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| Local governments in Nevada spent nearly $3.2 million in public money lobbying the Nevada Legislature this year. more... |
| More than 180 new laws take effect in Nevada on July 1, including several measures aimed at curbing a crisis that put the state at the top of a national list for home foreclosures. | |
| SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers have scheduled today a vote on a Democratic proposal designed to close part of the state's $24.3 billion budget deficit, but the plan already appears doomed to fail. | |
| The economy was down and so was lobbyist spending during the 2009 Nevada Legislature, as the advocates spent $131,465 on food and drinks at dinners, receptions and other events held to promote their clients' interests. | |
| For Republican lawmakers representing western Nevada, the 2009 Legislature was an exercise in frustration they say solved very little. | |
| Consumers face slightly higher sales taxes, businesses' annual fees will double and larger employers will shoulder higher payroll taxes when key elements of the 2009 Legislature's patchwork plan to raise $781 million in taxes takes effect July 1. | |
| During the 2009 session, Nevada lawmakers cracked down on gang members trying to recruit minors and required school districts to establish policies barring criminal gang activity on school grounds. | |
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(AP) — State Sen. Warren Hardy, R-Las Vegas, said Tuesday he's resigning to spend more time in his role as head of a builders' association — a role that led to an ethics complaint against him. |
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Gov. Jim Gibbons said Tuesday he is worried the revenues lawmakers expect from their increased taxes will fall short, making a special session necessary. |
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Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons has added five more vetoes to the list, bringing his total for this session to 48. “We would not have had to veto so many bills if the Legislature had not sent over so many bad bills,” he said. |
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| Governor Jim Gibbons Monday signed into law the bills implementing not only most of his green energy ideas but those of the Legislature. | |
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Gov. Jim Gibbons has added five more vetoes to the list, bringing his total for this session to 48. “We would not have had to veto so many bills if the Legislature had not sent over so many bad bills,” he said. |
| The end of the Nevada 2009 Legislature was marked by curious twists in legal ethics issues, including last-minute decisions that resulted in lawmakers voting on a crucial tax bill despite initial conflict concerns. | |
| (AP) — A bill changing rules for qualifying questions for the ballot, which prompted concerns about interference with Nevadans' constitutional rights, has been signed into law without comment by Gov. Jim Gibbons. | |
| During the 2009 session, Nevada lawmakers cracked down on perpetrators of sex crimes involving children, passing bills to increase penalties imposed on offenders and to give victims more power to sue for damages. | |
| Advocates for elderly Nevadans had some successes with proposals considered by the 2009 Legislature, but saw others shelved by lawmakers or vetoed by Gov. Jim Gibbons. | |
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