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Dem tax plan pulled; Senate debate degenerates

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:20:23 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - A debate over education funding turned bitter on the Nevada Senate floor Tuesday when Democrats accused Republicans of not wanting to compromise on taxes and the GOP minority leader chastised the majority for failed leadership.

Nevada Gov. signs transgender hate crimes bill

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:11:47 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Crimes that target transgender person because of their sexual identify carry an extra penalty in Nevada.

Senate Oks bill setting up appeals court

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:11 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Nevada lawmakers want to have the pieces in place should voters approve an intermediate appellate court.

Committee OKs universal background checks for guns

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:04:39 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Family members of victims slain by various acts of gun violence across the country converged on Nevada's Capitol Tuesday urging lawmakers to approve universal background checks on gun purchases in the Silver State.

Nevada Assembly approves trafficking victims fund

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:49:30 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - A bill creating a state-managed fund to distribute donations and grants to victims of human trafficking has cleared the Nevada Assembly.

NC Democratic chair questioned over Las Vegas trip

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:57:44 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - The head of the North Carolina Democratic Party is facing questions about credit card charges made during a March trip to a Las Vegas casino to watch basketball games with his old college buddies.

Nevada Senate approves driving privilege cards

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:07:16 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - The Nevada Senate overwhelming approved a bill Monday authorizing driver privilege cards for state residents living in the country illegally, a move backers said will allow immigrants to legally drive on state highways and obtain insurance, reducing costs for other motorists.

Nevada all-day kindergarten bill removes mandate

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:28:27 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - A priority of Democratic lawmakers is facing a fiscal reality.

3 dead ID'd after wrong-way I-15 crash near Vegas

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:56:08 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A wrong-way driver may have been under the influence of prescription medication when the car he was driving slammed head-on into an SUV on Interstate 15, killing two family members from India and injuring four others, authorities said Monday.

Equity firm sports betting bill dies in Nevada

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:12:43 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - A plan to allow private equity firms to wager chunks of cash at casino sports books was scratched by Nevada lawmakers, along with a measure to make federal election outcomes moneymaking fodder for oddsmakers.

Wrong-way crash near Vegas kills 3, injures 4

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:20:59 -0400

LAS VEGAS - The Nevada Highway Patrol says a wrong-way crash early Sunday near Las Vegas killed three people and critically injured four others.

Amendments add money for Nevada mental health

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:41:07 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Legislative money committees approved $6.4 million for new mental health programs Saturday to fund a home visit pilot program, community interaction services and more beds for mentally ill inmates at a northern Nevada psychiatric hospital.

Rural colleges get some relief in budget closings

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:53:09 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Two rural Nevada colleges will feel less budget pain than initially proposed under actions taken Saturday by legislative money committees.

Hurry up and wait at Nevada Legislature

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:36:00 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Nevada lawmakers are steamrolling into the final two weeks of the 2013 session - a time when action behind the scenes can move at a dizzying pace while the public process dissolves into a mode of hurry up and wait. There is no logic to "legislative time." Committees scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. may not convene until afternoon. Five-minute recesses can stretch into hours.

Ex-NASCAR racer to court after NV-AZ-UT chase

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:53:32 -0400

ST. GEORGE, Utah - A former NASCAR driver who led police on a high-speed chase through Nevada, Arizona and Utah has been ordered to appear in Utah state court next month.

Gay marriage bill clears Nevada Assembly panel

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:42:03 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - A resolution to abolish Nevada's ban on gay marriage has passed an Assembly committee.

Mining tax cap repeal clears Nev. Assembly panel

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:16:07 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - An Assembly panel Thursday approved a measure to repeal the constitutional tax cap on net proceeds paid by mining companies, a move long advocated by mining foes who claim the industry hasn't paid its fair share of taxes while reaping huge profits from Nevada's nonrenewable resource.

Bill creating emergency water permits advances

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:51:39 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Permits allowing livestock owners in drought stricken areas emergency access to water moves closer to law with an Assembly committee's nod of approval.

Extending voter registration clears Senate panel

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:20:32 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - A bill extending Nevada's voter registration period through early voting has cleared a Senate committee.

Nevada Tahoe bill clears Assembly committee

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:56:11 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - An Assembly committee made short work of a bill repealing Nevada's threat to leave the bistate Tahoe Compact.

Panels adopt Nevada higher ed funding formula

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:50:30 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Members of a joint legislative panel formally adopted a new funding formula Wednesday for Nevada's universities and community colleges, a change that shifts more general fund support to campuses in southern Nevada.

Nevada to Utah: Take a hike

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:49:16 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Gov. Gary Herbert's wholesale rejection of a landmark water-sharing agreement with Nevada is bringing criticism from both sides.

Nevada Assembly committee advances Brianna's Law

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:41:02 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - As Nevada lawmakers discussed the merits of collecting DNA from people arrested on felony charges Bridgette Zunino-Denison followed the conversation intently and without expression.

Kirkpatrick pitches admissions tax proposal

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:05:20 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick found support from retailers and the Nevada Taxpayers Association for her bill seeking to overhaul the state's exemption-laced live entertainment tax and replace it with an admissions levy on everything from movie tickets to NASCAR races.

Proposal allows groups to manage wild horses

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:38:42 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Horse advocates and state officials urged members of a Nevada Senate committee Tuesday to adopt an amendment that would allow the state to enter agreements with advocacy groups to manage wild horses in the state.