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Health Centers week highlights Nevada's care providers |
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Nevada Appeal
By Paula Guzman
August 15, 2010
In honor of National Health Center Week, representatives from U.S. Rep. Dean Heller's office, Yolanda Garcia from Sen. Harry Reid's office, Nevada Health Centers CEO Tom Chase, Assemblywoman Bonnie Parnell, Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell and many other community leaders raised awareness about the importance of health centers.
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Back-to-school fair brings families information and supplies |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Kyle Hansen
August 14, 2010
The back-to-school season is already under way, and parents are taking advantage of special fairs and events to get their children ready.
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Solar energy company to bring 278 jobs to NLV |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Erin Dostal
July 19, 2010
North Las Vegas officials announced Monday that a new solar project will bring 278 jobs to the economically struggling city.
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EMILY's List Endorses Joyce Woodhouse, Tammy Peterson and Allison Edwards in Nevada |
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For Immediate Release
June 16, 2010
 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women candidates, endorsed Senator Joyce Woodhouse and Nevada State Senate candidates Tammy Peterson and Allison Edwards in Nevada.
“Joyce Woodhouse, Tammy Peterson, and Allison Edwards are effective leaders who will make a positive difference for the state of Nevada,” said Jonathan Parker, Political Director of EMILY’s List. “They are dedicated to social justice, creating economic growth and opportunity and will continue the push for a fair and equitable Nevada. Woodhouse, Peterson, and Edwards are dedicated advocates for their communities and we are thrilled to support their campaigns.”
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Recession frays a health care safety net for low-income Nevadans |
Medical group, serving poor and uninsured, struggles to survive
Las Vegas Sun
By Marshall Allen
April 21, 2010
The weight of the recession is pushing Nevada Health Centers, the medical safety net for tens of thousands of low-income Nevadans, to the financial breaking point, officials with the nonprofit organization say.
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Nevada lags in child-care regulations |
Reno Gazette Journal
By Tammy Krikorian
April 13, 2010
Although new day care regulations adopted by the state went into effect this month, Nevada's child care standards still rank below average compared with other states.
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Harrah’s to host job fair in search for 500 workers |
Las Vegas Sun
By Sun Staff
April 12, 2010
Harrah’s Entertainment is looking to hire 500 workers for positions at its Las Vegas casinos.
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Report: Las Vegas is nation’s No. 2 destination for movers |
Las Vegas Sun
By Sun Staff
April 5, 2010
The slowdown in Las Vegas has put a damper on just about every marker of the local economy: The real estate bubble has burst, tourism and gaming numbers are down, unemployment is up.
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COMMENTARY: Environment, consumers can gain by renewable energy projects in Nevada |
Las Vegas Sun
By Michele Burkett
April 4, 2010
Don’t leave your house. That’s what the voice on the radio was telling me: Don’t leave your house. The air in Salt Lake City was dangerously polluted and the state was warning us that breathing the air outside would be hazardous to our health.
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Minimum wage hike to raise pay of 100,000 Nevadans |
Las Vegas Sun
By Cy Ryan
March 29, 2010
CARSON CITY – The minimum wage for an estimated 100,000 Nevada workers will be going up 70 cents an hour starting July 1.
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$11 million transit center opens in northwest valley |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Tiffany Gibson
March 29, 2010
Transportation officials unveiled the new Centennial Hills Transit Center on Monday and recognized members of the congressional delegation who supported the federal Recovery Act, which helped to fund the facility.
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The Nevada Conservation League Endorses Senator Joyce Woodhouse |
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Woodhouse has been a leader protecting Nevada's Environment and Quality of Life
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 24, 2010
 (Las Vegas) - Today, the Nevada Conservation League endorsed Joyce Woodhouse for the Nevada State Senate. Citing her "dedication to service," the organization endorsed Woodhouse "for demonstrating a shared vision of our conservation values." Senator Joyce Woodhouse (Clark, District 5) is seeking re-election to represent the greater Henderson area for a second term in the State Senate.
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Wholesale prices drop 0.6 percent in Feb. |
Reno Gazette Journal
By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press
March 18, 2010
WASHINGTON -- Prices at the wholesale level plunged in February by the largest amount in seven months as a big drop in energy prices offset higher food costs.
