Property tax funding for 825 Las Vegas police officers on track at Nevada Legislature

Property tax funding for 825 Las Vegas police officers on track at Nevada Legislature

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Lawmakers in Carson City voted Wednesday to continue the "More Cops" tax that was put in place 30 years ago. The property tax was about to expire, but state senators voted to continue it until 2057. That has to be approved in the Nevada Assembly now. The "More Cops" tax funds about a quarter of the officers at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department — 825 police officers. ALSO WEDNESDAY: A proposal to create a business co…

LV among metro areas with lowest property tax rates • Nevada Current

(Photo: Getty Images)Las Vegas has the fourth lowest property tax rate of major metropolitan areas, says a new report from ATTOM Data, a real estate analyst.  Honolulu and Phoenix tied for the lowest effective rate (0.37%), followed by Nashville (0.48%), Las Vegas, and Salt Lake City, (both 0.48%).  Nevada has the ninth lowest property tax rate in the nation among states. Nevada’s 790,939 single-family homes have an average value of $595,116 and…

Talks begin in Nevada Legislature about NV Energy’s wildfire liability - The Nevada Independent

In today’s edition:  Will Gov. Joe Lombardo find himself in a political pickle? A wildfire liability plan for NV Energy may be in the works More deadline day bill deaths From the Capital Bureau Chief: Four Republican senators voted Wednesday against a measure to fund the Las Vegas police department. The measure still passed 17-4 (note: with every Democrat in support), but you might wonder — is this a party reversal? What’s happening to Republic…