CARSON CITY — State Senate Finance Committee members expressed concern Monday about a bill that would require the state Department of Motor Vehicles starting in 2010 to issue driver’s licenses that comply with the federal Real ID Act.
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CARSON CITY — More than 200 measures were proposed Monday in the Nevada Legislature as lawmakers rushed to meet a deadline for bill introductions by individual lawmakers.
CARSON CITY — State lawmakers and Gov. Jim Gibbons’ top aide differed Monday over what some legislators consider badly timed pay raises for many of the governor’s staff members compared with the 6 percent pay cuts he has proposed for other state employees.
CARSON CITY — Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley on Monday rebuked Gov. Jim Gibbons by introducing legislation that would require Nevada to accept federal stimulus funds for the unemployed.
Lawmakers asked for it, and they got an earful Saturday of testimony from members of the public who begged them not to cut education and health care as they struggle to balance the budget.
CARSON CITY — The economic gloom that marked the start of Nevada’s 2009 legislative session didn’t seem to faze lobbyists, who spent $57,996 on food and drinks at dinners, receptions and other events during February.
CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers on Friday debated a bill to boost penalties for thieves who steal copper wiring and then peddle it on the street or to recycling firms.
CARSON CITY — Nevada’s every-other-year legislative sessions would be changed to every year under the latest of many such attempts to be proposed by state lawmakers.
CARSON CITY — Legislative money committee members have told Nevada Human Services officials that money must be added back into budgets providing services to children from low-income families and to pregnant women.
CARSON CITY — More than 60 measures were proposed Friday in the Nevada Legislature as lawmakers rushed to meet a Monday deadline for bill introductions by individual lawmakers.
CARSON CITY — A key Nevada Senate panel voted unanimously Friday for a bill that would help homeowners win court judgments for personal property damaged or sold during improper foreclosure proceedings.
CARSON CITY — A new bill introduced in the Nevada Assembly would expand the pool of people who are required to submit to genetic testing if they are linked to a crime.
Legislators will hold public forums on the budget Saturday aimed at soliciting people’s opinions on the state’s fiscal picture and the governor’s budget proposals.
CARSON CITY — Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley’s bill to require state government to place money into a new rainy day fund was approved unanimously Wednesday by the Assembly.
CARSON CITY — Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons’ announcement that he’ll let a hotel room tax increase take effect without his signature has prompted state Senate leaders to accuse him of misleading them and being a political coward.