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Nevada lawmakers to address budget cuts

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Nevada lawmakers to address budget cuts
Nevada lawmakers to address budget cuts

Nevada Gov.

Steve Sisolak issued the formal proclamation to call the Nevada Legislature into a special session beginning on July 8.

A BUDGET CRISIS....THE LIKES OF WHICH NEVADA.....HAS NEVER SEEN....BEFORE..NEVADA LAWMAKERS ARE BEINGCALLED.....TO THE STATE CAPITOL RIGHTNOW....TO FIGURE OUT..... HOW TO CUTTHE BUDGET.... TO THE BONE..13 INVESTIGATES REPORTER JOEBARTELS IS IN CARSON CITY..WITH THE LATEST...YEA WE MADE IT HERE TO THESTEPS OF THE STATE CAPITOL..IN JUST HOURS..LAWMAKERS ARE SCHEDULED TOMEET..TO FIND WAYS..TO CUT AT LEAST 1 POINT 2BILLION DOLLARS..OR 25 PERCENT OF THE ENTIRE..EVERY SECTOR OF THE STATESGOVERNMENT IS FACING CUTS..HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS EXPECTEDTO BE SLASHED FROM EDUCATION..AND HEALTH AND SOCIALSERVICES..AMID THIS PANDEMICTHAT IS STILL RAGING...MORE THAN 500 MILLON DOLLARS ORMORE COULD BE CUT FROM STATEAGENCIES AND PUBLIC SAFETY..THE GOVERNOR HAS ALREADYPROPOSED..A PLAN WHICH INCLUDES FURLOUGHDAYS FORSTATE EMPLOYEES..BUT ALL THE CUTS MIGHT NOT BEENOUGH..THERE'S A PAINFUL REALITY..AND TALK AMONG STATELEGISLATORS...ABOUT RAISING EXISTING TAXES...-11:57:00- NONE OF US WANT TORAISE TAXES, BUT SOMETIMES YOUHAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT KIND OFREVENUE WE BRING IN THAT'S NOTGOING TO HURT OUR FAMILIES ANDMOST VULNERABLE.DINA TITUS/(D) U.S.HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-1:32:00- (HEROES ACT) IT WILLRESPONDERS AND TEACHERS AS WELLAS USE THAT REVENUE AS THEY SEEFIT TO MAKE UP THE HOLE.CONT VO: CONGRESS WOMANDINA TITUS..

THERE..DESCRIBING THE HEROS ACT...A MASSIVE SPENDING PACKAGE ANDBAILOUT FROM THE FEDERALSENATE..AND NOT GOING ANYWHERE AT THEMOMENT.TAG: GOVERNOR STEVE SISOLAK ISTHE NEVADA LEGISLATURE IS SETJOE BARTELS 13 ACTION NEWS.CLARK COUNTY WILL NOW BEFROM 7-30 IN THE MORNINGUNTIL 5 IN THE EVENING..MANY EMPLOYEES WILL BE MOVINGTO A "38" HOUR WORK WEEK WHICHMEANS...THEIR PAY WILL BE CUT AS WELL..COVID-19 CASES ANDHOSPITALIZATIONS ARE RISING

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