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 court in Nevada moved forward in the Assembly on a 40-2 vote.
Business cases are currently handled by judges who handle criminal and civil cases. This proposal would amend the Nevada Constitution, so it must pass again after this session.
The bill's sponsor said cutting the amount of time it takes to get a decision would continue to draw more businesses from places like Delaware, and potentially could mean hundreds of millions of tax dollars for Nevada.
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