Gov. Brian Sandoval signs tax bill

Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday signed into law the bill designed to pay for his $7.3 billion General Fund budget.Senate Bill 483 includes not only the tax on gross receipts of Nevada businesses but an increase in the Modified Business Tax and, for corporations, a higher business license fee.In addition, it includes language making the tax increases used to balance the previous budget permanent. Finally, it raises the tax on a pack of cigarettes by a full dollar to a total of $1.80.Altogether, th