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$177 Million Medicaid Contract Approved By Gov. Sandoval, Board Of Examiners
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:08pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – It didn’t take long for Gov. Brian Sandoval to encounter controversy in his new job.
At his first Board of Examiners meeting as governor today, Sandoval had to deal with a vendor dispute over a massive $177 million Medicaid contract.
Nevada GOP Assembly Members Call For Suspension of Prevailing Wage on Public Construction
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/07/2010 - 2:54pmCARSON CITY – Members of the Republican Assembly Caucus today called on state Labor Commissioner Michael Tanchek to delay implementation of a new prevailing wage rate in Nevada until the Legislature has an opportunity to review the methodology.
The caucus is concerned a flawed process resulted in the new prevailing wage rate that took effect Oct. 1. There is a 30-day period to file an objection.
Over the line: Carson City woman arrested for allegedly throwing rocks at protesters
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 07/04/2010 - 12:29amThere was a disturbance near the Legislature Building Saturday afternoon in Carson City. A woman who was apparently angry at some political signs, allegedly threw rocks at three demonstrators.
The news that came across the scanner this July 3 afternoon was that there was a fight involving "protesters" in front of the Legislative Building. Given the political climate these days, it was worth following up.
Nevada AG joins 47 states in military funeral privacy protection case
Submitted by editor on Tue, 06/01/2010 - 1:59pmNevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto joined an Amici Curiae brief issued by the Attorney General of Kansas and joined by 47 states and the District of Columbia to protect the privacy and emotional health of grieving families of returning war dead. The issue concerns the right of a group to picket and protest at military funerals. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit had ruled against the privacy of the family and in favor of the protest group.
Speakers, Audience Argue at Forum on Economic Impacts of Illegal Immigration
Submitted by on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 10:50amTensions quickly arose during a discussion on the economic effects of illegal immigration at a town hall forum in Reno yesterday.
The keynote speaker, Dr. Steven Camarota, director of research for the Center for Immigration Studies, said that immigration – both legal and illegal – creates a “fiscal drain� on public services that is significantly larger than the “miniscule� effect that they have on the per capita income of the nation.
Citizens Protest Spending, Big Government at Carson City Tea Party Rally
Submitted by on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 8:33pmA crowd of about 600 people gathered around the courtyard surrounding the Nevada State Capitol for the tea party rally. Many held signs condemning big-government policies, calling for Senator Harry Reid’s defeat, protesting tax increases, and ridiculing President Barack Obama.
Tea Party Carson City: Smiles for now in an otherwise sea of venom, hostility at president
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 11:57amWith veiled threats to the governors of Nevada and several other states last month by a far-right militia group, the amount of anti-government fervor may be boiling over nationally, but all is peaceful today in Carson City as more than a thousand have gathered at the Capitol to protest President Barack Obama, Sen. Harry Reid and health care.
Oh, and taxes. But there were far more anti-Obama and Harry Reid signs and a few Hitler ones than anything remotely about the IRS, today being the filing deadline for federal income taxes.
Peaceful but angry in Carson City
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 10:32amDemocrats respond to Heller vote; says he took nearly $76K from insurance companies
Submitted by editor on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 10:36amTracking Sunday's congressional health care vote, Carson Now quoted Congressman Dean Heller with a statement from his Web site.
UNLV students to gather on Legislature steps to protest state budget cuts
Submitted by on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 10:57pmUNLV students will amass on the steps of the State Legislature on the morning of the first day of the special session of the legislature.
Teachers to hold protest rally outside Legislature Building this evening
Submitted by on Wed, 02/10/2010 - 10:30amGroups of Nevada teachers are holding protest rallies in Reno, Carson City and Las Vegas today to voice their anger at Governor Gibbons’ proposed budget cuts.