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State General Fund Tax Revenues To Come In $100 Million Above Projections
Submitted by on Tue, 07/13/2010 - 1:10pmCARSON CITY – Nevada State Budget Director Andrew Clinger said today he expects the current two-year budget to end up next June 30 with about $100 million more in tax revenues than projected in January.
While there are increased costs to the state that will offset that optimistic assessment, the higher than anticipated tax revenues should help carry the state forward into the 2011 legislative session in February without the need for any further budget cuts, he said.
State General Fund Tax Revenues To Come In $100 Million Above Projections
Submitted by on Tue, 07/13/2010 - 1:10pmCARSON CITY – Nevada State Budget Director Andrew Clinger said today he expects the current two-year budget to end up next June 30 with about $100 million more in tax revenues than projected in January.
While there are increased costs to the state that will offset that optimistic assessment, the higher than anticipated tax revenues should help carry the state forward into the 2011 legislative session in February without the need for any further budget cuts, he said.
Google picks Nevada Commission on Tourism's ad campaign as successful case study
Submitted by editor on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 3:22pmGoogle has chosen the Nevada Commission on Tourism's online winter ski commercial as a successful case study after it attracted 8 million viewers in seven targeted markets, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki announced today.
Gov. Gibbons Insists Staff Will Not Participate In Budget Review, Senate Majority Leader Horsford Denies Accusations of Conflicts
Submitted by on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 8:40amCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons sent a letter to legislative leadership yesterday saying executive branch officials will not attend next week’s meeting of a lawmaker panel formed to undertake a review of state agency budgets.
The decision could create a legal and constitutional showdown between Gibbons, who is in the final months of his term, and the Legislature, over the authority held by the two branches of government.
Gov. Gibbons Insists Staff Will Not Participate In Budget Review, Senate Majority Leader Horsford Denies Accusations of Conflicts
Submitted by on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 8:40amCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons sent a letter to legislative leadership yesterday saying executive branch officials will not attend next week’s meeting of a lawmaker panel formed to undertake a review of state agency budgets.
The decision could create a legal and constitutional showdown between Gibbons, who is in the final months of his term, and the Legislature, over the authority held by the two branches of government.
Gov. Gibbons Insists Staff Will Not Participate In Budget Review, Senate Majority Leader Horsford Denies Accusations of Conflicts
Submitted by on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 8:40amCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons sent a letter to legislative leadership yesterday saying executive branch officials will not attend next week’s meeting of a lawmaker panel formed to undertake a review of state agency budgets.
The decision could create a legal and constitutional showdown between Gibbons, who is in the final months of his term, and the Legislature, over the authority held by the two branches of government.
Gov. Gibbons Insists Staff Will Not Participate In Budget Review, Senate Majority Leader Horsford Denies Accusations of Conflicts
Submitted by on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 8:40amCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons sent a letter to legislative leadership yesterday saying executive branch officials will not attend next week’s meeting of a lawmaker panel formed to undertake a review of state agency budgets.
The decision could create a legal and constitutional showdown between Gibbons, who is in the final months of his term, and the Legislature, over the authority held by the two branches of government.
Gov. Gibbons Insists Staff Will Not Participate In Budget Review, Senate Majority Leader Horsford Denies Accusations of Conflicts
Submitted by on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 8:40amCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons sent a letter to legislative leadership yesterday saying executive branch officials will not attend next week’s meeting of a lawmaker panel formed to undertake a review of state agency budgets.
The decision could create a legal and constitutional showdown between Gibbons, who is in the final months of his term, and the Legislature, over the authority held by the two branches of government.
Gov. Gibbons Insists Staff Will Not Participate In Budget Review, Senate Majority Leader Horsford Denies Accusations of Conflicts
Submitted by on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 8:40amCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons sent a letter to legislative leadership yesterday saying executive branch officials will not attend next week’s meeting of a lawmaker panel formed to undertake a review of state agency budgets.
