Lawmakers approve funds to continue Yucca fight

Be nice, I still think they stole the election. Las Vegas city voted a majority for Kerry and they stand to lose the most with this project. Bob Loux, I know him, he's a Dem.

CARSON CITY -- Lawmakers on Monday approved spending $1.75 million to continue the state's efforts to fight construction of a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.

The request for $1.1 million for the Agency for Nuclear Projects and $650,000 for the attorney general's office for outside legal assistance was approved by the Legislature's Interim Finance Committee, which makes budget decisions when the Legislature is not in session.

Bob Loux, executive director of the Agency for Nuclear Projects, said the additional funding from the Legislature's contingency fund is needed now and cannot wait until the Legislature convenes in February.

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