Posted on 11/19/2014 7:22:09 AM PST by redreno
If you thought the overwhelming defeat of the Education Initiative Nov. 4 was the end of tax talk in Nevada, you couldn’t be more wrong. If anything, the election results were the start of a larger discussion.
But that discussion is complicated by groups competing for primacy, differing priorities and a frustrating lack of specifics on the part of big players. And that’s even before we get to Carson City and meet the new speaker of the Assembly, who says taxes should be a last resort rather than a top priority.
Let’s start with business.
Starting immediately after the Education Initiative, otherwise known as Question 3, was defeated, the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce announced its support for school funding and reforms. “Now that the election is over, it’s time for our community to come together to address education in a meaningful way, with an eye to both funding as well as reforms that will improve classroom results,” wrote Chamber President Kristin McMillan and Government Affairs Chairman Hugh Anderson.
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