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If there are no ability to adjust revenue, then layoffs, furloughs, salary reductions or some combination thereof will have to be in the mix to address the state budget shortfall.

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Despite the horrible and worsening condition of the state budget, Governor Gibbons appears to be sticking to his vow that he will not raise taxes and that the state will ha

(Updated at 2:50 p.m. on Jan. 27, 2010)

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s taxable sales fell by 10.9 percent in November 2009 over the same month in 2008, making it the 13th month of double-digit declines in economic activity in the stat

I agree with your points but the Lobbyists do not get the big bucks for nothing.

Yes, I agree. It would like lifting up a sagging house and replacing its foundation. But that’s what the state needs.

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Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman says although it would be nice to be Governor, Las Vegas needs him more to protect it against the state which may try to raid Las Vegas’s pigg

While a personal income tax could add some stability to the state budget that option is not a short term solution.

LOOK, THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THIS MESS IS FOR THE STATE AND OR THE CITY TO RAISE TAXES-BOTTOM LINE AT 1/2 TO 3/4 OF A CENT.

The recession is breaking the back of the Nevada State budget.

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GOP candidate for Governor Brian Sandoval offers up temporary quick-fix to state budget headaches.

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With Governor Gibbons talking state worker furloughs and pay cuts, local school districts have also been put on notice that they may have to tear up their teacher contracts

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Lots of meetings, surveys, analyses and politicking going on over the state budget, and the Governor’s view of it.

At his much touted “Open Door Meeting” with state lawmakers and the news media, Governor Gibbons started the session with a dismal evaluation of the state budget, said more state worker pay cuts or fu

With sales and property taxes in continued decline, Carson City Manager Larry Werner has drawn up three 2010-11 budget scenarios and has asked department heads to trim their budgets according to each

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Dark and ominous budgetary clouds have settled over the Governor’s Office in downtown Carson City.

Speaking through his deputy chief of staff Lynn Hettrick, Governor Gibbons will convene a special session of the Legislature before June to address state budget problems and to seek further federal ai

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Revenue streams from sales tax down to real estate transfers are shrinking by the month. Gov.

Gibbons: Still no plans for special sessionBy GEOFF DORNAN gdornan@nevadaappeal.c

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Nevada's taxable sales continued their downward slide in May, for the first time dipping below the Economic Forum projections used to finalize the state budget.