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Las Vegas Metro Police want to raise the sales tax, Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons wants to limit anti-war demonstrations near military funerals and taxi regulators would like to bar cabbies from using cell phones while hauling passengers.
Those are three of more than 170 bills requested in the week leading up to a Monday deadline for state agencies and local governments to propose legislation for the 2009 session.
Police in Las Vegas, want to raise the sales tax by one-quarter cent to hire more officers. If approved by the Legislature, the tax increase still must be approved by the Clark County Commission.
Gibbons is concerned about disturbances created by protests at funerals or burials of servicemen and wants to restrict the location of those protests.
However, courts in other states have ruled such legislation amounts to a constitutional violation of the right to free speech and expression.
The Taxicab Authority in Clark County wants to stop drivers from using their cell phones while transporting passengers; and Washoe County says counties should be able to tack on a fuel surcharge on moving traffic violations. The money raised by the surcharge would pay for fuel used by law enforcement agencies.
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