- Stories
- The success and failure of the Nevada Legislature's four new leaders
- Sunday, June 9, 2013
- For the first time in recent history, four party leaders who had never experienced a leadership position ran the Nevada Legislature. Each had ups and downs: Democrats stuck together to push through a progressive agenda while Republicans stayed united enough to block a significant tax increase and hand Gov. Brian Sandoval his $6.6 billion budget largely intact.
- Failure to pass More Cops bill forces Legislature into special session
- Tuesday, June 4, 2013
- In a twist of political irony, Gov. Brian Sandoval, who has vowed to not raise taxes, called a short special session early Tuesday to do just that.
- Despite their majority, Democrats trumped by Sandoval on budget but pleased overall with session
- Tuesday, June 4, 2013
- After handing Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval a budget that funds nearly all of his priorities, some in the Democratic majority consoled themselves with one mantra: This is the most progressive Legislature in history.
- Legislators run out of time, opening door for special session
- Tuesday, June 4, 2013
- The final day of the Legislature ended in as hectic a manner as it began. When the clock struck midnight, some bills survived. Many didn’t, leaving Gov. Brian Sandoval to call a special session.
- Gun background check bill sees new life
- Monday, June 3, 2013
- After an intense lobbying effort by both Nevada and national advocates, a bill to require background checks on private party gun sales was brought back from the brink of death today.
- Medical marijuana dispensary bill passes Assembly on party line vote
- Monday, June 3, 2013
- After a malfunctioning reader board threw its future into question, a bill that would create a legal medical marijuana dispensary system in Nevada passed the Assembly in a nearly party-line vote.
- Gaming industry wins the day at Nevada Legislature
- Monday, June 3, 2013
- The state’s most powerful industry is poised to come out of this legislative session the victor in a number of key battles that it asked lawmakers and Gov. Brian Sandoval to broker for them. “So far, it’s been an OK session,” a leading gaming lobbyist said.
- Kirkpatrick's second attempt at entertainment tax stalls
- Sunday, June 2, 2013
- An hour-long hearing Sunday on Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick's second attempt to clean up the live entertainment tax left some lawmakers questioning why the time was spent on a bill that the Legislature has no appetite to pass. Even Kirkpatrick acknowledged the likelihood, vowing to bring the effort back next session.
- As Legislature winds to a close, a look at its dramatic moments
- Sunday, June 2, 2013
- After the 2013 Legislature whispers its way to a close Monday, it will not be known as a session of the dramatic tax fight. But as tame as this session has seemed compared with past sessions, it hasn’t been without its moments of drama.
- Senator's gravely ill husband throws control of Senate into question
- Saturday, June 1, 2013
- Sen. Joyce Woodhouse, D-Las Vegas, flew home to Las Vegas late Friday to be with her husband, who is gravely ill with liver cancer, making control of the Senate an issue in the final days of the legislative session.
Blog Entries
- Ron Paul, Mitt Romney delegates stand at the ready
- Monday, Aug. 27, 2012
- GOP chairman Reince Priebus officially gaveled open the 2012 Republican National Convention today, only to immediately close it for a day-long recess. Even though the proceedings lasted less than five minutes, groups of both Ron Paul and Mitt Romney delegates stood warily by in case either faction tried something unexpected.
- Nevada alternate delegate compares national conventions past and present
- Monday, Aug. 27, 2012
- For Nevada politico Patty Cafferata, the intrigue, plotting and wariness among opposing factions at a national convention is nothing new. Cafferata has been attending conventions since 1956, when, at the age of 15, she accompanied her parents to see Dwight D. Eisenhower accept the Republican nomination.
- Yes, Raggio burned down a Nevada brothel
- Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011
- State Sen. Bill Raggio leaves behind a powerful reign in the state Legislature, but his 18 years as Washoe County District Attorney may have been more interesting.
- State Sen. Bill Raggio to retire before session begins
- Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011
- Iconic Northern Nevada senator and ousted Republican leader Bill Raggio announced today he will retire this month, allowing the county commission to appoint his replacement before the session begins.
- Brian Sandoval finishes cabinet appointments
- Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010
- Gov.-elect Brian Sandoval today announced his final cabinet appointments.
- Gibbons to skip Sandoval's inauguration ceremony
- Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010
- Gov. Jim Gibbons will be unable to attend Gov.-elect Brian Sandoval's inauguration on Monday because of a previously scheduled medical procedure, his chief of staff said.
- Sandoval to appoint former Sparks mayor as head of DMV
- Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010
- Gov.-elect Brian Sandoval will appoint former Sparks Mayor Bruce Breslow as the head of the DMV when he takes office next week. Breslow currently heads the state’s nuclear projects agency.
- Horsford cool toward arena proposal for Las Vegas Strip; backs online poker bill
- Friday, Dec. 10, 2010
- Steven Horsford expressed some irritation today at having to consider public financing of the proposed Strip arena project at a time the state is facing severe budget cuts.
- Assemblywoman proposes corporate income tax
- Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010
- Assemblywoman Peggy Pierce, D-Las Vegas, has proposed legislation creating a corporate income tax.
- McGinness: Replacing Raggio the 'right thing to do'
- Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
- In a candid interview with the Las Vegas Sun today, Senate Minority Leader Mike McGinness, R-Fallon, said telling Sen. Bill Raggio, R-Reno, that he was poised to take over as minority leader was akin to taking the keys to the car away from an aging father.
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