Posted on 06/02/2015 7:53:55 AM PDT by redreno
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Legislature came to a halt at midnight Monday, capping a day that saw approval of a record $1.1 billion general fund tax package to fund Gov. Brian Sandoval’s aggressive education package and a dizzying day of dealmaking.
When combined with $336 million directed to the state school fund, the total tax measure stretches to $1.4 billion. With two hours left in the session, the Assembly gave final approval to the last of five budget bills authorizing Sandoval’s $7.3 billion two-year general fund spending plan.
Committees met on short notice and on the chamber floors throughout the day. Lobbyists and lawmakers pitched amendments to bills. And the Senate and Assembly processed bills until the very end.
Once the clock struck midnight, anything twisting in the wind died. The Senate adjourned for a final time, sine die, about 12:18 a.m.
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Just quit fighting Yucca Mountain as home for spent nuclear fuel and watch the state budget shortfall and need to raise taxes go buh-bye.
Reminder to Gov. Brian and Nevadans: Yucca Mountain is ground zero for the middle of desert nowhere. No water, no people to count within an hour drive at the posted speed limit of 80 mph. That spent fuel isn’t in your “backyard”, it’s thousands of feet underground in engineered facility in desert hell kinda geographically near you.
Education—what a frigging back hole!
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