http://www.NevadaAppeal.com Serving Carson City, NV Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 en 30 http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6561378-113/million-funding-county-lawmakers http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6561026-113/marriage-approved-assembly-bill http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6545838-113/percent-rate-state-april http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6529868-113/fallon-dahl-ward-churchill http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6539790-113/retirees-state-pool-active http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6539751-113/funding-million-budget-governor The Assembly Judiciary committee voted 11-2 on Wednesday to advance Senate Bill 243, commonly referred to as Brianna’s Law. The bill mandates a cheek-swab whenever a person is booked for a felony arrest. If the arrest is deemed legitimate, the DNA would be cross-referenced with DNA from other crime scenes … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6536526-113/dna-bill-amendment-arrest http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6521310-113/program-state-pebp-month Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick found support from retailers and the Nevada Taxpayers Association for her bill seeking to overhaul the state’s exemption-laced live entertainment tax and replace it with an admissions levy on everything from movie tickets to NASCAR races. “Good tax policy is when you broaden the base and … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6526241-113/tax-bill-kirkpatrick-nevada LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson became so dependent on his lawyer during his Las Vegas armed robbery trial that the former football star would have done anything Yale Galanter advised — including passing up the chance to testify, his co-counsel testified Tuesday. “I could advise O.J. all day long, and … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6522805-113/simpson-galanter-roger-grasso http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6522835-113/horses-state-wild-nevada http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6522594-113/crimes-bill-hate-crime A bill to extend Nevada’s voter registration period ran into trouble on Tuesday when Democrats on a Senate panel questioned why it was needed. Sen. Pat Spearman, D-North Las Vegas, pleaded with her Democratic colleagues to pass Assembly Bill 440 and send the debate to the Senate floor. When that … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6522478-113/bill-election-registration-vote http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6493479-113/ward-early-voting-saturday http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6510359-113/tax-plan-denis-million The Senate on Monday voted unanimously approved legislation that enables conversion of the Nevada State Prison into a museum and tourist attraction. Assembly Bill 356, which also passed the Assembly unanimously, goes to Gov. Brian Sandoval for his signature. The prison opened in 1862, two years before Nevada became a … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6509753-113/prison-nevada-state-bill http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6482863-113/session-plan-tax-democrats And you dread the April 15 IRS tax deadline? That’s nothing compared to the fervor building at the Nevada Legislature. Tax, taxes, taxes! Taxes on entertainment. Taxes on mining. Tax credits for filmmakers. Tax incentives. Tax abatements. On the flip side are the looming questions: Who’s gonna pay? Who’s gonna … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6483947-113/tax-assembly-nevada-senate http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6470054-113/campo-carson-alternative-applications Victims and social workers outlined gut-wrenching details of domestic violence Friday as lawmakers considered creating rights for victims trying to get out of rental leases. The testimonies came during a nearly three-hour debate on Assembly Bill 284 in the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee. “Nevada has not done anything proactive … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6473129-113/domestic-victims-violence-las http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6473460-113/percent-million-win-march LAS VEGAS — A California judge declined to refer ex-Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks to a mental health court program that would have diverted him into treatment and held him accountable along the way. The decision came at a court hearing Friday in Victorville, Calif. Another hearing is set for May … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6473306-113/brooks-court-health-mental http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6473232-113/nevada-application-drone-million http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6473622-113/assembly-bill-democratic-tax A top gambling regulator raised red flags Friday about a proposal to allow private equity firms to place large bets at Nevada racetracks and sportsbooks. AG Burnett, chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, said Senate Bill 346 poses serious regulatory concerns over how the state would police activities to … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6473395-113/nevada-burnett-state-bill Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., has joined other House Republicans in a project to examine how the federal Endangered Species Act is working and how it could be updated. The act has been a topic of discussion recently because of concerns that the sage grouse may be listed as endangered, which … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6457852-113/act-amodei-endangered-species http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6458124-113/million-providers-exchange-state Extending registration until the Friday before an election would allow more people to avoid an artificial deadline and exercise their right to vote, Secretary of State Ross Miller testified Thursday. Miller spoke in favor of Assembly Bill 440, a proposed bill that would allow people to register through Nevada’s early … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6461125-113/election-county-bill-early A bill that would require the collection of DNA from people arrested on felony charges in Nevada encountered tough questions Thursday from lawmakers concerned that samples from innocent people would not be destroyed properly or promptly. Members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee also were concerned Senate Bill 243 — also … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6460939-113/dna-bill-denison-felony http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6461580-113/domenici-reid-albuquerque-fathered http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6451803-113/security-social-election-check Gov. Brian Sandoval said Wednesday he wants to put the Health and Human Services Department’s share of the tobacco settlement windfall into programs for the severely mentally ill. A settlement reached through the Attorney General’s Office gave the state a one-time windfall of about $21 million this year. Sandoval’s plan … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6444344-113/million-health-willden-program http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6446903-113/marijuana-bill-driving-impaired http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6446564-113/bill-energy-memorial-based http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6444673-113/mortgages-program-value-market http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6446593-113/public-information-nevada-court A Nevada Democrat introduced a proposal Wednesday that would revamp the state’s live-entertainment tax, extending fees on a range of activities and events including recreational golf and NASCAR races. Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick said early estimates show that her plan could generate about $50 million in sorely needed revenue for … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6446477-113/tax-kirkpatrick-bill-assembly Actor Nicolas Cage testified Tuesday before the Senate Finance Committee in support of drawing filmmakers to Nevada by awarding them tax credits they can sell to other businesses. Senate Bill 165 by Sen. Aaron Ford, D-Las Vegas, would award movie producers credits against the Live Entertainment, Modified Business, Gaming and … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6427850-113/credits-cage-nevada-tax http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6430737-113/tax-mining-percent-nevada Lawmakers are struggling to help about 3,600 public retirees whose health-benefit costs are going through the roof. All agree the answer contained in Senate Bill 34 — moving those mostly school district retirees into the general employee-retiree pool — isn’t the answer. That solution would add $40 a month to … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6430556-113/state-retirees-plan-employees LAS VEGAS — The lawyer for ex-Assemblyman Steven Brooks asked a judge that his client be enrolled in a court program that will push him into mental health treatment. Brooks appeared Tuesday in a Victorville, Calif., courtroom along with his public defender and was ordered to appear again Friday, according … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6430389-113/brooks-mental-arrest-court Bills aimed at restricting influence peddling by slowing the revolving door between leaving public office and returning to the same halls as a lobbyist received chilly receptions from lawmakers Tuesday. Assembly Bill 77, sponsored by Assembly Minority Leader Pat Hickey, R-Reno, would establish a cooling-off period for state lawmakers, barring … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6430244-113/hickey-bill-body-cooling http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6431090-113/traps-assembly-bill-requires http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6426112-113/prison-fritzl-age-kidnapped http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6418787-113/fatality-buckle-drivers-fatalities http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6418753-113/commission-supervisors-board-charter Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers said Saturday they will do everything they can to restore at least part of the 2.5 percent pay cuts state workers have sustained during continued budget trimming. Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick, D-North Las Vegas, called the pay cuts and other reductions to state worker pay … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6392615-113/pay-state-workers-cuts http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6392343-113/mohlenkamp-federal-flexibility-administration http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6392622-113/teachers-salary-teacher-guthrie http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/government/6392726-113/assembly-bill-nevada-senate