It’s that time of year again, when counties in Nevada and across the West squat on the street corner with their alms cups extended anxiously awaiting the tinkling sound of […]
Payment in Lieu of Taxes
PILT funding extended for 2014
Last week House and Senate negotiators took a major step toward helping counties and their residents by finalizing an agreement on a five-year farm bill. The bipartisan conference report contains […]
Heller opposes sage grouse listing
By Dave Maxwell Senator Dean Heller R-NV, spoke with reporters during a rural telephone conference call Feb. 4 focusing on the potential listing of the Sage Grouse under the Endangered […]
PILT funding should be restored by summer
PILT is not Western welfare, protests Rep. Mark Amodei. PILT is a federal obligation, insists Sen. Dean Heller. Payment in Lieu of Taxes is how Congress, since 1976, has attempted […]


