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Nevada
Gov. Joe Lombardo will investigate the Clark County School District’s budget in the wake of budget woes that could lead to faculty cuts and overcrowded classrooms.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are tied in Nevada in latest Emerson College polling.
The former employee said she was pressured by a Control Board member to engage in discriminatory hiring practices.
The bill’s sponsors say it is a small step toward addressing public health implications associated with widespread sports betting legalization.
CARSON CITY — A proposal in the state Legislature would allow Nevadans to walk away from their houses after a foreclosure or short sale without getting sued to repay the balance owed, even if they refinanced the property to buy cars, pay off credit cards, send kids to college or otherwise spend their home equity.
Between them, Randolph Townsend and Terry Care have 40 years of experience as Nevada senators and are well-qualified to offer some practical advice for the newbies heading to the 2011 Legislature.
CARSON CITY — Nevada’s AmeriCorps volunteer program is threatened because Gov. Jim Gibbons and lawmakers didn’t approve $365,000 in state funds to qualify for $7.5 million in federal money.
CARSON CITY — This July 1 forever might be remembered as Black Wednesday in the annals of Nevada state government. Most of the record $1 billion in tax increases approved by the 2009 Legislature will go into effect on that day. And for the first time since the end of World War II, state employees will be hit with pay cuts.
CARSON CITY — A bill that could keep as many as 17,700 Nevadans from losing their homes to foreclosure was signed into law Friday by Gov. Jim Gibbons.
CARSON CITY — A bill to provide funds for $336 million in state construction projects and building repairs over the next two years was quickly introduced and then passed 36-6 Friday in the Assembly.
CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons told a crowd of about 250 anti-tax protesters Friday afternoon that he was proud to have stood up to the “liberal legislative leaders” by vetoing the bill raising taxes by $781 million.
CARSON CITY — A $781 million tax hike to fund state government for the next two years became law over Gov. Jim Gibbons’ objection Friday as the Assembly joined the Senate in overriding Gibbons’ veto. Five vetoed bills must still be overridden to complete the budget. The Assembly completed overrides on four of them Friday morning but the Senate had not yet acted on them.
CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons vetoed 10 more bills Friday evening, bringing his total to 41.