Special Session 2008

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Where Gibbons, Buckley and Raggio stand, as of today

Sun, Jun 22, 2008

By David McGrath Schwartz

Upheaval in the capital last Friday as the state’s Economic Forum crunched some more ugly numbers and the governor decided to delay a special session until this Friday.

Target still vague as special session looms

Fri, Jun 20, 2008

By David McGrath Schwartz

What in the name of Pythagoras is going on? Nevada lawmakers — facing next week’s special session — need to repair the state budget by cutting it. But, as of ...

As troubles mount, Gibbons disengages

Sun, Jun 15, 2008

By J. Patrick Coolican, David McGrath Schwartz

Gov. Jim Gibbons called an emergency budget meeting with elected officials last week, but he and his staff failed to notify key legislators, who learned of it from media reports.

What gets cut?

Sat, Jun 14, 2008

By David McGrath Schwartz, Cy Ryan

Gov. Jim Gibbons’ call for a special legislative session is unprecedented in the history of the state, according to Nevada historians. This is the first time, historians say, that an ...

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Amendment adds expiration date for proposed sales tax hike

Fri, May 17, 2013

By Cy Ryan

A bill permitting the Clark County Commission to increase the sales tax to support the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has been approved by the Senate Revenue and Economic Committee.

UMC not the only drag on Clark County’s budget outlook

Fri, May 17, 2013

By Conor Shine

Most of the services provided by Clark County are paid for using revenues from property tax collections. But several county functions — ranging from airports to the Las Vegas Township ...

Economic diversification office grants major tax breaks to one of its own

Fri, May 17, 2013

By Richard N. Velotta

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development carefully considered the largest request for tax abatements in its history on Thursday — carefully, because the request came from one of the members ...

State OKs $1.5 million in tax abatements for distribution facility

Thu, May 16, 2013

By Richard N. Velotta

he Governor’s Office of Economic Development conducted a meeting today in Las Vegas, with most of the agenda dedicated to considering tax abatement incentives to companies considering expansion or relocation ...

Democrats circle the wagons against 'Family Fun Tax' foes

Wed, May 15, 2013

By Anjeanette Damon

Democratic lawmakers showed little restraint when opponents of Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick’s admissions tax took to the microphone Tuesday to beg for exemptions to the 8 percent levy she wants to ...

Nevada cutting wellness insurance plan for government employees

Tue, May 14, 2013

By Cy Ryan

Public employees enrolled in a state wellness insurance plan designed to keep participants healthy are going to be hit with a big increase in premiums in 2015.

Electric Daisy Carnival, Speedway to fight proposed entertainment tax

Tue, May 14, 2013

By Anjeanette Damon

Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick, D-North Las Vegas, is expected to take critics head on today at the first public hearing of her proposed entertainment and admissions tax, an 8 percent ...

With time running out, Democrats' tax plans spark partisan firefight

Tue, May 14, 2013

By Anjeanette Damon, Andrew Doughman

When Senate Democrats on Monday released details of a tax increase they say is needed to adequately fund education, they swung a partisan hammer that shattered the patina of cooperation ...

One move to fund education meeting opposition from school boards, teachers' union

Mon, May 13, 2013

By Cy Ryan

Gov. Brian Sandoval’s plan to give tax subsidies to help low-income students attend private schools ran into opposition Monday from school boards and a teachers’ union.

Democrats unveil plan to hike payroll tax to fund education

Mon, May 13, 2013

By Andrew Doughman

Nevada Senate Democrats announced a $255 million tax plan this morning that raises the payroll tax on large businesses.

Governor seeks $5 million for drone research effort

Fri, May 10, 2013

By Cy Ryan

Gov. Brian Sandoval has asked the Legislature to allocate $5 million to support the state’s effort to be selected as a site for commercial testing of unmanned drones in Nevada’s ...

Assembly committee urged to keep cost down for cancer pills

Fri, May 10, 2013

By Cy Ryan

A woman who contracted cancer in 2008 told an Assembly committee Friday she and her husband may have to sell their home to afford the pills that treat the disease. ...

Judge declines former lawmaker's mental health court request

Fri, May 10, 2013

Associated Press

A California judge is declining to refer ex-Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks to a mental health court program. The decision came at a court hearing Friday in Victorville, Calif.

Why Nevada Democrats' Fun Tax is the New Coke of politics

Fri, May 10, 2013

By J. Patrick Coolican

The Mini-Golf Tax. The “Iron Man” Tax. The Burning Man Tax. I’m pretty sure most Nevadans enjoy one or more of those activities, which means if Democrats in the Legislature ...

Committees say yes to bows and cows

Thu, May 9, 2013

By Cy Ryan

In the next two fiscal years, more money will be poured into programs to stop smoking, immunize newborns and their parents against whooping cough, and instruction to students in Clark ...

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