Nevada
Jacobs to Drive Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Statewide in Nevada
Plan will ship extra sustainable transportation by means of equitable EV investments
DALLAS, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Jacobs (NYSE: J) helped the Nevada Division of Transportation (NDOT) develop the state’s electrical automobile (EV) infrastructure deployment plan.
The plan, which Jacobs may also assist implement, will make NDOT eligible to obtain federal funding for tasks to reinforce Nevada’s EV charging infrastructure and networks, reworking the state’s different gasoline panorama.
Jacobs and its analytics subsidiary, StreetLight, used the corporate’s big-data-powered software program options to search out optimum places for charging infrastructure and can proceed to make use of these EV analytics to assist the deployment plan and funding requests. The group can also be overlaying demographics to assist NDOT’s public outreach and stakeholder engagement, selling equitable distribution of funds, assembly present Justice40 necessities and fulfilling the wants of Nevada and its nationwide community.
“Our objective was to develop a collaborative, knowledgeable and versatile plan to assist the state of Nevada ship extra sustainable transportation choices to its residents, and we now have achieved this preliminary section,” mentioned Jacobs Individuals & Locations Options Americas Senior Vice President and Common Supervisor Ron Williams. “By our market-leading technical experience and progressive software program options, we supplied NDOT insights to successfully plan and reap the benefits of historic funding alternatives at a time when sustainable and socially aware infrastructure options are extra essential than ever.”
“Jacobs has embraced the targets and imaginative and prescient that the Nevada Division of Transportation (NDOT) had for the event of the Nationwide Electrical Car Infrastructure (NEVI) Plan,” mentioned NDOT Division Chief of NV2X Planning Kandee Bahr Worley. “Along with the flexibility to include StreetLight’s know-how, which mixes information from cell phones, linked automobiles, IoT sensors, and geospatial databases, Jacobs was capable of present a singular alternative to determine Nevada’s wants. Planning and funding in infrastructure will likely be addressed utilizing a extra fashionable, knowledgeable information analytical strategy. On account of this course of, we will construct a resilient community in addition to plan for future wants and guarantee equitable entry.”
The federal Joint Workplace of Power and Transportation directed state governments to develop and submit their EV infrastructure deployment plans by August 1, 2022 to be eligible to obtain federal funding by means of the IIJA, and the Jacobs group helped Nevada meet that formidable deadline.
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Nevada
Football forecast: High school predictions for Week 5
Review-Journal high school reporters Alex Wright and Jeff Wollard predict the winners of selected football games each week. Here are their picks:
Orange Lutheran (Calif.) at Bishop Gorman
Wright: Bishop Gorman
Wollard: Bishop Gorman
American Fork (Utah) at Liberty
Wright: American Fork
Wollard: Liberty
Faith Lutheran at Shadow Ridge
Wright: Faith Lutheran
Wollard: Faith Lutheran
Green Valley at Legacy
Wright: Legacy
Wollard: Legacy
Las Vegas High at Desert Pines
Wright: Desert Pines
Wollard: Desert Pines
Basic at Palo Verde
Wright: Basic
Wollard: Basic
Clark at Foothill
Wright: Foothill
Wollard: Foothill
Sierra Vista at Silverado
Wright: Sierra Vista
Wollard: Sierra Vista
Cimarron-Memorial at Losee
Wright: Losee
Wollard: Losee
Centennial at Durango
Wright: Centennial
Wollard: Centennial
Desert Oasis at Sunrise Mountain
Wright: Desert Oasis
Wollard: Desert Oasis
Cadence at Canyon Springs
Wright: Canyon Springs
Wollard: Canyon Springs
Virgin Valley at Democracy Prep
Wright: Virgin Valley
Wollard: Virgin Valley
Mater East at Boulder City
Wright: Boulder City
Wollard: Boulder City
SLAM Academy at Pahrump Valley
Wright: SLAM Academy
Wollard: SLAM Academy
Bonanza at Cheyenne
Wright: Cheyenne
Wollard: Cheyenne
Del Sol at Chaparral
Wright: Chaparral
Wollard: Del Sol
Spring Valley at Valley
Wright: Spring Valley
Wollard: Spring Valley
Western at Mojave
Wright: Mojave
Wollard: Mojave
Lincoln County at Rancho
Wright: Rancho
Wollard: Rancho
Last week: Wright 12-8; Wollard 11-9
Season: Wright: 51-22; Wollard 47-26
Contact Alex Wright at awright@reviewjournal.com. Follow @AlexWright1028 on X.
