Las Vegas Sun

April 26, 2024

Governor imposes emergency budget restrictions

In a memo to department heads, Gov. Jim Gibbons outlines a series of emergency budget moves to take effect March 1, including eliminating most travel and overtime, imposing a hiring freeze and analyzing all contracts and leases. Hard not to argue that these are fiscally prudent steps during a recession.

See the memo at right.

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