News of Government Affairs

Greetings from soggy Carson City! The 79th Nevada Legislative Session convened on February 6, 2017, and amid the biennial pageantry and promises of bipartisan cooperation in doing “the people’s work” while school children sang “Home Means Nevada”, pre-filed bills began to drop and lawmakers and lobbyists alike were off and running in the hallways of […]

NAIOP Members – Kerrie and I could not be more excited to represent your organization during the 2017 Nevada Legislative Session, and beyond. We want to take this opportunity to introduce our practice to you, but first must thank the NAIOP Government Affairs Committee for their faith in our capabilities. We will work hard every […]

Whether you woke up Wednesday, November 9, the day after the General Election feeling dismay, elation or a combination of both, at least now the nasty campaign ads are off the airwaves. The two most unpopular candidates in the history of U.S. politics did two things…they drove voters both to and away from polls.  The […]

Be Sure to Vote on November 8! Nevada’s General Election is just a bit over a month away. On Tuesday, November 8, Nevadans will be selecting our next President, filling a US Senate and making a choice on all four of Nevada’s members of the US House of Representatives. Whether you are Democrat, Republican, or […]

As we near the end of summer in an off-legislative year, legislative activity actually kicks up several gears.  Legislators and legislative committees that meet during the interim are busy vetting ideas to submit as bill draft requests (BDRs) to be introduced once the 2017 session begins.

There are many complicated and confusing measures and laws in our local district and before I joined the NAIOP Government Affairs Committee the Business License Tax;  the Commerce Tax; the Industrial Infrastructure Fund were only fillers within taglines sprinkled throughout the local business press. In my mind, these were verbose laws voted on by Carson […]

NAIOP has implemented monthly meetings with Clark County Public Works to review ways to improve the review process for our membership. Many of our members have expressed concerns with the timeframes and the overall process impacting their projects and NAIOP Government Affairs took action.

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