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Clark County expected to make Mike Lane chief information officer

Over the past 20 years, Mike Lane has earned a living at a variety of occupations and on Tuesday, he is expected to add Clark County chief information officer to his list of jobs.

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton make last appeals for Nevada’s votes

Nevada’s six votes are just a small piece of the Electoral College pie, but you wouldn’t know that by the attention being paid to the Silver State by the opposing presidential campaigns in the final weeks of the election.

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Nevada governor calls special session for Monday to consider Raiders stadium plan

A special legislative session to consider financing for a 65,000-seat football stadium in Clark County and expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center will commence 8 a.m. Monday in Carson City, Gov. Brian Sandoval said Wednesday. The session’s agenda won’t include funding for education saving accounts.

Nevada Department of Corrections wants $1.5 million for medical care, staffing

The state Board of Examiners, chaired by Gov. Brian Sandoval, will consider the Nevada Department of Corrections funding requests when it meets Tuesday in Carson City. Also on the agenda is a nearly $400,000 contract to certify kosher meals for Nevada inmates.

Senate committee considers ‘sunset’ bill, cigarette taxes

A Senate committee Tuesday considered even higher cigarette taxes than initially proposed by Gov. Brian Sandoval to help close a $144 million gap in anticipated revenues and the governor’s $7.4 billion spending plan.

Efforts to reduce Nevada DMV lines move forward in Legislature

A joint budget subcommittee on Tuesday unanimously approved $47.5 million in funding for the development of a new DMV computer system to help reduce long lines and wait times, but it won’t make any difference for customers in the short term.

Nevada equal pay bill heard by Assembly committee

A measure to tighten Nevada’s employment discrimination law and provide more remedies to promote equal pay for equal work received no opposition Tuesday in a hearing before the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

Roberson named Nevada Senate majority leader

The new Nevada Senate Republican majority wasted no time in making their leadership decisions for the 2015 legislative session, naming Sen. Michael Roberson of Las Vegas the majority leader after a meeting Wednesday.

GOP takes control of Nevada Legislature

Republicans took control of the Nevada Legislature for the first time in decades Tuesday, handing GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval a huge political victory as he begins his second term and focuses on an agenda that includes education reform and school choice.

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