Politics and Government
A longtime Democratic state senator last week got personal with his criticism of Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposal to limit general fund spending to $5.8 billion for 2011-13, a 6.4 percent cut from current spending.
CARSON CITY — New state Sen. Greg Brower knows everyone will be watching this legislative session to see whether he measures up to his predecessor, 38-year Sen. Bill Raggio, the political titan of Northern Nevada.
At last count, 30 states have enacted laws that prohibit drivers from texting. Eight others would ban younger drivers from doing so. So, it should be no surprise that Nevada legislators arriving Monday in Carson City will have no fewer than six bills dealing with texting and cell phones to debate during the 76th legislative session.
Gov. Brian Sandoval: When Sandoval quit his job as a federal judge to run for governor, he almost single-handedly rescued state Republicans from irrelevancy by giving them a credible, telegenic messenger to carry the “no new taxes” banner.
THE 2011 LEGISLATURE: LEGISLATIVE WEBSITE: Information is available on every bill, hearing times, and legislators. Visit: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
The 2011 legislative session will be far different from the last regular session in 2009 for many reasons:
Lawmakers are facing many challenges — fiscal and others — as the 76th regular session of the Nevada Legislature convenes Monday for a scheduled 120 days.
CARSON CITY — New Assemblyman Kelly Kite isn’t letting the recession take the smile off his face or dwelling on how bad times are in Nevada.
CARSON CITY — After seven years as a Reno radio talk show host and 17 years as a newspaper columnist, Ira Hansen had enough of being a Monday morning quarterback who constantly criticized the Legislature.
CARSON CITY — Olivia Diaz found a novel way to stand out as a freshman legislator in Carson City: Show up eight months pregnant.
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 […]
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.
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, publicly faced senators for the first time after weeks of questions from Democrats — and praise from Republicans — about his “unconventional” resume.
Las Vegas’ Planning Commission could vote on a set of items related to a new housing development proposed for the defunct Badlands golf course, according to the body’s meeting agenda.
There are more than 200 missing and more than 300 unidentified individuals in the state of Nevada, according to a news release from the Clark County coroner’s office.
