator control programs back in district court

The 9th Circuit Court has breathed life into a lawsuit aimed at forcing the federal government to stop helping Nevada’s predator control program.A three-judge panel reversed the district court dismissal o...

Dueling motions for summary judgment seek end to Nevada minimum wage lawsuit

Dueling motions for summary judgment have been filed in Carson City District Court to end the lawsuit over whether Nevada is letting businesses violate the minimum wage law.Both motions were filed June 12 in the lawsu...

Judge Ramsey sues North Las Vegas, says city is out to get her

North Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Catherine Ramsey contends the city is out to get her because she wasn’t willing to sacrifice justice to fill the city’s woefully lacking coffers, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday....

Judge asked to unseal reports on alleged Las Vegas Sands ties to Macau organized crime

The Guardian, a British newspaper, and the Campaign for Accountability, a nonprofit watchdog group, have filed separate motions to intervene in an ongoing lawsuit and unseal reports by a former Hong Kong police official....

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