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Tax battle shaping up for 2014
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 3 days ago
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The Education Initiative This initiative calls for the imposition of a 2 percent "margins tax" on businesses with the proceeds proposed to go to public schools. The 31-page initiative defines the margins on which the tax is calculated as either 70
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Brooks' replacement likes Assembly job, will try to keep it
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 13 days ago
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The Nevada Legislature's newest face, Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson, came to the capital in difficult circumstances. Appointed to the heavily Democratic District 17 seat that had been occupied by a troubled Steven Brooks, Thompson was a fast study in
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Budget stalemate ends in Austin
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | 28 days ago
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Breaking a budget impasse with days left in the 2013 session, House and Senate members approved key elements Wednesday of a two-year spending plan that boosts education funding and addresses a looming water shortage. House members voted 130-16 on a
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Nevada Legislature week 15: Taxes, taxes, and more taxes
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 1 month ago
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That's nothing compared to the fervor building at the Nevada Legislature...With that in mind, here are five things to know about the upcoming agenda as the Legislature begins the 15th week of session on Monday: NO, YOU DO IT! A bill to raise property
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Nevada lawmakers want to tax fun, sex and fast times
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 1 month ago
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All Nevada businesses that offer live entertainment including brothels, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the massive Electric Daisy Carnival and Burning Man would have to pay an 8 percent tax under a bill to be introduced Wednesday. Assembly Speaker
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How much is enough for a Rainy Day Fund?
Austin :: TX :: USA | 1 month ago
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Texas (AP) So exactly how much is enough in the Texas Rainy Day Fund ? Lawmakers will debate that question as the 83rd Legislative session sprints into its final weeks, deciding whether $6.1 billion is sufficient, or if the state need $7 billion in
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Top news
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 1 month ago
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How much Las Vegas visitors were overcharged by cabdrivers who "long-hauled" them to and from the airport, according to a legislative audit. The number of endangered Devil's Hole pupfish left on Earth, according to the latest count by researchers
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Lege Lines
Dallas :: TX :: USA | 1 month ago
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Scratch That There are few things more dangerous than a freshman legislator with a plan. On May 23, Rep. Scott Sanford , R-McKinney, decided that he was going to lead a rebellion to end the lottery in Texas. He and 80 other assembled Tea Partiers and
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Nevada Senate passes resolution to legalize gay marriage
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 1 month ago
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A measure that would legalize gay marriage in Nevada if voters approve passed the Senate late Monday on a 12-9 vote after an emotional, hour-long debate. Senate Joint Resolution 13 would amend the state constitution to remove a provision declaring
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An eerie vibe at the Nevada Legislature
Carson City :: MI :: USA | 2 months ago
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Nev. (AP) There's a weird vibe in the halls of the Nevada Legislature, a kind of eerie stillness, like when the birds stop chirping and the wind dies to a deafening hush just before a huge storm...But with a little more than six weeks to go in the
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