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- Panel finalizes plan to send $37.5 million more to Southern Nevada colleges
- Saturday, May 18, 2013
- The four Northern Nevada colleges and universities in the Nevada System of Higher Education would receive less money during the next two years, according to the new higher education funding formula plan legislators approved Saturday.
- Last-minute amendment could create the state drink
- Saturday, May 18, 2013
- Lawmakers killed a bill earlier this year that would’ve made the Blue Weimaraner the state dog, but Assemblyman William Horne, D-Las Vegas, now has a measure to make the Basque alcoholic beverage Picon Punch the official state drink.
- Reid, Sandoval among heavy hitters going to bat for compromise NV Energy bill
- Friday, May 17, 2013
- NV Energy’s plan to shut down coal plants in Nevada moved forward today with strong support from some of Nevada’s most influential politicians and business interests.
- Pot dispensaries could mean green for state coffers, advocates argue
- Friday, May 17, 2013
- Advocates for medical marijuana argued Nevada could bring in $10 million to $30 million a year for state coffers if lawmakers approve a bill to create a dispensary system.
- Former AG launches coalition to thwart NV Energy's 10-year plan
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
- Former Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa is leading a coalition to defeat a major piece of energy legislation pushed by NV Energy that would create a plan to divest from coal and launch a massive project to build renewable energy plants instead.
- Legislative panel seeks to redirect funding to Southern Nevada colleges
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
- Legislators today recommended shifting money from northern colleges to southern colleges almost immediately, rejecting Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposal to phase in the cuts to rural college budgets.
- Debate over sex-ed bill devolves amid fears of 'worst-case scenario'
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
- While it may be difficult for parents to talk about sex with their kids, Nevadans have had no trouble talking about sex with the Nevada Legislature.
- With time running out, Democrats' tax plans spark partisan firefight
- Tuesday, May 14, 2013
- When Senate Democrats on Monday released details of a tax increase they say is needed to adequately fund education, they swung a partisan hammer that shattered the patina of cooperation that had dominated this legislative session.
- Sandoval threatens veto of Democratic tax plans, proposes more education spending
- Monday, May 13, 2013
- Gov. Brian Sandoval said today he opposes and would veto two Democratic tax plans that would hike payroll taxes and implement new taxes on consumers for entertainment and admissions to movies, gyms, and other businesses.
- Democrats unveil plan to hike payroll tax to fund education
- Monday, May 13, 2013
- Nevada Senate Democrats announced a $255 million tax plan this morning that raises the payroll tax on large businesses.
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