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SUN EDITORIAL: Making OSHA work |
Bills in Congress would take important steps to help ensure worker safety
Las Vegas Sun
March 18, 2010
Over the past few years, Nevada has become a poster child of the problems with workplace safety oversight and regulation. During the construction boom on the Las Vegas Strip, for example, there were 12 deaths in an 18-month period, and Nevada’s workplace safety regulators were criticized for their slow, anemic response.
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Recession sends workers back to school |
Las Vegas Sun
By Emily Richmond
March 18, 2010
After being laid off from his job repairing industrial machinery, 40-year-old Las Vegan David Dewees found himself in the unemployment line for the first time in his life.
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Housing starts post gains in West, drops nationally |
Reno Gazette Journal
By Jason Hidalgo
March 17, 2010
Housing starts in the West posted gains in February despite a nationwide drop, but a local builders' group also said new housing volume remains short of the norm.
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School Zone: District implements new green initiatives |
Reno Gazette Journal
March 17, 2010
School Zone is a weekly column written by the Washoe County School District trustees and administration about key issues and noteworthy news for parents, teachers and students.
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Nevada prison population drops in 2009 |
Reno Gazette Journal
By Martha Bellisle
March 17, 2010
The number of inmates in state prisons across the country, including in Nevada, dropped last year for the first time in about 40 years, according to a new survey by the Pew Center on the States.
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Worst of recession may be over, but Las Vegas still has to hold on |
In the way of recovery, Brookings report finds, are our tourism-dependent economy, unskilled workers
Las Vegas Sun
By J. Patrick Coolican
March 17, 2010
After two years of economic decline, the gross metropolitan product of Las Vegas, which measures Southern Nevada’s total output of goods and services, grew slightly in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution.
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Census forms arrive in Nevada mailboxes this week |
Reno Gazette Journal
By Frank X Mullen Jr.
March 16, 2010
People who rail against government waste and over-spending have a chance to help save the taxpayers more than $1 billion in the coming months.
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Las Vegas apartment market still in grip of recession |
Las Vegas Sun
By Buck Wargo
March 16, 2010
Nevada is not only at the top of the list in home foreclosures. The state also leads the nation in the percentage of delinquent loans for apartment complexes.
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NEVADA PURSUES MAJOR FEDERAL EDUCATION GRANT |
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Legislative Effort Led by Senator Joyce Woodhouse has the potential to bring significant resources to Nevada's schools
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
(Las Vegas) -- Today, crucial legislation enabling Nevada to compete for up to $175 million in Federal "Race to the Top" Education Funds was signed into law. The legislative effort, led by Senator Joyce Woodhouse, removes language that would have prevented Nevada from applying for the competition. As chair of the Legislative Committee on Education, Woodhouse led the bi-partisan effort to remove the language.
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Waiver allows School District to shift textbook money |
Las Vegas Sun
By Cy Ryan
March 9, 2010
CARSON CITY –- The state Board of Examiners has granted a waiver to the Clark County School District so it doesn’t have to spend its entire budget allotment for textbooks, instructional supplies and computer hardware.
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Senate to take up unemployment insurance extension |
Reno Gazette Journal
By Andrew taylor, Associated Press Writer
March 9, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Legislation extending unemployment insurance for the long-term jobless faces a key test vote in the Senate, its momentum helped by about 60 popular tax breaks for individuals and businesses that expired at the end of last year.
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Private schools: Fending off an exodus of students |
Educators offering financial aid as families struggle to pay tuition amid the grinding recession
Las Vegas Sun
By Emily Richmond
March 9, 2010
Even as public schools are reeling from state budget cuts, private and parochial schools in the Las Vegas Valley are confronting their own financial struggles, with recession-slammed parents struggling to make tuition payments.
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Ross Miller: eWeek celebrates entrepreneurship as the key to economic recovery |
Reno Gazette Journal
March 4, 2010
If you're looking for a way to be part of the solution that helps get Nevada's economy back on track, I'd encourage you to support the upcoming eWeek and NCET Entrep-reneur Expo.
