My last column focused on our man-made solar eclipse, some of the damage that results from drilling for fossil fuels and ways we can reduce our need for natural gas by using the sun to heat water and even our homes. A new solar hot water rebate program is in the works for Nevadans, similar to the rebates already in place for photovoltaic (PV) systems. The program details are not finalized but it will be available to NV Energy and Southwest Gas customers.
The Nevada Resort Association announced tonight that the gaming industry won’t agree to a Democratic plan to obtain $32 million more a year from casinos to help balance the state budget.
Assembly Republicans late today said they have a crafted a plan to balance Nevada’s upside-down state budget without significantly increasing fees or taxes or tapping the mining or gambling industries significantly.
Is it time for the Nevada Legislature to hold annual sessions? That’s the question on some lawmakers’ minds as they meet this week in an emergency special session called by Gov. Jim Gibbons to solve the worst budget crisis in state history.
VANCOUVER (AP) — Vancouver police say “Growing Pains” actor Andrew Koenig has been found dead. At a press conference in the downtown park where his body was found, police said foul play was not suspected, but would not release a cause of death because the coroner is still investigating.
A 2009 rate increase and cooler temperatures helped local natural-gas utility Southwest Gas boost its earnings in the fourth quarter.
CARSON CITY — Making a rare, surprise visit to the Legislature, Gov. Jim Gibbons met today with Republican leaders and said he wouldn’t accept raising more revenue from any industry including mining and gaming unless the businesses agreed.
Wayne Newton is accustomed to rubbing elbows with key Las Vegas movers and shakers, but the movers that showed up at his 38-acre ranch at Pecos and Sunset roads Thursday morning did not fit that category.
Casino developer Steve Wynn summed up the current status of Wynn Resorts Ltd. in one simple sentence in the company’s hour-long fourth-quarter earnings conference call today.
