Bill to exempt agencies from some personnel and budget rules seems a long shot in Democrat-dominated Legislature.
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Art lovers in the tiny town of Baker are lashing out at the Nevada Department of Transportation for hauling away sculptures from a roadside exhibit launched by the locals almost two decades ago. An NDOT crew cleared out much of the metal artwork from state Route 488 on Nov. 1, citing safety concerns along the five-mile route between Baker and the Lehman Caves Visitor Center at Great Basin National Park.
State lawmakers, charged with reorganizing the Clark County School District, may recycle a school reform model that the Nevada Legislature abandoned during the economic crisis and state budget cuts.
Sponsor says Nevada’s Public Employee Retirement System costs would fall by $1 billion per decade through reform.
Despite questions from state lawmakers about the costs and benefits of a $1.3 billion tax incentive package proposed by Gov. Brian Sandoval to bring Tesla to Nevada, 4 bills to make it happen won unanimous approval at the meeting.
The Nevada Legislature launched a special session just before 1 p.m. today to consider Gov. Brian Sandoval’s deal with electric car company Tesla to build a $5 billion battery factory in Nevada in exchange for a generous package of tax breaks that will essentially allow the company to operate tax free for nearly a decade.