Everybody who drives on Las Vegas streets and freeways has seen some stupid, dangerous or insane stuff, and usually all three at once.
Steve Sebelius
Former Politics and Government Editor
Whether they voted for it or against it, Republicans and Democrats found common ground in the special session called to consider the Oakland A’s baseball stadium.
The previous record for vetoes in a single session was 48, set by former Gov. Jim Gibbons in 2009.
A bill by Sen. Jacky Rosen will provide $43 million to connect thousands of locations in Nevada to high speed internet service.
The governor’s signature on the legislation ends a lengthy process in which the A’s sought to move from their longtime home in the Bay Area.
A bill to provide $380 million in public funding for a new baseball stadium in Las Vegas that will play host to the Oakland A’s was approved by the Nevada Legislature.
The Nevada Senate Tuesday voted 13-8 to approve $380 million in public financing for a baseball stadium in Las Vegas that’s planned to house the relocated Oakland A’s.
The Nevada Assembly is set to hold an “informational hearing” on a $380 million public funding package for a proposed Las Vegas baseball stadium to house the Oakland A’s.
State Sen. Scott Hammond voted to approve a capital budget in a special session, breaking what could have been a lengthy legislative standoff.
The Legislature adjourned Thursday without taking a vote on the Oakland A’s stadium plan, a sign that negotiations in the Senate hadn’t produced a resolution.
The Legislature has adjourned until Monday, after the Senate on Thursday failed to take action on the Oakland A’s stadium proposal that is the subject of the current special session.
Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed a proclamation to convene the Legislature at 10 a.m. Wednesday to take up public funding for a proposed A’s ballpark.
The bill would have earmarked up to $380 million in public funds for the construction of the A’s $1.5 billion Strip ballpark on the site of the Tropicana.
Nevada lawmakers have avoided holding special sessions more often than not in the last 25 years, but a short special session is still possible this year.
Gov. Joe Lombardo and Democrats have shown they can compromise, but also that they can face off in acrimony and veto messages.