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County officials lament state’s cash grab

Clark County commissioners approved a $1.3 billion general fund budget Monday, hours before the state Legislature passed a bill to take more than $120 million in county money over two years.

Child prostitution target of bill sent to Gibbons

CARSON CITY — Pimps who lure children into prostitution would lose their personal assets and be fined as much as $500,000 under a bill that won unanimous approval Monday in the Senate.

Domestic violence programs to get aid

CARSON CITY — A measure adding $5 to the cost of Nevada marriage licenses and official copies of marriage certificates, to help fund programs aimed at stopping domestic violence, was signed into law Monday by Gov. Jim Gibbons.

Bill gives officials no seat at table

Las Vegas and Clark County leaders Monday objected to a last-minute legislative bill amendment passed Friday that would boot them from the bargaining table during contract negotiations with Las Vegas police unions.

Lawmaker: Gibbons should take same pay cut as workers

CARSON CITY — Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, D-Las Vegas, said Monday that the governor should tell lawmakers he’ll take the same pay cut that state workers face.

Assembly tax plan emerging

CARSON CITY — The Legislature on Monday began moving forward on parts of a plan to fund the state budget, passing a tax hike on businesses and a money grab from Clark and Washoe counties through the state Assembly.