Politics and Government
In a show of solidarity with state employees, all 63 state legislators voted Wednesday to reduce their own pay by 4.8 percent, or about $421 during the legislative session scheduled to end June 3.
Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick told Senate and Assembly taxation committees Tuesday that of 174 state, local and district governments in Nevada, only two – North Las Vegas and Fernley – oppose a new formula for distribution of state taxes to them.
A state Senate panel took quick action Tuesday to try to establish an intermediate appeals court in Nevada – a proposal last rejected by voters in the 2010 election.
Gov. Brian Sandoval said Tuesday that he will support legislation to levy a 0.25 percentage point increase in the sales tax rate in Clark County to hire more police officers.
Assemblyman Steven Brooks did an about-face Tuesday and decided not to take a leave of absence from the state Legislature, Democratic leaders said.
The 77th session of the Nevada Legislature opened much like the 76th that preceded it did – a day for family and harmony. And even a day for tears.
Gov. Brian Sandoval has decided to take a measured approach in assessing the need for changes to Nevada’s public employee pension plan, but at least one state lawmaker said action is needed now.
A recent Wall Street Journal poll of leading economists put the probability of the United States going into recession over the next 12 months at 63 percent. Conventional wisdom is that the Federal Reserve Bank will continue raising interest rates to combat stubborn high inflation, thereby slowing the economy and causing gross domestic product to […]
The Athletics are moving a step closer to getting construction underway on their $1.75 billion Las Vegas stadium after filing for a commercial grading permit this week with Clark County.
The U.S. General Services Administration dismissed approximately 12 staff members between Las Vegas and Reno, according to Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s office.
The closure, approved by the County Commission, is for operator Affinity Interactive to transition Primm properties from destination resorts to traveler resources.
Two offices in Elko serving Native Americans are subject to cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency.
