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Wage, construction defect laws hamper job growth says Nevada business group
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 4:19amCARSON CITY – Members of the Nevada chapter of a small business organization say the state’s minimum wage and construction defects laws are hampering job growth in the state.
The state’s prevailing wage law was also cited as a drag on economic development in the survey of its members by the Nevada chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business.
Education proposal would challenge Brown on the ballot
Submitted by admin on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 2:00amFederal Appeals Court rules California gay-marriage ban is unconstitutional
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 11:08amCalifornia's same-sex marriage ban has been ruled by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to be unconstitutional, and could likely bring about a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the voter-approved law known as Proposition 8.
The 2-1 decision by the panel found the 2008 ballot measure that limited marriage to one man and one woman, violated the U.S. Constitution. The architects of Prop. 8 have vowed to appeal.
Ballot initiative is pot industry’s next move in California
Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 9:49amCalif. ballot could be crowded with tax-hike plans
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 12:20pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Proponents of a so-called "millionaire's tax" say they will begin collecting signatures for an initiative that would raise income taxes on California's wealthiest resident...
Democrats Caucus In Nevada To Support President Obama For A Second Term
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 10:01pmCARSON CITY — Nearly 250 capital city Democrats took time out today to participate in the party caucus, supporting President Barack Obama in a process that held no surprises for the party faithful.
The caucus at the Carson City Middle School was one of 118 held around Nevada today as the state Democrat Party gears up for the 2012 election.
Unlike 2008, when the Democrat nominee was still undecided at the time of the caucus, the nonbinding ballot had two options: the president or uncommitted. Obama was getting strong support among participants.
Brown defends tax increase to O.C. business group
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:32pmIRVINE, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday defended his ballot proposal to raise taxes, arguing that Californians paid more in taxes in 2009 and 2010 than they would under his plan if it's ...
1 man’s campaign to upend Nevada’s tax structure
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 3:00pm
By Michael Squires, Las Vegas Sun
A Las Vegas attorney will launch a legal and political effort this week aimed at establishing and funding a parallel state budget, beyond the reach of the Legislature and governor.
Kermitt Waters seeks to place on the November ballot a proposed constitutional amendment calling for a sweeping overhaul of Nevada’s tax [...]
Transcript from Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State address
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 1:29pm
Budget cuts and temporary taxes were on tap this morning in California Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State address. Below is a transcript of his speech. Go here for an audio version and post-speech analysis moderated by Marianne Russ with Jean Ross, Executive Director of the California Budget Project, former Republican Assemblyman Roger Niello, media/political analyst Barbara O'Connor.
Carson Judge Rules Against Personhood Petition Seeking To Define Life As Starting At Conception
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 12:34amBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — A Carson City district judge today ruled an initiative petition to amend the state constitution to define human life as beginning at conception was too vague and so could not be circulated to qualify for the November 2012 ballot.
CA medical marijuana backers ready ballot measure
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 11:52amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Medical marijuana advocates want to create a statewide system for licensing, regulating and taxing the industry as a way of persuading federal officials to ease up on their cra...
Nevada judge says anti-abortion ballot item legal
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 3:05pmLAS VEGAS (AP) - A Nevada judge has ruled that a conservative group may collect signatures to place an initiative on the November ballot aimed at banning abortions.District Judge James Wilson ruled...
EDITORIAL: Tribune endorses Measure R, rate-payer focused utility board leadership
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 11:29amOff-presidential election years can often present a challenge to voters and candidates. For voters, the challenge is caring enough to get to the polls and cast a ballot. For candidates, the challen...
GUEST COLUMN: In favor of Measure R - here's why
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/22/2011 - 6:00amAs you may have heard, a new measure will be on the ballot Nov. 8 to amend Measure S, the 2000 special tax that secured funding for the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena, along with new bike trail mainten...
Lawsuit challenges Nevada 'personhood' initiative
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 2:46pmLAS VEGAS (AP) - A court challenge is being mounted to block an anti-abortion Nevada ballot initiative that would change the state constitution to define life as beginning at conception, and demand...
Vogelgesang: 'The key word in STPUD is public'
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 2:21pmPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is profiling the six candidates who will be on the Nov. 8 ballot for the South Tahoe Public Utility District board. They are being published in the order they wer...
November election has 12 candidates, one ballot measure
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 9:55am
By Heather Gould
Amid voting for favorite websites, blogs, restaurants, American Idol contestants and more, residents of South Lake Tahoe have the opportunity to vote in an actual public election. Elections for the Lake Tahoe Community College board, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board, the South Tahoe Public Utility District board and a ballot measure regarding recreation funds will all be decided by voters on Nov. 8.
Calif lawmakers OK statewide rules on circumcision
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 11:33amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A California Senate committee unanimously approved a bill Tuesday to block local jurisdictions from banning male circumcision, a debate that evolved from a divisive ballot...
Measure R ready for November ballot
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 9:27amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Bike paths and ball fields will be on the ballot come November.The three-member South Lake Tahoe Recreational Facilities Joint Powers Authority unanimously voted Wedne...
Measure R to be on Nov. 8 ballot
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 9:52pm... bike trails to be given funding for maintenance and more money for ball fields. The boundaries for the people paying the $18 a year fee are those who live within the Lake Tahoe Unified School Dist...
Measure R headed to ballot
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 11:02amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A measure that would allow money that is "just sitting there" to be spent on South Shore ball fields and bike trails inched closer to a ballot Wednesday afternoon.During ...
Measure R headed to ballot
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 11:02amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A measure that would allow money that is "just sitting there" to be spent on South Shore ball fields and bike trails inched closer to a ballot Wednesday afternoon.During ...
