Local Govt & Politics
Nevada Assembly takes next step to repeal marriage ban
CARSON CITY-- Marriage equality could be on its way to the Sliver State, as the Nevada state Assembly passed Senate Joint Resolution 13, a bill that would repeal the state’s ban on same-sex marriage and replace it with pro-marriage equality language. SJR13 cleared the state Senate earlier this month, ...
Recreation for all, ensuring accessibility for everyone
RENO -- Ensuring accessibility for everyone, the Reno City Council approved the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Transition Plan for Reno’s Parks and Recreation Facilities. Of the more than 89,000 units of local government in the United States, fewer than 10% have completed this mandatory planning process. The City ...
BLOG: Dr. Jekyll and Assemblywoman Hyde
You can count the number of philosophical, as opposed to rhetorical, conservatives serving in this year’s Nevada Legislature on one hand. Assemblywoman Michele Fiore (R-Las Vegas) is one of them. Alas, the freshman has proved to be quite the Jekyll-and-Hyde conservative. When Fiore has been right – as with ...
City of Reno budget for Fiscal Year 2013/2014 adopted
RENO -- After holding three budget workshops, a public hearing, and listening to public comment, the Reno City Council adopted a balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 which includes no employee lay-offs. The City of Reno budget for all funds is $348 million, with the General Fund at $164 ...
Brianna's Law one step closer to being passed
CARSON CITY -- Seconds after the Assembly narrowly approved a bill Monday requiring DNA to be collected upon booking for a felony arrest, Bridgette Zunino-Denison's phone buzzed. It was a text from Jayann Sepich, the mother of Katie Sepich who is the namesake of the federal version of the ...
2012 public-employee salary information released; more than 1,200 made over $200,000
LAS VEGAS -- Salary data for more than 132,000 government employees statewide, for the 2012 calendar year, is now available at TransparentNevada.com, a Nevada Policy Research Institute website that makes government-spending data easily accessible to taxpayers. The new 2012 data — covering 58 government jurisdictions throughout Nevada, at state, county ...
BLOG: Teacher's unions oppose Governor Sandoval helping kids
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval campaigned for office on a platform of attracting new businesses to Nevada and reforming public education. He’s earning high marks in both endeavors. Last year Henderson, NV had the second highest economic growth rate in the US at 7.54% and Reno was fourth at 7.15%. ...
Five myths about government spending in Nevada
Myth #1: Nevada is a uniquely low-tax state. This is only true if one takes a myopic view of state-level taxes in isolation. What is relevant to taxpayers, however, is the totality of state and local taxes combined. It is the total state and local tax burden that influences ...
Washoe Co. budget for 2013-14 approved; No budget cuts
RENO -- The Washoe County budget for the next fiscal year (FY 13/14) was unanimously approved by the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) yesterday during their special Board meeting. For the first time since 2007, no budget reductions or service level reductions were required and no wage or benefit ...
Heller files amendment to stop IRS funding for implementing ObamaCare
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) today offered an amendment to prohibit the IRS from receiving any ObamaCare funding that would otherwise be used for implementing the massive health care law. Heller offered the amendment to the 2013 Senate Farm bill just one week after introducing the ...
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