Assembly legislators agree to four tax extensions

Without any discussion, the Assembly voted 36-6 at 11:47 p.m. Sunday to collect $620 million in additional taxes over the next two years by extending four taxes that otherwise would have expired June 30.

Deal gives mining industry fewer tax deductions, more oversight

Nevada mining companies will have fewer tax deductions and more government oversight under a bill that moved Sunday in the Legislature. Senate Bill 493 was one of two controversial mining-related measures that Democrats pushed to rein in what they perceive to be an industry that pays too few taxes.

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Kurt Busch hoping Kansas pole signals more good fortune ahead

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kurt Busch never had run all that well in Kansas, and a spin-out during practice Friday didn’t make it look as if he was about to turn that around.

Teachers may avoid layoffs under education budget bill

With the Assembly’s passage Saturday of a $2.2 billion two-year public education spending bill, Clark County schools might avoid laying off teachers or increasing class sizes, a top administrator said.

Corrections

A story in Saturday’s Business section incorrectly reported details of a tax break for small businesses. The story should have said that the spending bill calls for the elimination of Nevada’s modified business tax for companies with payrolls of $250,000 a year or less.

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