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Vegas gets funds to fight effects of foreclosure |
Reno Gazette Journal
February 26, 2010
LAS VEGAS -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have announced up to $1.3 million to help reverse the effects of foreclosures and abandonments in Las Vegas and Clark County.
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Economists see 'healthy' expansion under way |
Reno Gazette Journal
By David Carpenter, Associated Press
February 23, 2010
CHICAGO -- Economists expect the recovery to remain "firmly on track" over the next two years though job growth likely is to remain slow, according to a new survey.
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Henderson looks to advance parts of science center plan |
Las Vegas Sun
By Erin Dostal
February 23, 2010
The Henderson Space and Science Center’s board of directors will meet today to discuss and possibly approve elements of a strategic plan that would allow the group to move forward with the project.
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Zoning issues rear their head again for School District |
Assigning students to different campuses is gut-wrenching for administrators, communities and especially families
Las Vegas Sun
By Emily Richmond
February 23, 2010
For all the hot-button educational issues debated at school board meetings, nothing is as sure to bring out a crowd of parents than to tell them that their children might be assigned to a different campus.
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Study: Homeowners pessimistic |
Reno Gazette Journal
February 22, 2010
Homeowners in the West are more pessimistic than the nation when it comes to their own home's value, according to a survey by Zillow.com, an online real estate marketplace.
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Online Washoe forum Monday to discuss education cuts |
Reno Gazette Journal
February 22, 2010
Local school officials and community leaders will hold an online forum tonight to offer insights on Tuesday's special session of the Legislature, where major cuts to education are proposed as part of the solution to the state's $880 million budget deficit.
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Solar plant in Boulder City gets $2.9 million grant |
Las Vegas Sun
By Stephanie Tavares
February 18, 2010
The Spanish company that is expanding its Boulder City solar plant got a boost from the U.S. government recently when the Energy Department awarded it a $2.9 million grant, the Obama Administration announced tonight.
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Officials celebrate start of $246 million highway project |
Las Vegas Sun
By Kyle Hansen
February 18, 2010
State officials gathered in Las Vegas on Wednesday to mark the beginning of work on the Interstate 15 South Design-Build project.
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Schools to receive 6,500 donated books |
Daily Sparks Tribune
By Jessica Garcia
February 14, 2010
SPARKS — This week, 17 Washoe County schools, including Sparks’ Greenbrae, Lena Juniper and Lincoln Park elementary schools, will be the beneficiaries of 6,500 reading books provided by the Molina Foundation and funded by the Assistance League of Reno-Sparks.
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New law could make college loans easier for Nevada families |
Reno Gazette Journal
By Michael Martinez
February 5, 2010
Federal legislation that would make more direct lending available to students would benefit community colleges, according to local financial aid officials.
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In real estate, Las Vegas sitting pretty for weather-weary seniors |
Las Vegas Sun
By Buck Wargo
February 15, 2010
If real estate agents are applauding the historic snowfalls pounding the Midwest and Northeast, little wonder.
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Number of visitors to Las Vegas dropped 3 percent last year |
Las Vegas Sun
By Tim Richardson and Richard N. Velotta
February 9, 2010
The number of visitors to Las Vegas declined by 3 percent last year when compared to 2008.
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Gas prices tumble statewide |
Reno Gazette Journal
By Bill O'Driscoll
February 10, 2010
The gasoline market has taken a mid-winter breather from a season of swelling prices, tumbling 10 cents or more in AAA Nevada's monthly survey Tuesday.
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RGJ editorial: Governor missed opportunity to show that he has a real plan |
Reno Gazette Journal: Editorial
February 9, 2010
Nevadans who were hoping that Gov. Jim Gibbons would finally, after more than three years in office, show the leadership that these difficult times in Nevada need from a governor, surely were disappointed by the time he finished the speech he billed as a State of the State Message on Monday evening.
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State of the State snapshot: details, key points, a look ahead |
Reno Gazette Journal
Compiled By Anjeanette Damon
February 8, 2010
What’s next?: Gov. Jim Gibbons has called for a special session of the Legislature to convene Feb. 23. Lawmakers will continue to hold public budget hearings to gather input on the proposed changes.
