Nevada Legislature: State workers get pay bump starting today

A total of 233 pieces of Senate and Assembly legislation take effect today, including all the measures that implement the 2016-2017 budget and most of the governor’s education reform package.There are more than 20 bills in the education package and, along with the primary K-12 education funding measure Senate Bill 515, they provide a total of nearly $3.5 billion for public education. The K-12 education bill contains $2.8 billion in General Fund money.Nevada Superintendent of Education Dale Er