CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons vetoed 10 more bills Friday evening, bringing his total to 41.
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CARSON CITY — A bill that saves the state millions of dollars by cutting public employee retirement and health care benefits won approval Thursday night on votes of 19-2 in the Senate and 41-0 in the Assembly.
CARSON CITY — Wielding his bright-red “VETO” stamp in a public ceremony on the steps of the state Capitol, Gov. Jim Gibbons on Thursday rejected the $781 million tax increase and $6.8 billion in spending approved by the Legislature.
His action was destined to be short-lived. Hours later, the Senate undid three of the vetoes, with more veto overrides in the Senate and Assembly expected today.
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CARSON CITY — Down to their last few days of the 2009 session, Nevada lawmakers rushed Thursday to complete work on still-pending measures.
The state Senate’s approval of a bill to take roughly $125 million from Clark County has left some local leaders frustrated, perplexed and worried.
CARSON CITY — The “green jobs” bill by Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford won Assembly Ways and Means Committee approval Wednesday after an amendment was added to guarantee workers trained for future renewable energy jobs learn how to perform energy audits.
CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers, running out of time in the 2009 session which ends Monday, advanced numerous bills on Wednesday, including one to reduce on-the-job deaths and injuries by improving workplace safety training for new employees.
CARSON CITY — Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly resigned from a $48,000-a-year part-time job as the state “green initiatives” outreach coordinator for Southern Nevada, legislators were told Wednesday.
Gov. Jim Gibbons plans to veto the Legislature’s tax bill today at 5 p.m., putting the ball back in the lawmakers’ court as they try to pass the $781 million package over his objections.
CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers heard criticism Tuesday of a proposal from the secretary of state’s office that would increase penalties for offenses such as intimidating voters and interfering in the conduct of an election.
CARSON CITY — Lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to a proposed constitutional amendment that would let lawmakers call special sessions on their own, without having to get the governor to do so.
CARSON CITY — Nevada officials have begun awarding contracts for “green jobs” training projects that will be funded by federal money, and one consulting contract for at least $48,000 has been awarded to a Clark County commissioner.
CARSON CITY — Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford said Tuesday that he does not expect Gov. Jim Gibbons to veto his bill to require the city of Las Vegas and the Nevada Department of Transportation to commit as much as $70 million to reopen F Street under Interstate 15.
CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons on Tuesday vetoed a bill to require licensing for off-road vehicles and one requiring the state Health Division to prepare annual reports on the causes of major medical events.
CARSON CITY — As promised, Gov. Jim Gibbons on Monday vetoed the bill that would allow same- and opposite-sex couples to become legal domestic partners with many of the rights and privileges of married couples.
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 […]
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