Gov. Jim Gibbons has received the tax bill passed by the Legislature, saying he intends to veto it but needs to look it over first.
The biggest day of televised motor sports is Sunday with the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR Sprint Cup Coca-Cola 600.
The number of unemployed Nevadans dropped for the first time in 2009 in April, even as the percentage of unemployed rose.
The Legislature passed a $781 million tax increase and delivered it to Gov. Jim Gibbons late this afternoon, barely meeting a 5 p.m. deadline and starting the wait for Gibbons’ expected veto.
After a week of intense negotiations between Republicans and Democrats, the tax package finally came to a vote in the state Senate this afternoon, winning approval by a 17-4 margin. All 12 Democrats plus five Republicans voted for the bill.
Also from the Political Eye Blog:
• Gibbons receives tax bill
• Assembly passes tax bill
• Senate passes tax bill with sunsets
• Tax compromise proposed in Senate
• Senate passes tax bill with sunsets
Sometimes we see nutritional labels and read how much sugar is in something and it doesn’t mean much. But seeing is believing, or at least enough to get you to rethink eating that slice of pie. Over at www.sugarstacks.com, a product is listed and then sugar cubes are used to illustrate just how much sugar is in it. Some things are surprising, so it might make you think twice about cutting all sugar from your diet.
Since we live in the desert it seems only natural that when the time comes to create the perfect backyard, water will somehow be involved.