Gov. Jim Gibbons plans to veto the Legislature’s tax bill today at 5 p.m., putting the ball back in the lawmakers’ court as they try to pass the $781 million package over his objections.
Politics and Government
CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers heard criticism Tuesday of a proposal from the secretary of state’s office that would increase penalties for offenses such as intimidating voters and interfering in the conduct of an election.
CARSON CITY — Lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to a proposed constitutional amendment that would let lawmakers call special sessions on their own, without having to get the governor to do so.
CARSON CITY — Nevada officials have begun awarding contracts for “green jobs” training projects that will be funded by federal money, and one consulting contract for at least $48,000 has been awarded to a Clark County commissioner.
CARSON CITY — Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford said Tuesday that he does not expect Gov. Jim Gibbons to veto his bill to require the city of Las Vegas and the Nevada Department of Transportation to commit as much as $70 million to reopen F Street under Interstate 15.
CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons on Tuesday vetoed a bill to require licensing for off-road vehicles and one requiring the state Health Division to prepare annual reports on the causes of major medical events.
CARSON CITY — As promised, Gov. Jim Gibbons on Monday vetoed the bill that would allow same- and opposite-sex couples to become legal domestic partners with many of the rights and privileges of married couples.
CARSON CITY — Declaring equal rights “a basic American principle,” Gov. Jim Gibbons signed into law a bill to prevent discrimination against gays and lesbians in places of public accommodations, his staff announced Saturday.
CARSON CITY — Bills to allow collective bargaining agreements to supersede state law and require hospitals to establish nursing staff levels were vetoed Saturday by Gov. Jim Gibbons.
CARSON CITY — Who won? Who lost? And is it all over? Those were the questions on a sunny Saturday at the Legislature, the day after the frenzied passage of the budget and taxes.
With state spending for the next two years and tax hikes to fund it waiting for Gov. Jim Gibbons’ veto, legislators don’t have the business that usually occupies them for the last week of the session, set to end June 1.The centerpiece of the budget compromise, a $781 million package of increases to existing taxes, landed in Gibbons’ office around 4:30 p.m. Friday.
CARSON CITY — Their 2009 session isn’t over, but Nevada lawmakers have a relatively easy final week starting Tuesday compared with all the work they got done on the state budget, a major tax measure and scores of other bills in the preceding week.
Higher taxes, adjustments in retirement rules for state workers, a governor with a veto pen. These are just some of the issues lawmakers face as they try to wrap up the 2009 session. If you have any thoughts on those or other matters and would like to share them with your representatives in Carson City,here’s a contact list for all the Southern Nevada legislators.
CARSON CITY — A day after a bill authorizing the state’s water engineer to impose higher fees was vetoed by Gov. Jim Gibbons, Nevada lawmakers overrode him and enacted the measure.
CARSON CITY — The Legislature passed a $781 million tax increase and delivered it to Gov. Jim Gibbons on Friday, barely meeting a 5 p.m. deadline and setting the stage for Gibbons’ expected veto.
