CARSON CITY — A state lawmaker has proposed a $5 tax on acts of prostitution in Nevada, where brothels operate legally in some areas, and a counseling agency for sex workers that would be funded by part of the tax revenue.
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CARSON CITY– A bill debated Tuesday by Nevada lawmakers would impose a moratorium on capital punishment in Nevada until mid-2011, while a study is done on the cost of the death penalty.
CARSON CITY — A bill designating the vivid dancer damselfly as Nevada’s official state insect has won unanimous support in the state Senate and is on its way to the Assembly.
CARSON CITY — The Assembly Ways and Means Committee voted unanimously Monday for two measures that allow lawmakers to accept federal stimulus funds for jobless benefits — despite earlier concerns by Gov. Jim Gibbons.
The hepatitis C crisis that continues to unfold in Southern Nevada played a critical role in the introduction Monday of an Assembly bill that would remove the key element of the 2004 medical malpractice reform initiative: a $350,000 cap on pain and suffering damages.
CARSON CITY — State Sen. Mike Schneider, D-Las Vegas, wants to spend $1.6 billion for education, besides the lawmakers’ usual allocation for schools, to help improve Nevada’s ranking near the bottom among states in educational dollars spent per student.
CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers are expected to introduce more than 100 bills and discuss federal stimulus funds, budgeting accountability and pay raises in the Nevada governor’s office as they start the eighth week of the 2009 session on Monday.
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CARSON CITY — A measure that would give Nevada bankers a tax break isn’t likely to win approval given the state’s bleak finances, its author says.
CARSON CITY — Nevada higher education officials and legislators agreed Friday that rather than cutting the budgets of the state’s two universities by 50 percent, reductions should be equalized in all colleges and universities.
CARSON CITY — A proposal by Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons to merge commissions on economic development and on tourism in this tourist-dependent state bogged down Thursday in a Senate-Assembly budget panel whose members agreed it’s a bad idea.
CARSON CITY — The property tax rebates some senior citizens receive each year should be doubled to $1,000, but they’d have to hold out until 2012, a legislative committee decided Thursday.
CARSON CITY — Legislators were critical Thursday of a bill that would allow private companies to construct and maintain toll roads in Nevada, including a $1 billion toll road alongside existing Las Vegas freeway lanes.
CARSON CITY — An Assembly panel was urged Thursday to support the latest attempt to replace Nevada’s every-other-year legislative sessions with annual sessions.
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 […]
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.
Carrie Underwood opened Resorts World Theatre in November 2021. Next week she’s starring at Trump’s inaugural event.
The Southern Nevada Health District is urging Clark County residents to take precautions against respiratory illnesses such as influenza and COVID-19.
