Chuck Muth January 8, 2010
Opinion
SAGE Calls for Reform to State Employee Pay and Benefit Package
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – A final report from a panel of private citizens charged with finding efficiencies in state government says the generous salary and benefit package provided to the state workforce is “unaffordable in the short run and unsustainable in the long run.” “The sooner Nevada addresses this, and the...
Chuck Muth January 8, 2010
Opinion
Steve Martin announces candidacy for State Treasurer
(NN&V Staff) – Steve Martin, former Nevada State Controller, today announced his intention to run for State Treasurer in 2010. Martin, a Republican, is well liked and well respected throughout the State and earned the respect of voters of both parties for his operation of the State Controller’s Office. “In difficult economic...
Chuck Muth January 8, 2010
Opinion
Dina Titus is Silent and Wrong on National Security
(Heck for Congress Campaign) – Henderson – Dina Titus is wanting to sound tough on National Defense. Unfortunately her record shows gaping holes of silence when leadership was needed and a rush to political expediency whenever possible. Two weeks ago, Titus was on an emergency conference call regarding the thwarted airport attack...
Chuck Muth January 8, 2010
Opinion
Lowden: Best Chance to Take Out Harry Reid
(Fred Weinberg) – As many of you know, I am the CEO of the company which owns KWNA in Winnemucca and KELY in Ely. We have previously owned a station in Las Vegas and have been involved in Nevada politics for many years. Ronald Reagan’s eleventh commandment was Thou shalt not speak...
Chuck Muth January 8, 2010
Opinion
Nevada DMV to Begin Issuing New Licenses that Comply with Federal Real ID Act
(Sean Whaley/ Nevada News Bureau) – Nevada’s first drivers’ licenses and identification cards that comply with the federal Real ID Act will be issued beginning Monday in Carson City. The Advanced Secure Issuance, or ASI, is a new license or ID card marked with a gold star indicating it meets federal identification...
Chuck Muth January 8, 2010
Chuck Muth January 7, 2010
Opinion
Get Off Stupid and Get on Gibbons Education Reform Bandwagon
(Mark Alden) – I was extremely disappointed by the storm of criticism by certain political and education leaders in our state regarding the current proposals regarding K-12 education by our duly elected Governor Jim Gibbons. Too much politics as usual for me when we should be working together to solve the dilemma...
Chuck Muth January 7, 2010
Opinion
SoS Says Rumor of ACORN Involvement in Nevada Census is False
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Secretary of State Ross Miller said today a rumor circulating that ACORN is involved in the 2010 Census is false and could hamper Nevada’s efforts to count all of its residents, which in turn could cost the state millions in federal funding. “The deliberate dissemination of this...
Chuck Muth January 7, 2010
Opinion
Pot Advocates Submit Initiative to Tax and Regulate Marijuana
(NN&V Staff) – On the steps of the State Capitol building on Tuesday, the campaign manager for Nevadans for Sensible Marijuana Laws, Dave Schwartz, unveiled the details of a proposed 2012 ballot initiative to establish a taxed and regulated marijuana market in the state of Nevada. The press conference occurred immediately after...
Chuck Muth January 7, 2010
Opinion
Thompson Tapped to Head Up NFIB Nevada
(NN&V Staff) – The representative group for Nevada’s most important economic component has a new state director, it was announced today. In naming Randi Thompson to head its Silver State operations, the National Federation of Independent Business, America’s leading small business association, is tapping someone with wide experience and deep roots in...
Chuck Muth January 7, 2010
Opinion
New solar pond system might help save Walker Lake
(NN&V Staff) – Ecosystems of terminus lakes around the world could benefit from a new system being developed at the University of Nevada, Reno to desalinate water using a specialized low-cost solar pond and patented membrane distillation system powered by renewable energy. “These lakes – hundreds worldwide – such as the Great...
Chuck Muth January 7, 2010
Opinion
Drivers Must Carry Proof of Insurance on February 1
(NN&V Staff) – Driving without insurance will be even riskier next month when new laws take effect to crack down on the 20 percent of drivers who don’t carry auto insurance. Beginning February 1, vehicle owners will have to show proof of insurance before the Department of Motor Vehicles will register their...
Chuck Muth January 7, 2010
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