Nevada CCW Holders Exempted From NICS »
(NRA-ILA) – In a letter dated August 26, 2011, Arthur Herbert, Assistant Director of the Enforcement Programs and Services Division of the BATFE, announced that concealed carry weapons (CCW) permit holders will be exempt from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) provided the permit was issued after July 1, 2011. According to this letter: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has reviewed Nevada’s Concealed Firearm Permit and has determined that [...]
Judge Reverses Own Ruling: Foreclosure Program Is Constitutional »
(Kyle Gillis/NPRI) – The Second District Court in Washoe County has ruled that Nevada’s Foreclosure Mediation Program — the subject of a legal challenge by Deutsche Bank — is constitutional. Whether or not the bank will appeal the ruling is not yet clear. After the decision, the Las Vegas law firm representing Deutsche Bank, Brooks Bauer, issued a bland statement saying it is reviewing the decision and looking at various options. “Each branch of government [...]
Public Works Feel Pinch Of Budget Constraints »
(Anne Knowles/Nevada News Bureau) – A legislative subcommittee decided yesterday to cut or delay several building and maintenance projects due to budget constraints. The Interim Finance Committee (IFC) today will vote whether to approve the recommendations made by the subcommittee. A plan to retrofit part of High Desert State Prison in Indian Springs to create the Southern Regional Medical Facility was canceled, although Nevada Department of Corrections Director Greg Cox said he may request funding [...]
Taxes: The Latest In STDs »
(Kyle Gillis/NPRI) – California Gov. Jerry Brown referred to anti-tax hike advocates as having a notion “that taxes are like a sexually transmitted disease” during a panel discussion featuring Western state governors at the National Clean Energy Summit. Brown, who was joined by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire, called market fundamentalism “an impediment” toward renewable energy development and said there’s a “paradox” between government spending and budget cuts. “Green energy is [...]
Tea Partiers Solicit Budget Solutions »
NN&V Exclusive (Lori Piotrowski) – Earlier this year, FreedomWorks, a grassroots organizational group, began to recruit tea party leaders throughout the country. In late June, that effort paid off as tea party leaders met inWashington,D.C. to form the Tea Party Debt Commission. These grassroots leaders wanted to give Americans a platform through which to propose specific cuts in the federal budget and to put to rest the argument that tea party supporters weren’t serious about [...]
Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty In HOA Fraud Scheme »
(Department of Justice) – A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty today for his role in a fraud scheme to gain control of condominium homeowners’ associations (HOA) in the Las Vegas area so that the HOAs could direct business to a certain law firm and construction company, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, Special Agent in Charge Kevin Favreau of the FBI Las Vegas Field Office and Sheriff Doug Gillespie of [...]
Government Played Intimate Role In Tech Development »
(Victor Joecks/NPRI) – No joke. Here’s what Secretary Steven Chu, a top official in the Obama administration who’s in charge of the U.S. Department of Energy, claimed today at Sen. Harry Reid’s National Clean Energy Summit: So the government played an incredibly intimate role in all the technologies that led to prosperity in the United States, and we must not lose sight of that fact. And if you don’t believe he said that — and [...]
Heck Seeks Local Input About Jobs And Education »
NN&V Exclusive (Michael Chamberlain/Nevada Business Coalition) – Flexibility was the word of the day at a meeting of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held at the Opportunity Village offices in southwest Las Vegas. Committee members Congressmen Joe Heck (R-NV), John Kline (R-MN) and Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) attended the event, which hosted two panels to gather local input on federal jobs programs and the challenges of the local job market. Nevada has [...]
A Word With The Delaware Troublemaker »
NN&V Exclusive (Christine O’Donnell became a household name when she ran for Vice President Joe Biden’s senatorial seat in Delaware in the 2010 election. She will be speaking at First Friday on September 2 and signging copies of her book, Troublemaker. Join us at Mundo’s (495 S. Grand Central Pkwy) from 5:00 – 7:00. – Ed.) NN&V: Please describe what spurred your becoming a candidate in the Senate race in 2010. O’Donnell: Folks in Delaware [...]
Maybe You Can Fight City Hall »
(Michael Chamberlain/Nevada Business Coalition) – The Clark County Fire Department (CCFD) accepted all of the proposed changes to its Places of Assembly permits created by NBC in consultation with an alliance of affected companies and industry organizations, such as the Nevada Restaurant Association (NvRA) and Nevada Tavern Owners Association (NTOA). NBC worked closely with Katherine Jacobi of the NvRA in developing these revisions to address the concerns expressed by Ms. Jacobi and the members of [...]
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