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Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley, D-Las Vegas, talks to Assemblyman Mark Manendo, D-Las Vegas in the Assembly chamber of the Legislative Building in Carson City today prior to the start of a special session of the legislature.
Photo by K.M. Cannon.



New Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, D-Las Vegas, left, shakes hands with Sen. John Lee, D-Las Vegas, in the Senate chamber of the Legislative Building in Carson City today prior to being sworn in with all the newly elected senators for a special session of the legislature.
Photo by K.M. Cannon.



Lobbyists line up to register in the hall of the Legislative Building in Carson City ahead of a special session of the Legislature to address a budget shortfall Monday.
Photo by K.M. Cannon.

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Nevada Legislature Special Sessions 2008
News & information about the Nevada Legislature Special Sessions. The first was June 23. The second began Dec. 8.
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2009 | 2008
Jun 01, 2008 - Dec 31, 2008
Dec 14
• LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW: Tougher decisions looming

Dec 10
• EDITORIAL: Done with another quick fix
• County's poorest face pain of cuts

Dec 09
• SPECIAL SESSION: Budget 'Band-Aids' approved
• Seven mute during speaker vote

Dec 08
• Budget 'Band-Aids’ approved: Legislators close deficit, warn of more struggles
• Car rental companies call legislative tax move a tax hike
• Nevada lawmakers consider budget cuts to programs for the poor

Dec 07
• SPECIAL SESSION: Budget balancing act ready

Dec 06
• BUDGET SHORTFALL: Gibbons: Deal reached

Jul 02
• List of bills for session released

Jul 01
• ERIN NEFF: Snippets from the special session
• Governor signs seven bills passed during special session

Jun 29
• ERIN NEFF: A depressing spectacle in Carson City
• BATTLE LINES DRAWN: Buckley drops gauntlet

Jun 28
• State workers rally against COLA cuts
• Lawmaker accepted prohibited donations
• SPECIAL SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE: Lawmakers cut the tape

Jun 27
• 2008 Legislature special session ends after 12 hours
• Web viewers can see legislators in action
• JOHN L. SMITH: Televised speech a missed opportunity for a governor with a plan
• BIPARTISAN PLAN: $275 million more cuts
• School Board OKs contracts with cost-of-living increases
• Poll Question
• Assembly approves first 2 bills of special session
• Special session under way

Jun 26
• ERIN NEFF: Don't count on anything special
• EDITORIAL: Budget history repeating itself
• Gibbons says plan leaves raises alone
• Advocacy groups decry cuts
• JANE ANN MORRISON: Special session will have a void without longtime planner/lobbyist Porter

Jun 25
• Legislators aim for fast-track cuts in special session
• District contract vote looms

Jun 24
• Legislators unable to land budget deal

Jun 22
• EDITORIAL: Special session on the budget
• GEOFF SCHUMACHER: Special session will bring pain and parody, not the higher taxes we need
• SPECIAL SESSION: Workers not losing all raises

Jun 21
• CSN president spells out how state budget cuts would affect his college
• LEGISLATIVE SPECIAL SESSION: District braces for cuts
• BUDGET CRISIS: Cutting session delayed

Jun 19
• Critics taken to task
• FISCAL CRISIS: Agencies asked to add to cuts
• Democrats try to avoid special session

Jun 17
• ERIN NEFF: Nothing special about this session
• STATE SPENDING: Lawmakers seek agreement on cuts

Jun 16
• STATE BUDGET CRISIS: Educators decry COLA delay plan

Jun 15
• EDITORIAL: Special session

Jun 14
• SPECIAL BUDGET SESSION: Governor aims to fix shortfall

Jun 13
• State revenue shortfall closes in on $1 billion

Jun 12
• Gibbons decides against session