Hundreds of bills died Friday, including a property tax increase, the sanctuary state bill and a plastic bag ban, but the most interesting part of session is just beginning.
Victor Joecks
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After a hectic day of committee hearings on Friday, there are only three committees scheduled to meet. A Senate Floor session is scheduled at 11 a.m. with dozens of bills up on General File, which means they could be up for a vote.
Gov. Brian Sandoval is winning so much in Carson City that he’s got to be getting tired of winning.
Payday loans and asset forfeiture on docket for a busy deadline day in the Nevada Legislature.
While making definitive predictions with 52 days left in the Legislative session is a good way to end up with rhetorical egg on your face, I’m calling it now: There will be no property tax increase this session.
House arrest, recycling competition and Medicaid highlight day 67 of Nevada Legislature.
Reading, dying and minimum wage highlight Day 66 of the legislative session.
In 2015, Sen. David Parks, D-Las Vegas, drew a taxpayer-backed pension of $103,947. Last week, Parks voted to keep you from finding out how much he will bank in the future.
Property taxes, construction defects and guns highlight day 65 of the Nevada Legislature.
Here are three things to watch for on day 64 of the 2017 Legislative session:
Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford, D-Las Vegas, and Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson, D-Las Vegas, attend a church with a pastor who believes that homosexuality is a sin.
Collective bargaining for state workers, Medicaid and union pitches highlight day 61 of the Nevada Legislature.
Politicians’ reaction to the Review-Journal’s exposé on the systemic waste of tax dollars by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is a scandal in itself.
Free meals, driver authorization cards and civics tests highlight three things at the midway point of the 2017 Legislative session.
Sex education, voter registration and government transparency highlight the day in Nevada’s Legislature.
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