The decision could create a legal and constitutional showdown between Gibbons, who is in the final months of his term, and the Legislature, over the authority held by the two branches of government.
Gov. Gibbons Insists Staff Will Not Participate In Budget Review, Senate Majority Leader Horsford Denies Accusations of Conflicts
Submitted by on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 8:40amCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons sent a letter to legislative leadership yesterday saying executive branch officials will not attend next week’s meeting of a lawmaker panel formed to undertake a review of state agency budgets.
The decision could create a legal and constitutional showdown between Gibbons, who is in the final months of his term, and the Legislature, over the authority held by the two branches of government.
Gov. Gibbons Insists Staff Will Not Participate In Budget Review, Senate Majority Leader Horsford Denies Accusations of Conflicts
Submitted by on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 8:40amCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons sent a letter to legislative leadership yesterday saying executive branch officials will not attend next week’s meeting of a lawmaker panel formed to undertake a review of state agency budgets.
The decision could create a legal and constitutional showdown between Gibbons, who is in the final months of his term, and the Legislature, over the authority held by the two branches of government.
Gov. Gibbons Insists Staff Will Not Participate In Budget Review, Senate Majority Leader Horsford Denies Accusations of Conflicts
Submitted by on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 8:40amCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons sent a letter to legislative leadership yesterday saying executive branch officials will not attend next week’s meeting of a lawmaker panel formed to undertake a review of state agency budgets.
The decision could create a legal and constitutional showdown between Gibbons, who is in the final months of his term, and the Legislature, over the authority held by the two branches of government.
Nevada Taxable Sales Up 2 Percent In April, First Increase In 20 Months
Submitted by on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 3:10pmCARSON CITY – A sign that Nevada may have finally hit bottom in the national recession emerged today when the Department of Taxation reported an increase in taxable sales in April – the first in 20 months.
Statewide taxable sales totaled $3.3 billion in April, up 2 percent over April of 2009. But for the 10 months of fiscal year 2010, taxable sales are down 11.9 percent over the same period in the prior fiscal year.
New Nevada Tax Amnesty Program Set To Begin July 1
Submitted by on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 4:16pmCARSON CITY – Nevada is about to begin a new tax amnesty program in the hopes of bringing in several million dollars worth of uncollected revenue to help with a severe budget shortfall.
The amnesty program, which will run for three months beginning July 1, was approved by the Legislature in a special session in February as a way to help close an $800 million gap in the general fund budget.
Millennium Scholarship Recipients Could Get Shortchanged In Upcoming School Year
Submitted by on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 1:57pmCARSON CITY – Nevada high school graduates intending to rely on the Millennium Scholarship to attend college in state this fall could find themselves with more out-of-pocket expenses because of a $4.2 million projected shortfall in the program.
Initiative petition filed to put Carson City Center/Nugget Project on ballot
Submitted by admin on Sun, 06/06/2010 - 12:32pmAn initiative petition has been filed with the city clerk to put the Carson City Center Project, AKA Nugget Project, on the ballot in 2012.
The petition asks, "The proposed 1/8 cent sales tax increase for the proposed Carson City Center Project (formerly known as the Nugget Project) shall be placed on the 2012 general election ballot for a vote of the people." Copies of the paperwork are attached below.
Support, Questions, Rejections Follow Call To Broaden Nevada Tax Base Using Expanded Sales Levy
Submitted by on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 1:15pmCARSON CITY – A proposal to simplify, broaden and stabilize Nevada’s tax base by expanding and reducing the sales tax to include services from haircuts to legal advice is generating some support and plenty of questions from lawmakers and interest groups.
Public Employee Retirement Board Authorizes Study to Look at Impact of Reform
Submitted by on Fri, 05/28/2010 - 4:25pmCARSON CITY – Both Democrat and Republican lawmakers agree the 2011 legislative session will likely see a debate about the future of Nevada’s public employee pension program, but differences remain over whether radical change is needed to protect the state from a multi-billion long-term unfunded liability.
