Tougher child custody law signed
Gov. Jim Gibbons has signed AB59 which makes it tougher for parents to get custody or unsupervised visits with their child if they have a history of abducting a child.
Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto sponsored the bill, which was approved unanimously by the Senate and Assembly.
Under Nevada law, child custody determinations are supposed to follow the best interests of the child. The legal presumption is in favor of joint custody.
Deadline for arts grants Wednesday
The deadline for Nevada Arts Council's Sustaining Nevada's Arts Programs grant applications is 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The SNAP program will distribute federal stimulus money through one-time grants of up to $10,000. Any recipient of an Arts Council grant in the past two fiscal years is eligible to apply for the stimulus funding.
For information on how to apply, contact the Nevada Arts Council at 687-6680 or visit the Web site at www.nevadaculture.org.