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- Nevada's Groundhog Day? The repeating refrains in tax discussions
- Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013
- Legislators have long championed debate and discussion only to hem and haw about passing an actual tax reform bill. They often punt on a decision and call for a study, and the big tax debate each session starts to take on eerie similarities to past sessions.
- Twitter debate: Is Southern Nevada still losing higher education money to the North?
- Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013
- Assembly Majority Leader William Horne, D-Las Vegas, and Nevada System of Higher Education Regent Jason Geddes argued over Twitter during a committee hearing Friday. The question at stake: Who wins and who loses under the higher education system's new funding formula?
- Nevada lawmakers hold policy hearings in private
- Friday, Feb. 15, 2013
- In a glaring example of how much of the public’s business gets heard in private, Democratic lawmakers met behind closed doors with lobbyists from both sides of the construction defect debate on Thursday night.
- One Republican on a mission to force Democrats to investigate Martin's residency
- Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013
- Assemblyman Ira Hansen wants the select committee to investigate whether Andrew Martin should be seated despite a judge's ruling that he doesn't live in his district.
- A politician's home is where the cat is, not necessarily the wife and kids
- Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013
- Nevada’s state and local elected officials are supposed to live in the same districts they represent. But the definition of "home" varies.
- Democrats try to build case for additional taxes
- Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013
- The top two Democrats in the Legislature are talking about taxes. As the session enters week two, Democrats have held committee hearings and news conferences to discuss taxes. But so far, it’s come down to just that: Talk
- Want to navigate the dark cave of the Nevada Legislature? Here's a flashlight
- Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013
- For those who scream “Be the change you seek,” well, how do you do that in the Nevada Legislature? Here’s what activists, lobbyists and legislators say are the do’s and don’ts for the citizen wanting to make a change.
- Some Nevada lawmakers want to keep 2009 tax increase from expiring
- Tax committees will meet today to discuss issue
- Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013
- If some Nevada lawmakers have their way, the sun may never set on the $650 million tax increase that was supposed to be temporary. The tax increase, originally passed in 2009 to help the budget through the worst of the recession, was set to expire or “sunset,” but it has not done so. Now, some legislators are saying some of the increases should be permanent.
- Brooks banned from Legislative Building, is placed on paid leave
- Monday, Feb. 11, 2013
- Troubled Assemblyman Steven Brooks will be banned from the Legislature on indefinite, paid leave, said Assembly Majority Leader William Horne, who chairs a select committee charged to determine whether Brooks is fit to serve.
- Brooks proposed bill regarding admission to psychiatric facilities
- Monday, Feb. 11, 2013
- Troubled state legislator Steven Brooks filed a bill draft request this past week “relating to emergency admissions to mental health facilities.” Brooks’ bill draft request does not provide any more than a brief description of the bill’s language, so it is unclear what kind of change Brooks is seeking to the emergency admissions law.
- Roberson to seek reduction in car registration tax
- Monday, Feb. 11, 2013
- State Sen. Michael Roberson, R-Henderson, said today that he wants to cut the taxes Nevadans pay on their vehicles in half. “It costs too much for a person in Nevada to register their car,” he said.
- Horne to sponsor online gaming bill backed by Sandoval
- Friday, Feb. 8, 2013
- Gov. Brian Sandoval and Assembly Majority Leader William Horne are pushing forward to pass an online gaming law within the next 30 days. Sandoval said Nevada is now in a “critical” race with New Jersey to pass an online gaming bill into law.
- North Las Vegas Mayor Buck picks fight with powerful state legislator
- Friday, Feb. 8, 2013
- North Las Vegas city officials have picked a fight with new Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick — one of the Legislature’s most powerful members — during the first week of Nevada’s legislative session.
- Lawmakers vote to cut their pay
- Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013
- The 63 members of the Nevada state Senate and Assembly voted today to cut their own pay.