Nevada Legislature: Resolution calls on feds to pay up for Angora Fire costs

The Nevada state Senate on Friday gave final approval to Assembly Joint Resolution 3, which calls on the federal government to pay what they owe to contractors who did work in the wake of the Angora Fire at South Lake Tahoe.Sen. Ben Kieckhefer, R-Reno, said the U.S. Forest Service awarded $21 million for post-fire and rehabilitation projects. But, he said, an audit in 2011 turned up “irregularities” in the h