A legislative subcommittee will support having business court judges publish decisions instead of pushing to establish a Chancery or business court, a report issued Wednesday by the Legislative Counsel Bureau shows.
Politics and Government
ELKO — A mining reform bill similar to one that passed the U.S. House last year but failed to get out of the Senate has been reintroduced in the House.
Last summer they were just ideas.
RENO — Gov. Jim Gibbons on Tuesday challenged legislators who oppose his budget-cutting proposals to come up with a better solution, if they can.
A Northern Nevada lawmaker wants the legislative session that starts Monday to enact a law that will make “drinking of alcohol while working on construction projects” illegal.
The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce is stepping up its decades-long efforts to reform the state’s public employees’ retirement and benefits programs, which have a combined $10.3 billion unfunded liability.
With a Silver Star medal clipped to his Air Force jacket, 1st Lt. Thomas Cahill spoke humbly about his efforts to pilot a rescue helicopter through enemy fire while flying low over eastern Afghanistan’s snow-capped mountains.
Most legislative sessions don’t start with a dress rehearsal. But last week’s special session gave a sneak peek at what may lie ahead when the Nevada Legislature’s regular session begins in February.
State lawmakers wrapped up another budget-balancing special session Monday night by warning taxpayers that they are out of duct tape and bailing wire — that they cannot possibly reduce spending by another dime if tax revenues continue their nosedive.
Some of Clark County’s poorest residents may soon feel the effects of state lawmakers’ budget trimming, especially those who need medical care or are on the brink of becoming homeless.
CARSON CITY — A quick fix passed quickly through a special session of the Legislature on Monday, as lawmakers wrapped up a patchwork of solutions to a $340 million revenue shortfall in under nine hours.
CARSON CITY — There are only 14 Republicans in the Assembly, representing just one-third of its members. But a ceremonial vote in Monday’s special session revealed that even they are far from unified.
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