CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers open their next-to-last full week of the 2009 session on Monday with an outline of a nearly $800 million tax increase plan that they hope to finalize and send by the week’s end to the governor, who will veto it.
Politics and Government
CARSON CITY — Local government officials complained Friday about legislative “tax grab” plans that target them to help close a $1.1 billion gap in Nevada’s budget for the next two fiscal years.
The Nevada Freedom of Information Coalition announced Thursday that it is asking all members of the Legislature to sign a “transparency pledge” demonstrating their commitment to open government.
CARSON CITY — Three-quarters of the way through the 2009 Nevada Legislature, lobbyists have spent $124,858 on food and drinks at dinners, receptions and other events held to promote their clients’ interests.
CARSON CITY — After months of discussion of everything but, the Legislature finally started talking taxes Thursday.
The higher education system’s Board of Regents could have raised tuition Thursday, but it did not.
CARSON CITY — A decision on whether to set up procedures for authorizing toll roads in Nevada won’t come until just before a deadline today when the bill must pass, or it automatically dies for the remainder of the 2009 Legislature.
CARSON CITY — The Assembly Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance a stripped-down version of a bill that would have allowed authorities to conduct secret searches on electronic communications and seize funds on prepaid debit cards without a warrant.
CARSON CITY — A construction defect bill sought by Nevada’s powerful but struggling construction industry and a measure to loosen caps on medical malpractice awards have died in key legislative committees.
CARSON CITY — The Public Employees Retirement System bases its investment decisions on securing the best financial return for its members and cannot stop investing in companies doing business with Iranian oil firms, legislators were told Thursday.
