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CARSON CITY — A bill to prevent people from gaining financially by lying about their military exploits likely will win legislative approval soon, but it may not be the “stolen valor” bill that some veterans want.

Clark County commissioners approved a $1.3 billion general fund budget Monday, hours before the state Legislature passed a bill to take more than $120 million in county money over two years.

CARSON CITY — Pimps who lure children into prostitution would lose their personal assets and be fined as much as $500,000 under a bill that won unanimous approval Monday in the Senate.

CARSON CITY — A measure adding $5 to the cost of Nevada marriage licenses and official copies of marriage certificates, to help fund programs aimed at stopping domestic violence, was signed into law Monday by Gov. Jim Gibbons.

Las Vegas and Clark County leaders Monday objected to a last-minute legislative bill amendment passed Friday that would boot them from the bargaining table during contract negotiations with Las Vegas police unions.