State Senate Majority Leader Mo Denis, a Las Vegas Democrat, uses the word “friendly” to describe the tone he expects during the 77th Nevada legislative session that begins in two weeks.
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Nearly one-third of Nevada’s 63 lawmakers attended an invitation-only event hosted by the National Rifle Association at a Las Vegas shooting range Saturday, organizers said.
Gov. Brian Sandoval seeks lower interest rate on the $703 million that Nevada employers owe the federal government for unemployment insurance benefits paid during the Great Recession.
The state’s chief economist strongly defended Gov. Brian Sandoval’s assertion Wednesday that 30,000 new jobs have been created during his first two years as governor, although the actual job gain in Nevada is at least 8,000 lower than that figure.
The proposed $6.55 billion state budget that Gov. Brian Sandoval to be released Wednesday night looks a lot like the one he submitted just before the 2011 legislative session.
The leader of ProgressNow Nevada has called on state legislators to boycott a meeting Saturday at a gun store and shooting range in Las Vegas where National Rifle Association lobbyists will talk about semi-automatic weapons and demonstrate their use.
A Nevada lawmaker and an emerging coalition of Nevadans are eyeing one specific pot of state revenue that could provide funding for much needed public works projects that would help put people back to work.
When Sue Lowden scored an upset victory over the male Nevada Senate majority leader two decades ago, she helped Republicans take control of the Legislature’s upper house from Democrats.
Gov. Brian Sandoval isn’t giving up many details as he finalizes his 2013-15 spending plan ahead of his State of the State address on Wednesday. But Nevada’s bleak revenue picture suggests that it will likely be a mostly status quo budget with little in the way of new spending.