Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero and challenger Hollie Chadwick urged residents to support a proposal that seeks to continue funding for the city’s parks facilities.
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Clark County is planning to build its own supplemental animal shelter to tackle overpopulation and overcrowding in recent years at the space it contracts along with regional cities.
State lawmakers were disappointed that representatives from Boring Co. and Gov. Lombardo’s office weren’t present during a meeting about violations during the construction of the Vegas Loop.
The House on Tuesday passed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump.
William “Bill” Carns, a former Nye County Republican Central Committee chairman, was arrested last weekend by the Nye County Sheriff’s Office on multiple offenses.
CARSON CITY — With their 2009 session scheduled to end on Monday, Nevada lawmakers kept working over the weekend on still-pending measures covering a wide range of issues.
CARSON CITY — On a 28-14 vote, the Assembly today overrode Gov. Jim Gibbons’ veto of a bill to allow domestic partnerships in Nevada. With the override Saturday in the Senate, the domestic partners legislation will become law in Nevada on Oct. 1.
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.
CARSON CITY — A bill that saves the state millions of dollars by cutting public employee retirement and health care benefits won approval Thursday night on votes of 19-2 in the Senate and 41-0 in the Assembly.
CARSON CITY — Wielding his bright-red “VETO” stamp in a public ceremony on the steps of the state Capitol, Gov. Jim Gibbons on Thursday rejected the $781 million tax increase and $6.8 billion in spending approved by the Legislature.
His action was destined to be short-lived. Hours later, the Senate undid three of the vetoes, with more veto overrides in the Senate and Assembly expected today.
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