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Editorial: Political labels or knee jerk attitudes should never get in the way of what should be Nevada’s bright future

Submitted by on Sat, 01/16/2010 - 2:18pm

As Nevada lawmakers, the governor and other elected and appointed officials ponder how to prevent the sinking of the State of Nevada, debate, and some of it angry, roils around picking additional sour

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Comment on Activist group says it will circulate voter initiative petitions in an effort to get Big Mining to pay more than one-half of 1% in taxes to the state. by Dave Morgan

Submitted by on Sat, 01/16/2010 - 1:49pm

Unfortunately, mining is a cyclical industry, so while there may be substantial revenue one year, mining taxes can be a dry hole the next. Same for big gaming.

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Nevada’s life’s blood of revenue continues to fall into the abyss…

Submitted by on Wed, 12/23/2009 - 10:00pm

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Nevada Sales taxes were down again statewide and right here in Carson City. It’s nail biting time for state and local governments.

Is This What A Partnership Looks Like?

Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 12/20/2009 - 10:40am

I encourage everybody to download the supporting material for the special meeting of the Carson City board of supervisors on December 10, 2009 (http://www.carson-city.nv.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?d

Carson City manager sets sights on three budget cutting scenarios for 2010

Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 5:08pm

With sales and property taxes in continued decline, Carson City Manager Larry Werner has drawn up three 2010-11 budget scenarios and has asked department heads to trim their budgets according to each

City financial troubles?

Submitted by Kirk Caraway on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 2:45pm

Just heard a tip the city might be doing some serious emergency budget cutting to make up for projected revenue shortfalls in 2010.

Months of declining gaming revenues cause shut down of “Bill’s” Casino at South Shore

Submitted by on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 1:25pm

That small casino, just north of Harrah’s South Lake Tahoe is closing. “Bill’s” Lake Tahoe Casino is closing its doors after a long revenue slide.

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Carson City is getting a huge Christmas gift (sort of) from Douglas County

Submitted by on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 12:10pm

An alert Carson City Public Works employee has uncovered a gas tax collection snafu that has sent hundreds of thousands of Carson City gas tax dollars mistakenly to Douglas County.

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Governor Gibbons tries to cope with plummeting revenues – calls for reconvening Economic Forum

Submitted by on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 10:15pm

Governor Gibbons today told reporters that he would reconvene the Economic Forum to give him advice on how much revenue the state can expect to take in through the current two year budget cycle.

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Local aerospace consultant appointed to fill unexpired term of former School Board Trustee Barbara Howe

Submitted by on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 10:15pm

On a 3-2 preference, local aerospace consultant Randy Carlson won a seat on the CC School Board, besting co-candidate.Deonne Contine, a deputy state attorney general.
Carlson touted his managerial exp

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State budget is in ICU. Prognosis uncertain.

Submitted by on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 1:25am

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Revenue streams from sales tax down to real estate transfers are shrinking by the month. Gov.

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Carson City appears getting very serious about recycling. Gotta some money in it, somewhere.

Submitted by on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 1:55pm

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Carson City Supervisors this week exploring “recycling on steriods” as a way of extending the life of the landfill with an added benefit of a revenue stream for city hall.