The state Assembly on a 35 to 7 vote supported increasing the hotel room tax by 3 percentage points in Clark and Washoe counties.
Fiscal analysts say the tax would bring in $233 million in the next two years. Gov. Jim Gibbons has already indicated his support and has included the revenue in his two-year budget.
All 28 Democrats and 7 of 14 Republicans supported the proposal, which now goes to the Senate for action.
Starting next month, travelers who want to board a domestic flight without a Real ID will have to pay a fee to have their identity verified through the TSA’s new security screening program.
As work continues toward getting Brightline West’s Las Vegas to Southern California high-speed rail line built and running, the company’s east coast operation is transporting passengers daily.
CCSD says middle schoolers will take semester exams in four subjects starting next school year. The tests aim to monitor and improve student academic performance.
U.S. stocks are ticking higher Monday, while other markets make much louder moves, including another record-breaking rush for the price of gold.
Sen. Jacky Rosen said Krisiti Noem’s conduct is “deeply shameful” and she “must be impeached and removed from office immediately.”
Federal and state officials offered starkly different messages with both claiming the moral high ground in the wake of another shooting death by federal agents.
Tree branches and power lines snapped under the weight of ice, and about a million homes and businesses in the Southeast were left without electricity.
Widespread snow, sleet and freezing rain threatened nearly 180 million people in a path stretching from the southern Rocky Mountains to New England
Donors include attorneys and gaming industry entities. Some are also tied to well-known figures who have been convicted of crimes.
The police chief appealed for calm, both from the public and and from federal law enforcement.
