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Notification for rehiring school crews extended

CARSON CITY — A bill extending the legal deadline for notifying school district employees that they will be rehired or laid off for the next school year was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jim Gibbons.

Senate asked to support diluted lobbyist reports

CARSON CITY — A Nevada Senate panel was asked Tuesday to back a watered-down plan, already approved by the Assembly, that would require government agencies that employ lobbyists to submit reports explaining terms of their contracts.

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Workplace safety training bill debated

CARSON CITY — Changes to speed up workplace safety training for new employees, in efforts to reduce on-the-job deaths and injuries, prompted questions Monday in a Nevada Assembly committee hearing.

Hardesty touts plan for mandatory mediation

CARSON CITY — About 340 lawyers have volunteered to serve as mediators to work with lenders to keep Nevadans from losing their homes to foreclosure, Nevada Chief Justice Jim Hardesty said Monday.

Bill would give panel input on appointees

CARSON CITY — A Nevada assemblyman said Friday that he was not trying to get back at any particular governor with his bill that would require a legislative committee to review and confirm some gubernatorial appointments.

Increase in fees debated

CARSON CITY — Wedding chapel lobbyists and advocates for programs to stop domestic violence clashed Friday over a bill to help fund those programs by adding $5 to the cost of a Nevada marriage license.

Dealers back bill to fight metal thieves

CARSON CITY — With copper prices on the rise again, scrap metal dealers and utilities urged senators Thursday to pass a bill designed to make locating and prosecuting scrap metal thieves easier.

Police testimony targets texting

CARSON CITY — Police told lawmakers Thursday they want drivers to keep their hands on the wheel and not on their cell phones.

Seat belt bill dies in committee

CARSON CITY — On a voice vote Thursday, the Assembly Transportation Committee killed a Senate-passed bill that would have allowed police to pull over vehicles anytime they believed the driver is not wearing a seat belt.

Legislators take a sip of fluoridation

CARSON CITY — Critics of a plan to fluoridate Reno-area water got so worked up Wednesday that state Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford had to bang his gavel to wrap up public comment on the measure.

Budget shortfall expands

CARSON CITY — Key lawmakers said Wednesday the hole in Nevada’s budget has grown by another $100 million, bringing the projected shortfall closer to $3 billion to maintain current government service levels in the next two fiscal years.