If Nevada voters approve a proposed 2 percent margins tax on business in November, there will be a lot of uncertainty about which companies will be taxed and whether the $750,000 annual revenue raised will really be used to increase education funding, experts said Monday.
Decling gold prices and lower production will lower Nevada’s state general fund this year by $70 million, but Gov. Brian Sandoval does not expect the hit to affect the state’s day-to-day stability.
The fire that broke out Saturday night above the foothills in southwest Reno had burned more than a square mile of timber, grass and mountain brush by Monday morning.
A man died and a boy nearly drowned in separate weekend incidents — which included at least 15 rescues on Sunday — at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Mesquite, Las Vegas’ neighbor 80 miles to the northeast, has a new mayor. The City Council picked one of its own, Councilman Allan Litman, to finish the remaining two-and-a-half years of ex-Mayor Mark Wier’s term.
A state panel has effectively killed a bid to name a Lake Tahoe cove for Mark Twain, citing opposition from a tribe that says he held racist views on Native Americans.
Julia Aguirre said Friday she feels a sense of relief now that state officials are paying attention to a plea from her and other mothers of autistic children awaiting desperately needed services. The Legislative Committee on Health Care last week heard testimony on the great need for more funding to support autism treatment.
During the face-off May 12, Lowden called Hutchison a “personal injury” attorney, which apparently is an insult because some lawyers of that sort have sleazy reputations.
The Senate continued to stumble last week, failing to make progress on bills that would cut taxes and encourage energy efficiency.
Sen. Dean Heller last year added 147 acres to his Smith Valley ranch, expanding the family homestead on which he also grows alfalfa for harvest, according to newly filed Senate documents.
Abused and neglected children are staying longer and showing up in greater numbers at a Clark County-run emergency shelter, causing it to surpass its licensed capacity and raising concerns among child welfare advocates who question what’s behind the trend.
April employment growth pushes Nevada jobless rate down to 8 percent; Las Vegas at 7.4 percent
Top leaders of the Department of Veterans Affairs are failing to hold agency officials in Nevada accountable for flaws and shortcomings in providing service to local veterans, Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., charged Thursday.
Lawmakers holding out thin hope that Congress will resurrect benefits that expired five months ago for long-term jobless workers are heading back to the drawing board. An unemployment bill the Senate passed last month is set to expire on June 1.
Nearly 5,000 students have spoken and the third medallion for Nevada’s sesquicentennial will feature three iconic images: the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign, the Reno Arch and “Wendover Will.” The design was unveiled Wednesday by the Nevada 150 Commission.
