By Todd Prince, Las Vegas Review-Journal Vici Properties, the owner of Caesars Entertainment Corp. casinos and golf courses, plans an initial public offering of its stock to help pay down more than $4 billion of debt and finance future acquisitions. The real estate investment trust, created from Caesars’ bankruptcy reorganization, will trade on the New […]
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By Sharon Noguchi, Bay Area News Group California ranks below 31 other public-school systems and earns just a D-plus in ensuring teacher quality, according to a new report aimed at spurring states to improve teacher preparation. The Washington, D.C. based National Council on Teacher Quality’s 2017 State Teacher Policy Yearbook evaluated and graded states on teacher […]
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By Anne D’innocenzio, AP Shoppers who are feeling good about the economy and spending more than expected on items like kitchen gadgets, toys and coats could make this the best holiday season in several years. That’s good news for retailers, some of which have had few reasons of late to be merry. But there’s […]
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By Brian Duggan, Reno Gazette-Journal Like Americans nationwide, Nevadans were more likely to die from heart disease or cancer in 2016 than other causes. But one cause of death in the Silver State stands out compared with national trends: suicide. The number of suicides increased by 13 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to data […]
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By Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor The average American is using a lot less water on a daily basis. Six gallons less, to be exact. The US Geological Survey’s National Water Use Science Project has estimated water use in the United States every five years since 1950. In its most recent estimate published this fall, […]
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By Jessie Bekker, Las Vegas Review-Journal President Trump predicted the Affordable Care Act would “implode,” but a record number of Nevadans signed up for health insurance this year through the state’s exchange during a shortened enrollment period. Nearly 91,000 Nevadans enrolled in coverage for 2018 through the state’s Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, data released […]
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By Mike Wolterbeek A team of researchers at UNR has been studying the effects of climate change on the range movements of species, using a woodrat hybrid zone as a model system. The team, including Professor Marjorie Matocq, Assistant Professor Kevin Shoemaker, and postdoctoral researcher Elizabeth Hunter, published a research paper, “Differential Effects of Climate […]
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By Kathryn Reed Retirees are no longer going to be a drain on the taxpayers of South Lake Tahoe – at least when it comes to their health benefits. The obligation of retiree health care benefits goes away a year from New Year’s Day. This is the outcome of a protracted effort by City Manager […]
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Eight $1,000 fines were issued within the first four days of the South Lake Tahoe’s stricter vacation home rental ordinance. The new rules took effect Dec. 22. Four citations were issued for parking, two for exceeding occupancy, one for parking and noise combination, and one for being an unpermitted VHR. Depending on the violation, either […]
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By Kathryn Reed The botched roadwork in Tahoma in 2015 ended up costing El Dorado County thousands of dollars. Normally government agencies deny claims when they are submitted. Not so with this case. “These are unique claims in which the allegation of negligent application of emulsion and chips by county forces created an exposure to […]
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