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University of Nevada Reno interim chief Marc Johnson, who took over after the sudden death of administrative leader Milt Click, was selected by the state's Board of Regents as the 16th president of UNR.
“It is a high honor to have been given this opportunity,” said Johnson, who has served as UNR's interim president since April. “I am very gratified by the community and campus support of my candidacy.”

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“The University of Nevada, Reno is a quality university with a statewide obligation and presence, and we will continue to communicate with our constituents statewide to better convey what the University represents and how it contributes to Nevada’s future,” Johnson added. “We will continue to grow the University’s national reputation and remain committed to being a University with hands-on learning opportunities that prepares students with the knowledge and skills to be contributing, successful citizens.”

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - State lawmakers are likely to delay voters' consideration of an $11 billion water bond from this November until 2014, the leader of the state Senate said Thursday.It would be t...

CARSON CITY – There was a flurry of candidates filing for office and some political maneuvering today as Nevada’s 2012 election season officially got under way.
Over 90 candidates filed for a variety of offices in Clark County.
Another 17 filed with the Secretary of State’s office and others filed in their respective counties around the state.

A California Senate delegation has been named to negotiate with Nevadans about Tahoe issues, but the Golden State also provided an earful for Silver Staters.
The delegation of three California state senators and staffers was named in response to the enactment by Nevada of Senate Bill 271, which threatened Nevada withdrawal from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) unless Nevada gets its way on some policy issues involving development at Lake Tahoe.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A leader in the California Senate has some strong words for Nevada over its threats to withdraw from the decades-old Lake Tahoe Compact.Sen. Darrell Steinberg, a Democrat f...

SACRAMENTO - A bill that would delay the elimination of the 400 community redevelopment agencies in the state does not have sufficient support to pass by the Feb. 1 deadline, the leader of the stat...

CARSON CITY – A panel of lawmakers today began a review of the state’s 45-year-old formula for funding public education with an eye towards addressing the needs of the state’s urban districts as they work to educate special education students, English-language learners and children in poverty.

The panel is still searching for funding for a study to help in the review, however. The failure to find private funding for a study could jeopardize any meaningful review in this interim, lawmakers were told.

CARSON CITY — Nevada ranked 30th among the states in how it protects animals in 2011, scoring only 25 points out of a possible 66, The Humane Society of the United States said in a national report released Tuesday.

CARSON CITY – Starting with the annual campaign contribution and expense reports due Jan. 17, elected officials and candidates must now file their information electronically with the Secretary of State’s office.
State lawmakers say they have not heard of any major concerns with the new requirements from their colleagues.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A Senate committee in Washington, D.C., has passed a renewed push for environmental projects at Lake Tahoe.The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday app...

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Nevada is looking for a new state public schools chief to push forward with education reforms sought by Gov. Brian Sandoval and approved by lawmakers in the 2011 legislative session.
Keith Rheault, Nevada’s superintendent of public instruction since 2004, is retiring in early April and Sandoval wants to have a new schools chief to take over the Department of Education by then.

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles announced today that a new license plate honoring fallen military personnel who died of injuries while on active duty is now available to family members.

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Attorneys for the Nevada Republican Party filed a brief on Monday with the Nevada Supreme Court opposing Secretary of State Ross Miller’s emergency petition seeking to intervene on the question of the authority of the courts to decide the state’s political boundaries instead of the Legislature.

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
Gov. Brian Sandoval and legislative leaders today announced their appointments to the new Economic Development Board, which will focus on job creation and economic diversification.

SACRAMENTO, 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...

HOMEWOOD - No progress has been made regarding if California will consider stipulations set forth in a Nevada Senate bill that threatens the Silver State's withdrawal from the Tahoe Regional Pla...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown will consider a bill requiring skiers and snowboarders younger than 18 to wear helmets at California ski resorts after the Senate sent him the legislation...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Nevada Senate passed a bill that allows the state to pull out of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency if the organization does not meet certain benchmarks by October...