Ben Margiott
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 9
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- Jul 17, 2026
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Washoe County asks voters: Should EV drivers pay more for roads? With RTC’s Bill Thomas (opens the original)
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RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — As more Nevadans switch to electric vehicles, one of the state's biggest transportation funding questions is becoming harder to ignore: who should pay for the roads everyone uses? Gas taxes have long funded road construction and maintenance, but EV drivers don't pay those taxes at the pump. Now, Washoe County voters will weigh in on an advisory ballot question asking whether electric vehicle owners should contribute more toward road funding. This week, Ballot Battl
Nevada campaign finance data: Lombardo's big cash lead, Benitez-Thompson outraises Flippo (opens the original)
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RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The dust from Nevada's 2026 primary election has settled and as we shift into general election mode, political observers are getting one final look at which candidates will be well positioned financially heading into the fall. Wednesday was the deadline for state and local candidates to file their contributions and expenses reports with the Nevada Secretary of State. Campaigns are required to report how much money they raised, spent and have on hand after each quar
Who was supposed to maintain Hidden Valley private flood basins? Legal fight clouds answer (opens the original)
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HIDDEN VALLEY, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Washoe County officials say stormwater detention basins that overflowed during last month's devastating Hidden Valley flood were supposed to be maintained by a now-defunct homeowners association — raising new questions about who was responsible for maintaining critical infrastructure before the storm. County officials told News 4-Fox 11 three privately maintained detention basins above the Sharon Hills subdivision had not been cleaned out in some time, all
Witness describes Jet Ski and boat 'drag racing' before deadly crash at Frenchman Lake (opens the original)
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CHILCOOT, Calif. (News 4 & Fox 11) — A man who witnessed the aftermath of a deadly Jet Ski and boat crash at Frenchman Lake on Saturday morning said he saw the two watercraft 'almost drag racing' across the water moments before the collision. Video of the two vessels taken from Spencer Rutz's boat appears to show the personal watercraft and the speedboat close to each other as they sped across the reservoir in Plumas County, California. "I kind of noticed that there was two vessels almost drag r
Cancer society pushing Nevada lawmakers to raise taxes on cigarettes, vapes and pouches (opens the original)
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Advocates with the American Cancer Society this week called on Nevada lawmakers to raise the tax on cigarettes by $1.75 per pack and also raise taxes on e-cigarettes, vapes, cigars and nicotine pouches. The state cigarette tax, which currently is $1.80 per pack, ranks 26th among all U.S. states and Washington D.C. Cancer society pushing Nevada lawmakers to raise taxes on cigarettes, vapes and pouches Nearly doubling the current cigarette tax to $3.55 per pack would generate an estimated $51 mill
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