Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 4:01am
Even die-hard Republican opponents of tax hikes are seeing lifting of the sunsets on taxes approved by the 26th special session as inevitable in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling in a Las Vegas ...
Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 4:01am
Carson City's Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 Friday to support an amended version of a bill calling for the possible withdrawal of Nevada from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency if it does not meet...
Friday, May 27, 2011 - 5:35pm
CARSON CITY – The Sandoval administration is pursuing two paths in an effort to resolve a potentially massive budget shortfall, seeking clarification from the Nevada Supreme Court on the case that created the issue and working with lawmakers on potential additional revenues should they be necessary.
Dale Erquiaga, senior adviser to Gov. Brian Sandoval, briefed a number of interested parties on the developments since the state’s high court dropped the potential budget bombshell on the Legislature yesterday.
Friday, May 27, 2011 - 4:01am
Five women who claimed they were molested by a Carson City probation officer testified in a preliminary hearing Thursday. Aaron Lewis, a former alternative sentencing officer, is charged with mu...
Friday, May 27, 2011 - 1:00am
The Carson City Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting at 10:30 a.m. today to discuss the bill pending in the Nevada Legislature to withdraw the state from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency if certain conditions are not met. The agenda is here, and you can watch the live video here.
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 11:54pm
CARSON CITY — The state’s budget just took a $656 million hit, according to members of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s staff.
Following a Supreme Court decision earlier today, the governor convened the press at 11 p.m. to outline his opinion of how the decision effects funding streams used in the state budget.
“The problem is much worse than we thought,” said Dale Erquiaga, the governor’s senior adviser.
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 4:40pm
CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval has asked state agencies to document payments made to employees and vendors after learning at a meeting earlier this month of several undisclosed settlements, including three made by the Department of Transportation.
State Budget Director Andrew Clinger sent out a memo today requesting the information by June 1.
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 4:36pm
Southern California Edison has won a preliminary round in its legal battle to collect millions from Nevada for refunds paid on the sales and use tax assessed on coal, the Las Vegas Sun reports. If Edison wins, the state may face $145 million in refunds, leaving a bigger hole in the state's budget. Click here for the story.
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 1:43pm
According to a report from Jon Ralson, Jill Derby has decided not to run for the Nevada Congressional District 2 seat that was vacated by now-Sen. Dean Heller.
Derby ran for the seat twice against Heller, in 2006 and 2008. She and Nevada Treasurer Kate Marshall were to top two Democratic contenders for the seat. According to Ralson, Derby is throwing her support to Marshall.
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 7:48am
Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto talks about bills her office is working to get passed in the Nevada Legislature:
