Congressman Mark Amodei says his declaration as a “No” vote on the GOP health care reform bill leaves him with a clear conscience. He says the bill just isn’t very good: it doesn’t lower costs or premiums, add choice or reduce deductibles, and it lacks the kind of real work needed to create a good…… MORE
“Tax” Segerblom at it Again
The legislator who says everyone in Nevada is under taxed and everything is under funded is at it again. Senator Tick Segerblom wants tax hikes on beer, liquor, and cigarettes. He’d take those funds and create a pilot program to treat heroin addicts. The bill would also raise gambling license fees by a quarter of…… MORE
Big Challenge to Repair Oroville Spillway
Experts in California warn of a “significant risk” to the state unless the nearly destroyed main spillway of the nation’s tallest dam is not repaired or rebuilt by the fall. A new report says repair crews at the Lake Oroville dam have only a few months to make sure the spillway is in good enough…… MORE
Lake Tahoe Rising Toward Record Levels
Lake Tahoe is on the rise. This incredibly-wet winter has caused the surface to now measure over 4 feet above the natural rim. That’s just 2 feet below the maximum limit. It’s still rising at the beginning of spring; this last storm caused the lake to rise a whole inch. Tahoe is expected to…… MORE
Official Declaration of Lemmon Valley State of Emergency
The City of Reno has signed a State of Emergency Declaration, due to flood threats in the West Lemmon Valley watershed, specifically the industrial buildings that surround Silver Lake in the Stead area. The declaration will help with the City’s efforts to secure federal funding and other federal assistance in the future. It activates additional…… MORE
Gov Vetoes “Automatic Voter Registration”
Gov. Brian Sandoval vetoed his first bill of the session, rejecting an initiative to automatically sign up people to vote when they get a driver’s license. The Governor says the measure “extinguishes a fundamental, individual choice, the right of eligible voters to decide for themselves whether they desire to apply to register to vote, forfeiting…… MORE
Fatal Stabbing In Fallon
A Washington state man is in custody after a stabbing that killed a man and injured a woman in Fallon Tuesday night. Fallon Police were sent to the Overland Hotel in East Center Street, where they found a man who had been stabbed multiple times. He was pronounced dead at Banner Churchill Hospital; his name…… MORE
Coach Musselman Is Staying At Nevada
Eric Musselman has withdrawn his name from consideration for the California Bears coaching job. He has three years left on this Nevada contract, which will apparently be renegotiated and could become a “Seven figure,” deal per season. So Musselman will return to Nevada for a third season, telling the RGJ his family is happy in…… MORE
President Trolls, Kaepernick Donates to Senior Meals
Former Nevada star Colin Kaepernick may not have a job, but after President Trump tweeted about it, Kaepernick donated $50,000 to “Meals on Wheels.” Under Trump’s proposed cuts to community block grants, the Meals on Wheels budget could take a large funding cut. While speaking in Kentucky, the President took credit for Kaepernick’s apparent inability to…… MORE
Amodei Tries To Amend AHCA
Congressman Mark Amodei released a statement after submitting three amendments to the American Health Care Act. Amodei says under AHCA, individuals deciding to re-enter the market after not maintaining continuous coverage, would be required to pay a 30 percent premium surcharge. Congressman Amodei’s first amendment would exempt individuals living in a county with only one…… MORE
