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Monday, Feb. 18, 2013 | 3:49 p.m.
CARSON CITY — A plan has been unveiled to permit the Nevada Legislature to hold part or all of its sessions in Las Vegas, to meet every year instead of every other year, to jack up the pay of lawmakers and to give them the power to confirm the appointments of the governor. Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, on Monday sponsored a proposed constitutional amendment — Senate Joint Resolution 8 — to increase the power of the Legislature, now a part-time body. He said the 120 day limit on regular sessions every two years does not allow enough time to ...
Can I vote no now? If they wish to move the capitol, then ask the voters that. It would have a better chance of passing than increasing their pay and meeting every year.
This measure is far too broad and should be broken up into its component parts. If it should ever reach the ballot in this form I would vote against it even though I favor some of it.
If they don't have the budget to deal with (if thats still done on a biennium), the 45-day off-year session might actually be more productive than the 120-day session they have now! In fact, I would suspect what would happen is that they would spend almost the entire 120 days squabbling about the budget (education cuts, public safety cuts, sunset taxes, etc), and then use the off-year session for passing other laws.
I can see having committee meetings down south but moving the whole legislature would incur problems that we haven't seen yet. Would they need a whole new building to meet at? That's what would eventually happen.
Look at New York, NYC is obviously the center of the population but they still go up to Albany.
Meeting every year though may be something whose time has come. We do have a lot of issues that need more attention than they get now. Plus if they were shorter sessions. I'd like to see the whole proposal.
I agree these things need to be split up and voted on their own merits.
Let's have all the Steven Brooks Democrats get run out of the Legislature, then give them the power to make good things happen for our state....until then, skip these ideas.
I think there is a Partially used building available in North Las Vegas, between a Sewage Plant, Hog Lots, a New Empty Prison and an Excellent Road System designed to quickly move the Transient Population into Town. I give them a Day before they'll run out of town and Never come back, especially if we can make their reservations within Walking Distance of the new North Las Vegas City Hall.
With the economic crisis still impacting Nevada, it would certainly be in the best interest of the State of Nevada and its People to meet yearly, and to at the very least, split the meeting sessions between half the time meet in Carson City, and the other half meet in Las Vegas. Las Vegas could utilize any of the many places available, as the convention center or various arenas in town for meetings.
Taking power of appointment and confirmation from the governor concerns me, as all the bipartisan bickering would create stalemates. Also, Lawmakers voting themselves pay raises does NOT bid well with me either, we all know how well that plays out by just looking at the Federal Lawmakers giving themselves pay raises while Citizens throughout the USA continue to work withOUT raises or cost of living adjustments. They should be making what the regular guy Citizen makes, as big corporations throw a pile of money their way (unlike the little guy Citizen).
The purposed plan is a good beginning. Having meetings in Las Vegas, even part time, encourages citizen involvement with their government, and it is a great model for our young people to emulate. Finally, some good planning taking place!
Blessings and Peace,
Star
Was Tick Segerblom high when he proposed this?
NO! The Nevada state legislature wastes half of its legislative time on frivolous hearings and laws. We had the cell phone hearings followed by a new law last term, this time expect fast food hearings and walking while texting hearings. The real change should be every other session should be held in Las Vegas, after all Clark County pays the tab for the entire state. One hundred and twenty days is plenty of time.
What say we just split the difference and let 'em convene in Goldfield. Then the sessions would wrap up in less than 30 days. Poor 'ol Vegas has enough criminal problems without having this bunch descending on them.
Well with the low income they make you have to wonder why they would even want the job , ohhh yeah I forgot the perks and bribes by lobbyist and special interest groups.