Great Basin College, based in Elko in northeastern Nevada, serves an area the size of Georgia. But the school faces a cloudy future as state budget cuts loom.
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Nevadans could spend a lot less time waiting in Department of Motor Vehicle lines, but only if a proposal to expand an automated kiosk program survives politics surrounding the state highway fund.
The Impact Nevada TV program for this weekend features a story about Great Basin Community College based in Elko. (5:30 p.m., Ch. 8).
Leaders of the association that represents state employees blasted Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday for his plans to reduce some employees’ vacation time and annual leave and continue a freeze on the receipt of merit and longevity pay raises for all employees.
CARSON CITY — Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval will have another $130 million in savings and new revenue to offset major cuts to education and social services in Nevada.
CARSON CITY — Nevada drivers would be prohibited from using hand-held cellphones or texting starting Oct. 1 under a bill passed 12-9 in the state Senate on Tuesday.
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