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February packs ‘em in for convergence of conventions, events |
Las Vegas Sun
By Richard N. Velotta
February 8, 2010
Gamblers are in town for the Super Bowl; over the Presidents Day three-day weekend, lovebirds will flock in for Valentine’s Day weddings on the same day that revelers will celebrate the Chinese New Year; wholesale clothing buyers will pack up for the mammoth MAGIC apparel trade show Feb. 16 to 19; and racing enthusiasts will drive in for NASCAR Weekend Feb. 27-28.
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Grim numbers show Nevada leads nation in suicides over 60 |
Las Vegas Sun
By Abigail Goldman
February 8, 2010
Suicide statistics are a grim science, one that dresses data in careful terms, like "attempt-to-completion ratio." That's the number of attempted suicides compared to the number of successful suicides.
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Engineering marvel taking shape near Hoover Dam |
Las Vegas Sun
Associated Press
February 8, 2010
Less than a mile downstream from one of the nation's best-known engineering marvels, the Hoover Dam, a second is taking shape.
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Nevada treasurer on prepaid tuition program: It’s a ‘win-win’ |
Las Vegas Sun
By Emily Richmond
February 8, 2010
Last week, President Barack Obama commented about the need for people to save for college tuition as opposed to throwing money away on, well, other diversions.
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Analyst: Las Vegas home prices will increase 3 percent this year |
Las Vegas Sun
By Buck Wargi
February 4, 2010
A Las Vegas housing analyst said today he expects sales of existing homes in 2010 to mirror those in 2009 and predicts prices will increase by more than 3 percent by the end of the year.
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National unemployment rate unexpectedly drops to 9.7 percent in January |
Reno Gazette Journal
Associated Press
February 5, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate dropped unexpectedly in January to 9.7 percent, while employers shed 20,000 jobs, according to a report that offered hope the economy will add jobs soon.
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Reno murder decline follows national trend |
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Reno Gazette Journal
By Jacyln O'Malley
February 1, 2010
The number of homicides in Reno and several other cities across the country dropped significantly in 2009, but experts are uncertain why.
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Sedative manufacturer might share liability in hepatitis cases |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Steve Kanigher
February 1, 2010
Attorneys who represent former patients of the shuttered Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada say that a sworn deposition from a drug company executive will help them prove that his company, which makes the sedative propofol used at the clinic, was partly responsible for the valley’s hepatitis C outbreak.
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Union helping open doors to homeownership in Las Vegas |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Michael Mishak
February 1, 2010
Three years ago, as the Culinary Union sat down with Las Vegas casino companies for a new round of contract talks, labor leaders sought to preserve the city’s identity as a worker’s paradise, the place where a housekeeper owns a home.
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SUN EDITORIAL: In need of a better future |
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State’s attitude toward schools, diversification shortchanges next generation
Las Vegas Sun
January 20, 2010
This weekend the Las Vegas Sun’s Emily Richmond reported on the biennial survey by Nevada’s Education Department on student attitudes, and the survey’s results were troubling. For example, nearly one in five middle school students last year admitted to intentionally harming themselves, and nearly that many said they had gone hungry because of a lack of food at home.
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Nevada's revenue gap climbs to $400 million |
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Nevada Appeal
By Geoff Dornan
January 14, 2010
The governor's office told lawmakers Wednesday they are expecting the Economic Forum to leave them with a revenue shortfall of up to $400 million for the biennium.
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SUN EDITORIAL: Protecting Nevada’s future |
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There are other ways to handle state budget deficit than broad service cuts
Las Vegas Sun- Editorial
January 14, 2009
As the Legislature and Gov. Jim Gibbons prepare for the all but inevitable special session to address the budget deficit, they should consider the incredible need in the state caused by the recession.
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Nevada records nation’s highest foreclosure rate in 2009 |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Brian Wargo
January 13, 2009
More than 10 percent of Nevada’s homes received at least one foreclosure filing in 2009, keeping the state in its No. 1 ranking for the nation for the third consecutive year, according to statistics released by a foreclosure-tracking firm.