City moves forward with Business Resource Center idea
Submitted by Kirk Caraway on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 1:10pmThe Carson City Board of Supervisors yesterday voted to proceed with investigating the lease or purchase of the Fireside building (or another similar structure) for the purpose of creating a business resource center. (You can replay the live blog of the meeting here.)
Lt. Gov. Krolicki says Nevada Missed Out on Chance to Protect Tobacco Settlement Funds
Submitted by on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 4:46pmCARSON CITY – Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki says it is now clear the Nevada Legislature should have “securitized� the money the state was scheduled to receive as part of a settlement with the tobacco companies a decade ago to protect it from the current reality of lower than expected annual payments.
Nevada Gets D+ for Failure to Protect Citizens from Asset Forfeiture Abuse
Submitted by on Fri, 04/02/2010 - 8:39amCARSON CITY – Nevada is one of 35 states getting a D grade or lower for failing to protect the public from aggressive asset forfeiture efforts by law enforcement, a process called “policing for profit,” according to a study released this week by the Washington, DC-based Institute for Justice.
State Treasurer Says General Fund Cash On Hand Is Up
Submitted by on Thu, 04/01/2010 - 4:51pmCARSON CITY – State Treasurer Kate Marshall said today she sees some evidence to suggest that Nevada’s economy has stabilized, although that stability remains “tenuous” and “fragile.”
Marshall, in an interview on the Nevada NewsMakers television program, cited a rebound in state general fund cash on hand as evidence of that stabilization.
Carson City sales taxes still look bad. Here's a breakdown.
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 04/01/2010 - 9:43amSales tax collections in Carson City plunged again in January, falling 16.2% from January of 2009. Sales tax collections statewide were down 8.1% in January. They were off 4.8% in Washoe County, down 2.2% in Douglas, minus 22% in Lyon and down 12.7% in the Fallon area.
Tourism commission to expand and brand in updated Nevada visitor strategy
Submitted by editor on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 9:39pmThe Nevada Commission on Tourism has updated its strategic plan for attracting visitors, combining cost-effective new initiatives and time-tested programs with proven track records, Lt. Gov. Brian K. Krolicki said Tuesday.
The agency (http://travelnevada.com) will target U.S. consumer markets that have large populations with convenient driving distance or easy air access to Nevada and international markets whose travelers have a strong likelihood of visiting Nevada, such as Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Germany, said Krolicki, Nevada's tourism commission chair.
Carson City school leaders close in on bond vote; property taxes for schools would decrease
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 03/23/2010 - 10:08pmAssessing $25 million in immediate needs, $10 million in enhancement and ongoing technology needs to keep school facilities operational for several years to come, Carson City voters could very well see their property taxes paid to schools decrease by 4 cents.
State Government Pension Costs Could Be on 2011 Legislative Session Agenda
Submitted by on Fri, 03/19/2010 - 11:59amCARSON CITY – The need for the state of Nevada to continue and possibly even increase funding to the public employee retirement system could make the budget problems facing the Legislature next yea
Carson City leaders aim to close $10M budget deficit on Thursday
Submitted by editor on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 3:10pmCarson City Board of Supervisors have a heavy agenda this week as they try to close a $10 million budget deficit.
Carson City business report for February indicates turbulent month
Submitted by editor on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 3:50pmCarson City is no doubt swimming in the same economic pool that has gripped the nation. The latest city business report shows a mixed bag of economic news.
Water bonds, property tax hikes on Carson City's Board of Supervisor agenda
Submitted by editor on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 3:18pmWater and sewer rate hikes may move a step closer Thursday when the Carson City Board of Supervisors will hear plans to issue up to $32 million in general obligation water bonds over 30 years.
Special Session looking to get messy
Submitted by on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 8:38amAs state lawmakers scramble to fill a nearly one billion dollar hole in the state budget, political warfare has escalated between Governor Gibbons and the Legislature.