Politics and Government
Nevada’s politically entrenched mining industry was on the defensive Thursday against heated testimony from liberal activists seeking to increase taxes on gold and other minerals.
Assembly Bill 508 would require owners of small scooters to register them with the Department of Motor Vehicles and wear helmets while riding. The bill would mean additional insurance requirements and make it harder for people who buy scooters to avoid sales tax on the purchase.
Assembly Speaker John Oceguera said Wednesday what Gov. Brian Sandoval says has become “irrelevant” as legislators work to develop a budget and tax increase plan that will protect education from major cuts.Oceguera added that Democrats intend to come up with a plan that has two-thirds support in the Legislature, enough to override a governor’s veto.
Because of its legal brothel industry, Nevada is a haven for sex traffickers who force young girls and boys into prostitution, a witness said Wednesday during a hearing on a bill to help trafficked victims begin normal lives.
Despite Gov. Brian Sandoval’s vow to veto all tax increases, legislators launched debates Tuesday on bills to raise taxes on tobacco and liquor. The higher “sin taxes” would add at least $125 million a year to state coffers, they contend. Assembly Bill 333 would more than double the cigarette tax to $1.70 a pack, and raise taxes on cigars, beer, wine and liquor by 25 percent or more.
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 […]
Sen. Jacky Rosen reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would implement “no taxes on tips,” a major campaign promise of President-elect Donald Trump.
The high-rise was approved on Wednesday by the Las Vegas City Council.
Gov. Joe Lombardo made sweeping policy proposals at his State of the State Address, including making teacher raises permanent and extending pay raises to charter school teachers.
A company set to purchase the defunct Badlands golf course presented its vision to the city of Las Vegas to develop 1,480 upscale residential homes on the land.
