Politics and Government
How about this for a budget-cutting plan: reduce the number of Nevada lawmakers to save money. Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, D-Las Vegas, threw out the idea on Thursday as legislators kicked off their first hearing on redistricting, the process of redrawing the state’s political map every 10 years.
CARSON CITY — Legislators expected shock and awe Thursday after the Department of Taxation director testified he does not have any auditors trained to determine whether the mining industry properly pays its state taxes.
The higher education system’s governing Board of Regents is expected to hear a proposal Friday that would eliminate Nevada State College, Desert Research Institute and two northern Nevada community colleges as one way of dealing with potential budget cuts.
CARSON CITY — Assembly Government Affairs Chairman Marilyn Kirkpatrick showed little patience Thursday for local government excuses about how the lack of staff or technical savvy prevents officials from posting materials for the public on the Internet.
CARSON CITY — Lawmakers heard tearful testimony Thursday from parents of autistic children, developmentally disabled people fearful of being institutionalized, and mental health service providers who say their budgets are stretched to the breaking point.
CARSON CITY — Sen. Michael Schneider, long a champion of regulating homeowners associations, unveiled his senatorial swan song Wednesday: an omnibus bill that does everything from limiting fees when homes are sold to barring HOAs from using radar speed guns.
