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Bill would let companies weigh social benefits in their decisions

CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow businesses to organize themselves as benefit corporations — a designation that allows for-profit companies to consider the social and environmental benefits of its business decisions.

Nevada Assembly bill redevelopment agency’s life

Las Vegas’ redevelopment agency could redirect millions of dollars it spends financing debt to downtown area businesses under a proposal before the state Legislature.

Brooks barred from owning gun for one year

CARSON CITY — Assemblyman Steven Brooks will have to wait one year to buy a gun in Nevada from a licensed gun dealer because of information identified in a background check, the state Department of Public Safety said Monday.

Democrats want $310 million more for education

CARSON CITY — Democratic legislators said Monday they want at least
$310 million more for public education in the 2013-15 budget period but acknowledged they do not know now where to find the money.

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Nevada lawmakers brace for in-house sequester

Along with having to explain deep cuts in federal services to their constituents, Nevada lawmakers are bracing for a hit in their own operations if the automatic budget sequester is not averted by the end of the week.

Legislators just won’t take ‘no’ for answer

CARSON CITY — It was hardly surprising that after state Sen. Don Gustavson introduced his motorcycle helmet repeal law on Feb. 21, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki joked, “It sounds like déjà vu all over again.”

Education top of Legislature’s agenda next week

Education policy and school funding will dominate the debate in Carson City as the fourth week of the 2013 Nevada Legislature begins Monday.

State looks into whether Assemblyman Brooks can buy rifle

State officials have initiated a routine background check to determine whether troubled Assemblyman Steven Brooks can purchase a rifle from a Northern Nevada sporting goods store.

150th Nevada anniversary license plate in works

The first hearing was held Thursday for a bill that would lead to the creation and sale of special license plates to commemorate Nevada’s 150th anniversary of statehood on Oct. 31, 2014.

Lawmakers frustrated over student database progress

Nevada lawmakers expressed frustration Thursday over the slow pace of developing a statewide database to track student achievement, an effort that’s been decades in the making and has cost millions of dollars.

State tax distribution formula clears Assembly

Without any opposition Thursday, the Assembly quickly approved a bill designed to provide a fairer distribution of state taxes to local governments.

Assemblyman seeks to end publishing of county tax rolls

Assemblyman Paul Aizley of Las Vegas asked members of the Assembly Taxation Committee Thursday to approve his bill to end the requirement that the Reno Gazette-Journal and the Review-Journal publish their counties’ tax rolls — a list of thousands of names of property owners that show the assessed values of their holdings.