Gov. Brian Sandoval put finishing touches on the 2011 legislative session Friday with a final flourish of bill signings, including putting his signature on controversial smoking, cellphone and tax bills that could come with a political price for lawmakers and the governor.
Poorer rural Nevada counties might not have the money to pay the costs of state-performed social services that the Legislature dropped on them.
Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday vetoed a bill he said could have stuck Nevada’s electricity ratepayers with costs to develop major transmission projects to send energy out of state.
