Nevadas 2023 legislative sessionand two particular classesare actually a part of historical past, maybe to be remembered finest for the large amount of cash legislators needed to spend, and their final determination to make use of taxpayer {dollars} to fund a billionaires stadium for one of many worst baseball groups within the nation. As soon … [Read more…]
Because the 2023 Legislature winds down, Im reminded of the 1997 session, which I coated as a reporter for the Reno Gazette-Journal. It was a 12 months of belt-tightening. Lawmakers spent quite a lot of time lamenting the onerous selections they needed to make as they decimated state budgets. Schooling, well being care, social providers … [Read more…]
Its by no means sufficient. And it’ll by no means be sufficient. Irrespective of what number of billions of {dollars} we divulge to rich companies, they simply maintain begging for extra. Possibly thats why they return to the Nevada Legislature each session with their fingers out; no different state is sort of as keen to … [Read more…]
Because the Nevada Legislature winds via its second month, there havent been many surprises. Regardless of an unprecedented variety of snow days, the rhythm of invoice introductions, committee hearings and simple payments rolling via on basic file have saved staffers, lobbyists and legislators occupiedearlier than they hit warp pace when essential deadlines arrive in April. … [Read more…]