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Report: Nevada leads nation in food stamp user increase |
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Reno Gazette Journal
By Lenita Powers
January 6, 2009
Nevada had the largest increase among 30 states in the number of residents who depend on food stamps as their sole income, according to a New York Times analysis of recent welfare data released this week.
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State economists expect high jobless rates into 2010 |
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Reno Gazette Journal
By Bill O'Driscoll
January 6, 2009
Nevada economists expect unemployment across the state to remain high through at least the first half of 2010.
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SUN EDITORIAL: ‘Demographic tsunami’ |
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In the coming decade, state’s seniors will find limited resources, services
Las Vegas Sun, Editorial
January 5, 2009
Recent U.S. Census Bureau figures revealed that Nevada, which for years had touted itself as being one of the top states in terms of population growth, actually lost population in the most recent year.
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List of active Nevada voters shrinks by 97,801 |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Cy Ryan
January 4, 2009
CARSON CITY – The number of registered voters in Nevada dropped by 97,801 in 2009, according to the secretary of state’s office.
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Drop in median price per square foot |
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Las Vegas Sun
December 1, 2009
The map below shows the drop in median sale price per square foot of living space in Las Vegas Valley ZIP codes for single-family homes, comparing September, October and November 2008 with the same months in 2009.
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State’s community colleges trying to avoid sacrificing quality for quantity |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Emily Richmond
December 1, 2009
In the three tiers of Nevada’s system of higher education, the role of the community college has been constant: There will always be room for new students.
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Nevada construction employment takes dive in recession |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Chris Morris, Alex Richards
November 23, 2009
In September, the construction industry, because of job losses, accounted for the smallest share of Nevada's workforce it has claimed since 1993. Across the country, employment in construction has declined by more than 20 percent in two years, and in states such as Nevada and Arizona that have relied heavily on the industry for growth in recent years, the decline has been even more pronounced.
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Noted economist predicts 2010 recovery for Nevada |
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Reno Gazette Journal
By Bill O'Driscoll
November 19, 2009
Nevada's recession will begin recovering next year, but the state should be looking West now to reinvigorate its economy, a noted economist said Wednesday.
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12,000 Nevadans qualify for extension of jobless benefits |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Cy Ryan
November 18, 2009
CARSON CITY – Some 12,000 unemployed Nevada workers who had exhausted their weekly jobless benefits will qualify for another 20 weeks of payments under legislation signed by President Obama earlier this month.
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Board approves data system for stimulus office |
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Nevada Appeal
Capitol Bureau
November 18, 2009
The Board of Examiners agreed Tuesday to seek $116,179 to develop and staff a stimulus data collecting and reporting system.
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Advice: ‘There is no quick fix’ for economy |
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Richard Bryan, Lobbyist for Lionel Sawyer & Collins
Las Vegas Sun
By J. Patrick Coolican
November 18, 2009
Richard Bryan has served Nevada as a deputy district attorney, public defender, legislator, attorney general, governor and senator.
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Threat seen to Nevada’s sports betting monopoly |
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Threat seen to Nevada’s sports betting monopoly
Las Vegas Sun
By Richard N. Velotta, Brian Wargo
November 17, 2009
Nevada will face competition for race and sports books, a state gaming regulator predicts.
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Lawmakers look at past appropriations to learn for future |
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Las Vegas Sun
By David McGrath Schwartz
November 17, 2009
Carson City — The list of projects approved by the 2007 Legislature looks like a collection of receipts from a Christmas past, when mommy and daddy still had jobs and the house wasn’t in foreclosure.
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19 citizens’ goal: What should Nevada be in 20 years? |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Cy Ryan
November 16, 2009
CARSON CITY – Nineteen citizens, including 12 from Clark County, have been selected by a legislative committee to draw up a road map of where Nevada should be in five, 10 and 20 years in commerce, education, health and human services, infrastructure and public safety.
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Jobless benefits are extended |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Nicole Lucht, In Business Reporter
November 13, 2009
Every few days, a good friend calls or texts me to find out if unemployment benefits have been extended yet.
