Yesterday Governor Brian Sandoval delivered his State of the State speech (in case you missed it, you can watch it online) and his proposed budget for the 2011-2013 biennium. Assembly Speaker John Oceguera provided the Democratic response, which you can also watch. This morning in Carson City, the Legislative Commission’s Budget Subcommittee (essentially the Senate [...]
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Help wanted: intern at the 2011 legislative session
Are you an undergraduate university or college student eligible for internship credits next semester by interning at the 2011 Nevada Legislature? Would you like a ring-side seat for all the action and help my office represent Assembly District 24? Duties will include bill tracking, monitoring committee hearings, support for the Assembly Education Committee, correspondence drafting, [...]
Victory!
Thank you everyone for your support this past election day. It’s my privilege and honor to continue to represent Assembly District 24 in the Nevada Legislature. I’m finally getting a little downtime at home with my family as I fight off my usual end of election cycle cold (arrgh!) Here are the final numbers (unofficial [...]
Racing to the Top
You may remember from the recent special session the statutory changes the legislature needed to make to be eligible to apply for $175 million dollars in education funding from the federal “Race to the Top Program.” Having made the change removing the prohibition on the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations, the next [...]
Special Session Wrap Up
At a little after 2 am on Monday March 1st, the Nevada legislature completed a special session to get our state’s budget back into balance in light of a newly projected shortfall of more than $800 million, a figure that represented a staggering 22% decline in state revenue. Because of this shortfall, difficult and painful [...]
Economic Forum: Nevada $800 million short
As reported this evening by the Las Vegas Sun, the Nevada Economic Forum is now projecting Nevada has a budget shortfall of approximately $800 million for the biennium. The Forum spent the day reviewing revenue projections from executive and legislative staff, and the picture the numbers present is of a very dire economic situation. For [...]
Nevada’s Bicycle Bill
Last summer, like many others feeling the pinch of high gas prices, I committed to riding my bicycle more: to work, to meetings, and for errands around town. A long time recreational rider, I didn’t need to be sold on the benefits of cycling as a way to shrink one’s footprint on the planet, but [...]
Help me write a bill: improvements to Solar Generations
I’m pleased today to announce an experiment in legislating. Having heard during the interim a wide variety of perspectives on how to improve Nevada’s Solar Generations incentive program, I decided to register a Bill Draft Request (BDR.) I’m pleased today to announce an experiment in legislating. Having heard during the interim a wide variety of [...]
On budget cuts to education
This past week, I sent the following letter (copy) to Chancellor Rogers expressing my concern over the impacts from potential deep budget cuts our state could experience. The letter was included with other letters of concern and forwarded to the Governor. David Bobzien Assemblyman, Nevada District 24 October 2, 2008 Jim Rogers Chancellor The Nevada [...]
Nevada’s clean energy economy on the move: wind power
One of the most rewarding aspects of legislating is watching the progression of passed legislation and their results. In the next few days, “Renewable Generations”, a rebate program that combines new wind rebates with the wildly successful Solar Generations program, will open for business. A result of AB 178 that I sponsored and passed last [...]
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