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March 28, 2024

Nevada Territory

  • Senate Bill 174 would cap collection fees when a homeowner becomes delinquent on HOA dues. HOAs support Senate Bill 174, while investors generally oppose it.
    Bill to cap collection fees when HOA bills are past due stays alive
    CARSON CITY - A bill that would put a $3,300 "hard cap" on collection fees when a homeowner becomes delinquent on HOA dues is still alive during the final scrum at the Nevada Legislature.
  • Surrounded by flames, Sandoval signs an unusual bill
    Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill Thursday night that establishes an apprenticeship fire performer program. If only all bill signings were this exciting.
  • Bill allowing arena tax districts introduced in Legislature
    A bill that would allow special tax districts to finance arenas in Clark and Washoe counties was introduced Monday night in a sudden "behind the bar" meeting of a committee.
  • Oceguera: Sunsetting taxes the 'best we're going to do'
    After reports that Gov. Brian Sandoval will support extending sunsetting taxes, Assembly Speaker John Oceguera said it's the best they can do.
  • Taxis wait at "the pit" for fares at McCarran International Airport. At any time, there are about 2,000 cabs on Las Vegas streets.
    Taxis want to cement $3 credit card fee for fares
    Las Vegas taxis have for the past year been tacking a $3 charge onto fares paid with credit or debit cards. Now the industry wants to cement that charge into state law. The Nevada Taxicab Authority, which regulates the industry, set the $3 transaction fee based on the cost of installing credit- and debit-card readers in cabs plus a reasonable profit. Assembly Bill 351 would establish in law the authority’s ability to tack on the fee to fares.
  • Power bills rising to pay for energy efficiency programs
    Southern Nevadans will pay about 3.4 percent, or $5.29 a month, more on the average residential home bill to fund energy efficiency programs and the lost sales to NV Energy related to those efforts.
  • Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, right, speaks to a group of students and human services advocates outside the Legislature on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Carson City, Nev. The group has been camping outside the Legislature to show support for a Democrat tax package that would help ease cuts to state education.
    Governor tries to win over 'Sandoville' critics with doughnuts, calm responses
    Gov. Brian Sandoval brought doughnuts and coffee to his critics in “Sandoville” this morning, demonstrating how formidable he is in advocating for his budget.
  • The state capitol is seen on the third day of the 2011 legislative session Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, in Carson City.
    Democrats propose smaller pay cut for state, higher education employees
    Democratic lawmakers today countered Gov. Brian Sandoval's proposed 5 percent pay cut for state and higher education workers with what would amount to a 4.8 percent reduction in pay, using furlough days and a 2.5 percent cut to salaries.
  • Tip for local government officials: Don't poke the lawmaking bears
    Some quick rules to follow if you don’t want to get screwed by the Legislature:
  • Lawmakers ask Eureka to step up; wonder where Clark money went
    In a quest for money, lawmakers scrutinized local governments in a hearing Thursday, asking flush Eureka County to help the state and wondering where Clark County had allocated $1.5 billion from 2009 to 2010.
  • Sandoval bill would put teachers on one-year contracts, change layoff system
    An assembly committee heard Gov. Brian Sandoval’s broad education reform bill Saturday that would put all teachers on one-year contracts and require school districts to decide layoffs on a system other than seniority.
  • Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce: 'Additional tax revenue may be necessary'
    The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce sent a letter that says the business group could support more revenue for the state if paired with long-term government reforms.
  • Senate Bill 174 would cap collection fees when a homeowner becomes delinquent on HOA dues. HOAs support Senate Bill 174, while investors generally oppose it.
    Bill would cap collection fees when HOA bills are past due
    Collection agencies could charge up to $1,950 plus “reasonable attorney fees” on a house that’s late on its homeowner association assessment under a bill passed out of committee Friday by Senate Democrats.
  • Education reform bills split Democrats, pass Assembly
    Assembly Democrats split over a pair of education bills that would make it easier to fire teachers and extend the probationary period for new hires, which advanced despite opposition from the state teacher's union.
  • State re-projects Medicaid cases; Sandoval plans to soften cuts
    The state will be able to soften cuts to health and human services because of new projections made for Medicaid over the next two years, the state Department of Health and Human Services said today.
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