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Nevada issues special licenses to families of fallen soldiers |
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Reno Gazette Journal
By Jeff DeLong
November 10, 2009
Sally Wiley said her son probably would not have liked all the attention. But attention he got Monday as Gov. Jim Gibbons joined officials from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles in issuing the state's first Gold Star license plates to families of fallen service members.
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Quagga mussels a toxic threat to Lake Mead |
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Because of what they eat and excrete, quagga mussels could poison lake
Las Vegas Sun
By Stephanie Tavares
November 9, 2009
Anyone who doubts that the quagga mussels in Lake Mead are a critical issue should consider this warning from the experts: If the quaggas are not stopped, they could poison the lake.
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Cities, county find buying valley homes isn’t easy |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Timothy Pratt
November 8, 2009
Eve Barrozo’s street is one of only five in the valley where the county has purchased houses under an 8-month-old program aimed at “stabilizing” neighborhoods.
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School district has new flu plan |
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Reno Gazette Journal
By Michael Martinez
November 6, 2009
It would take a pandemic among teachers and students for Washoe County schools to close because of the H1N1 virus, a school district official said Thursday.
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Report paints gloomy picture of Las Vegas commercial real estate |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Steve Green
November 6, 2009
When it comes to optimism about commercial real estate, Las Vegas received an unsurprising negative mention in a national report issued Thursday by the Urban Land Institute and accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
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Slump spurs demand for green building product |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Nicole Lucht, In Business Reporter
November 6, 2009
The recession isn’t slowing down Ken Miller, an energy-conscious entrepreneur who has developed prefabricated walls he says cut down energy use by 30 percent.
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Panel outlines rising cost of medical care in Nevada |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Cy Ryan
November 4, 2009
CARSON CITY – Health care costs are rising but half of Nevada hospitals are losing money.
Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, D-North Las Vegas, said some charges by physicians are "exorbitant" and the problem exists primarily in Clark County.
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Editorial: Geothermal energy is coming into its own in the Silver State |
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Reno Gazette Journal
Editorial
November 3, 2009
They expect an economic recovery to return millions of lost jobs in a matter of months, they expect a war to end with the dropping of a single big bomb (or maybe two), and they reject alternative energy sources that can't compete with coal, gas and nuclear power plants immediately.
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Neighbors speak out against school clinic |
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Principal says children benefit, but some think area would look impoverished
Las Vegas Sun
By Emily Richmond
November 3, 2009
This is a reality that not everyone is comfortable with: The burden of identifying — and treating — students with health issues has increasingly fallen to local public schools, some of which share their campuses with independently operated health clinics.
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Term-limited Reno assemblywoman to run for state Senate |
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Reno Gazette Journal
By Anjeanette Damon
November 2, 2009
Veteran Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie, D-Reno, will run for the state Senate next year, following other term-limited legislators in attempting the migration from the lower chamber.
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Medical breakthrough puts Reno in spotlight |
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Reno Gazette Journal
By Lenita Powers
November 1, 2009
Judy Mikovits remembers that "eureka" moment when she realized that she and her team of researchers at the Whittemore-Peterson Institute in Reno had discovered a new retrovirus that could lead to a possible treatment, even a vaccine, to combat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
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Washoe new home sales post quarterly decline |
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Reno Gazette Journal
By Jason Hidalgo
October 29, 2009
New home sales in Washoe County saw a bit of a boost from August to September as people tried to meet the deadline for the first-time homebuyer tax credit.
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Foreclosure rate hits 1 in 37 Reno homes |
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Reno Gazette Journal
By Jason Hidalgo
October 28, 2009
Unemployment and a sputtering economy hammered Reno-Sparks in the third quarter as the region cracked the top 10 for metro areas with the highest foreclosure rate in the nation.
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State sees full year of monthy tumbling sales |
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Reno Gazette Journal
By Bill O'Driscoll
October 25, 2009
It's time this week for a new taxable sales report, and the August numbers come atop a year of plummeting sales on everything from cars to clothing to construction materials.
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Candlelight vigil at UNLV puts focus on teen driver safety |
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Event on UNLV campus closes out National Teen Driver Safety Week
Las Vegas Sun
By Kyle Hansen
About two dozen people gathered outside UNLV’s Student Union on Saturday for a candlelight vigil in memory of teens who have died in car crashes.