Nevada
Murdoch succession battle to play out in Nevada courtroom
By Dawn Chmielewski
RENO, Nevada (Reuters) – A closed-door court battle over control of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire begins Sept. 16, and could determine the future of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.
Murdoch, 93, is attempting to change the terms of the family’s irrevocable trust to ensure his newspapers and television networks remain under control of his eldest son and chosen heir, Lachlan Murdoch, according to the New York Times, which obtained a sealed court document detailing the succession drama.
Reuters and other news organizations are attempting to gain access to sealed court records, and to open the court hearings in Reno, Nevada, before probate commissioner Edmund J. Gorman Jr.
The trust lays out a scenario on how a potential takeover could occur, according to a source who has seen the documents. The trust is the vehicle through which the elder Murdoch controls News Corp and Fox, with roughly a 40% stake in voting shares of each company. Murdoch also holds a small amount of shares of the companies outside the trust.
Upon Rupert Murdoch’s death, News Corp and Fox voting shares will be transferred to his four oldest children – Prudence, Elisabeth, Lachlan and James. Potentially, three of the heirs could out-vote a fourth, setting up a battle over the future of the companies, even as Lachlan Murdoch runs Fox and is sole chair of News Corp.
Rupert Murdoch’s proposed amendment to the trust would block any interference by three of Lachlan’s siblings, who are more politically moderate, the Times reported, citing a sealed court document.
Lachlan Murdoch is viewed as ideologically aligned with his conservative father. James Murdoch, who has donated to progressive political groups, resigned in 2020 from the News Corp board, citing disagreements over editorial content. James also has criticized the U.S. media for amplifying disinformation about the 2020 election results ahead of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. He hosted a fundraiser for U.S. President Joe Biden in 2021, before the Democrat ended his re-election campaign.
A hearing to determine whether Rupert Murdoch’s proposed changes to the trust would benefit his heirs will take place in a Reno courtroom, well outside the media hubs from which the conglomerate operates in New York, Los Angeles, London and Sydney.
“He’s going to have to prove that these changes are being made in good faith,” said Shane Jasmine Young, a Nevada attorney who specializes in estate planning. That means demonstrating any changes would not “sacrifice the rights, or discriminate against, any of the parties that this trust was intended to protect.”
A group of news organizations, including the New York Times, CNN, The Associated Press, National Public Radio, The Washington Post and Reuters, have asked to intervene in the matter, arguing that the court should unseal the records and provide access to the proceedings.
“Though some litigants may desire secrecy and some courts indulge this desire, this level of sealing does not pass constitutional muster,” attorneys for the Access Coalition of news organizations wrote in a memo to the court, arguing the First Amendment calls for civil judicial proceedings and records to be open to the public.
The news organizations say the public has immense interest in which of Murdoch’s children will succeed him at the helm of the influential media empire, an outcome that will affect thousands of jobs, millions of worldwide media consumers and the political landscape.
Spokespeople for Lachlan, James and Elisabeth Murdoch declined comment. A spokesman for Rupert Murdoch referred inquiries to his attorney, who did not respond to a request for comment. An attorney representing James, Elisabeth and Prudence also could not be reached for comment.
“The reason this is interesting is the outsized role that Fox (News) has played in the political landscape, in the U.S. and around the world,” said Paul Hardart, director of the Entertainment, Media and Technology Program at New York University’s Stern School of Business. “I think this is a reflection of the future of not only the business, but also how conservative media is handled going forward.”
(Reporting by Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles; Editing by David Gregorio)
Nevada
11 burros found dead in Death Valley
A total of 11 burros have been found dead in Death Valley National Park, so far.
The National Park Service said in a release on Wednesday that the burros were found near Owls Hole Spring. While the burros’ cause of death is under investigation, park officials said they believe a toxic algae bloom is to blame.
The water at the spring is warm and stagnant, which can cause algae and cyanobacteria to grow. Burros also defecated in and around the water, which contributed to unhealthy conditions for both humans and animals to drink or touch, the park service said.
“I hate to see any animal suffer,” park superintendent Mike Reynolds said in a statement. “The National Park Service is working to remove feral burros from Death Valley for their own safety, and to reduce impacts to native wildlife.”
According to the park service, burros are not native to Death Valley and were brought to the area by miners. Park officials are working to relocate burros from the park.
Contact Taylor Lane at tlane@reviewjournal.com.
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