Clark County identifies its bill priorities for legislative session
With the biennial legislative session just months away, local politicians and governmental entities are busy deciding what their priorities will be come January. The Clark County Commission on Tuesday identified four bill draft proposals to submit to the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
Per state law, the county can submit up to four bill draft requests for the legislative session. The commissioners settled on pursuing legislation related to the following issues: Metro Police funding, the handling of presentence investigation reports, how the county can use indigent assistance funding and land annexations.
Here’s a look at the four bill proposals chosen:
Metro Police funding
It’s the conversation that won’t go away. For years, Clark County and the city of Las Vegas have been dueling over how to fairly fund the region’s largest police department, which patrols the Strip and downtown.
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