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Reports: Home prices to continue slide through next year |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Steve Green
October 22, 2009
Las Vegas-area home prices are likely to fall further as local foreclosure activity shows no sign of slowing down, two reports said this week.
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Nevada's construction job loss rate highest in U.S. |
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Reno Gazette Journal
By Bill O'Driscoll
October 22, 2009
Nevada led the nation in the biggest percentage of construction job losses during the past 12 months, a national report Wednesday shows.
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Washoe existing home sale increase called encouraging trend |
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Reno Gazette Journal
By Jason Hidalgo
October 21, 2009
Sales of existing homes in Washoe County continued to significantly outpace last year's numbers in September, with one housing analyst expressing cautious optimism that the market is starting to regain "some traction."
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Report: Las Vegas among best cities for retirees |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Cara McCoy
October 20, 2009
Nevada is known as the Silver State because of its rich mining history, but a recent report shows Clark County is also a good place for the silver-haired: Forbes ranked it among the best cities in the country to retire.
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‘Vision’ committee targeting quality of life in Nevada |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Cy Ryan
October 20, 2009
CARSON CITY – The 2009 Legislature authorized a so-called “vision” committee to chart a course to improve Nevada’s quality of life in such areas as health, education, commerce and public safety in the next 20 years.
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Feds’ appraisal of Nevada OSHA practices damning |
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Probe of agency’s response to worker deaths turns up serious problems
Las Vegas Sun
By Lisa Mascaro
October 21, 2009
Washington — The U.S. Labor Department issued a scathing indictment of Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday, painting the state agency charged with keeping workers safe on the job as incompetent and ineffective in the wake of a deadly building boom.
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Washoe jobless rate rises above 13 percent, with little relief in sight |
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Reno Gazette Journal
By Bill O'Driscoll
October 20, 2009
An estimated 400 lost construction jobs helped propel unemployment in Washoe County past 13 percent in September, a state report Monday showed.
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New state mortgage help unveiled |
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Reno Gazette Journal
Associated Press
October 20, 2009
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Monday unveiled a new program to support state and local housing finance agencies. The plan will help the agencies finance mortgages for first-time homebuyers and develop rental housing.
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Big Nevada response in next year's census means more federal dollars for the state |
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Reno Gazette Journal
By Susan Voyles
October 19, 2009
When David Byerman says no other state in the union has more to gain than Nevada in the 2010 Census, he means it.
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Mentors key to helping students succeed |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Emily Richmond
October 18, 2009
After graduating from Cheyenne High School with a B-plus grade point average, Vanessa Ocampo figured she was ready for her freshman year at UNLV.
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Air traffic will rebound soon but slowly, analysis finds |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Nicole Lucht, Richard N. Velotta
October 12, 2009
Lexington, Ky. — McCarran International Airport won’t fully recover from the current recession until at least 2014, a leading aviation expert says.
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More kids are dying across the nation, in Las Vegas |
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Child abuse and neglect are taking a growing toll. But no one knows why.
Las Vegas Sun
By Richard A. Serrano
October 12, 2009
Twice as many children have died in Clark County this year from abuse and neglect as in all of last year, and officials worry the number could be triple that for 2008 by year’s end.
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Bids come in for tax system study |
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Nevada Appeal
Geoff Dornan
October 8, 2009
The legislative committee to study Nevada's tax system received eight bids to conduct the study.
Those bids were all over the map, ranging from a low of $32,200 by a University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor to $909,861 by the University of Nevada, Reno Center for Regional Studies.
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More companies able to provide renewable energy |
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Reno Gazette Journal
By Bill O'Driscoll
October 8, 2009
Nevada's solar industry got a lift this month with a new law in place making it easier for homeowners and businesses to use renewable energy systems to generate electricity.
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SUN EDITORIAL: Hailing a new park |
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Henderson makes good use of Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act funding
Las Vegas Sun
October 8, 2009
A nearly 6-acre area of Henderson that for years had been used, illegally, by off-road riders and by people who found it a convenient place to dump garbage is now a nature park.
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