Taxes top Nev. Legislature’s to-do list
By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal
Last week, state lawmakers passed what will be a $7.2 billion general fund budget, complete with new programs for education and $8 million for a new medical school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
As the 2015 Nevada Legislature enters its final week, Job One for legislators will be passing a tax plan to fund the budget.
Lawmakers cannot go home until the state budget is balanced for the next two years. And the only way to balance this budget is to find a tax plan that will produce $1.1 billion in new and extended taxes.
Most lawmakers see the need. The issue is finding a plan that can get the required two-thirds votes for new taxes in both houses.