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Senate panel rejects $5 tax on sex

CARSON CITY — Patrons who visit Nevada’s 25 legal brothels won’t be handing over an extra $5 to cover the costs of a state tax on sex.
The Senate Taxation Committee on a 4-3 vote Thursday killed Senate Bill 369, which would have imposed the first state tax on services performed by prostitutes.

Toll road measure spins out

A proposal to allow a $1 billion privately funded toll lane project in Southern Nevada is expected to die today in a state legislative committee.

Diesel fuel tax proposal dies in panel

CARSON CITY — After hours of debate on a bill to raise Nevada’s taxes on diesel fuel by 12 cents per gallon, the state Senate Taxation Committee voted Thursday to kill the plan.

Panel OKs bill aimed at protecting children

CARSON CITY — A Nevada Assembly panel voted Thursday for a bill that would make it a felony to solicit a minor for an act of prostitution.

TV news show highlights void in hospital care

The dire situation faced by cancer patients whose outpatient care was cut off by University Medical Center has been in the news locally for months, but state lawmakers are now scrambling to find a solution in the wake of a report by a national news show.

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Senate vote targets sexual orientation bias

CARSON CITY — Discrimination based on sexual orientation would be prohibited under a bill approved 19-2 Wednesday in the state Senate.

Hospitals lobby to retain aid

CARSON CITY — Some rural Nevada hospitals will fail unless legislators restore the $25 million a year in indigent accident funds that Gov. Jim Gibbons wants to take from them, a longtime county lobbyist testified Wednesday.

Bill would ease smoking ban

CARSON CITY — A bill that would ease the terms of a voter-approved measure that banned smoking in many Nevada bars and other public places was approved on a 6-1 Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

State Senate panel supports green-energy bills

CARSON CITY — Proposals dealing with hybrid cars, energy-efficiency standards and solar power were among green energy bills endorsed Tuesday by a key Nevada Senate committee.

Panel approves sales tax increase

CARSON CITY — Clark County residents could start paying higher sales taxes in July 2011 to hire more police officers under a bill approved Tuesday by a key Senate panel.

State’s shortfall $2.2 billion

CARSON CITY — Accounting changes by Nevada lawmakers created a revenue shortfall estimate of $2.2 billion that, while grim, is less than a nearly $3 billion gap to close if government services stay at current levels, the state’s budget chief said Monday.

Dozens pack malpractice bill hearing

CARSON CITY — Dozens of Nevadans, including patients affected by a hepatitis C outbreak in Las Vegas, packed hearing rooms here and in Las Vegas Monday to support a bill that would allow for bigger lawsuit awards as a result of negligence by doctors.

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