CARSON CITY — District Judge James Todd Russell met Wednesday with Republican and Democratic lawyers, but set no date for oral arguments on how to redistrict legislative and congressional seats.
Politics and Government
CARSON CITY — At first glance, the 2011 Legislature did nothing to make the life of John and Jane Q. Public any worse.
After a tug-of-war between green energy advocates and utility power players during the Nevada Legislature, the debate continues about whether the Silver State went forward or backward in its goal to become a renewable energy leader.
Gov. Brian Sandoval put finishing touches on the 2011 legislative session Friday with a final flourish of bill signings, including putting his signature on controversial smoking, cellphone and tax bills that could come with a political price for lawmakers and the governor.
Poorer rural Nevada counties might not have the money to pay the costs of state-performed social services that the Legislature dropped on them.
Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday vetoed a bill he said could have stuck Nevada’s electricity ratepayers with costs to develop major transmission projects to send energy out of state.
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