CARSON CITY — With their 2009 session scheduled to end on Monday, Nevada lawmakers kept working over the weekend on still-pending measures covering a wide range of issues.
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CARSON CITY — On a 28-14 vote, the Assembly today overrode Gov. Jim Gibbons’ veto of a bill to allow domestic partnerships in Nevada. With the override Saturday in the Senate, the domestic partners legislation will become law in Nevada on Oct. 1.
CARSON CITY — A bill that could keep as many as 17,700 Nevadans from losing their homes to foreclosure was signed into law Friday by Gov. Jim Gibbons.
CARSON CITY — A bill to provide funds for $336 million in state construction projects and building repairs over the next two years was quickly introduced and then passed 36-6 Friday in the Assembly.
CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons told a crowd of about 250 anti-tax protesters Friday afternoon that he was proud to have stood up to the “liberal legislative leaders” by vetoing the bill raising taxes by $781 million.
CARSON CITY — A $781 million tax hike to fund state government for the next two years became law over Gov. Jim Gibbons’ objection Friday as the Assembly joined the Senate in overriding Gibbons’ veto. Five vetoed bills must still be overridden to complete the budget. The Assembly completed overrides on four of them Friday morning but the Senate had not yet acted on them.
CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons vetoed 10 more bills Friday evening, bringing his total to 41.
CARSON CITY — A bill that saves the state millions of dollars by cutting public employee retirement and health care benefits won approval Thursday night on votes of 19-2 in the Senate and 41-0 in the Assembly.
CARSON CITY — Wielding his bright-red “VETO” stamp in a public ceremony on the steps of the state Capitol, Gov. Jim Gibbons on Thursday rejected the $781 million tax increase and $6.8 billion in spending approved by the Legislature.
His action was destined to be short-lived. Hours later, the Senate undid three of the vetoes, with more veto overrides in the Senate and Assembly expected today.
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CARSON CITY — Down to their last few days of the 2009 session, Nevada lawmakers rushed Thursday to complete work on still-pending measures.
The state Senate’s approval of a bill to take roughly $125 million from Clark County has left some local leaders frustrated, perplexed and worried.
CARSON CITY — The “green jobs” bill by Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford won Assembly Ways and Means Committee approval Wednesday after an amendment was added to guarantee workers trained for future renewable energy jobs learn how to perform energy audits.
CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers, running out of time in the 2009 session which ends Monday, advanced numerous bills on Wednesday, including one to reduce on-the-job deaths and injuries by improving workplace safety training for new employees.
CARSON CITY — Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly resigned from a $48,000-a-year part-time job as the state “green initiatives” outreach coordinator for Southern Nevada, legislators were told Wednesday.
