Democratic Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto refused GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval’s request to seek clarification from the state Supreme Court on its controversial Thursday decision, which seriously impacts his proposed state budget.
Nevada
A new day has dawned in Nevada. No matter the contours of the budget deal GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval works out with Democratic leaders of the Legislature, the state can no longer freely grab pots of local government money to balance its budget, thanks to a Nevada Supreme Court decision.
The Impact Nevada TV program for this weekend examines how Gov. Brian Sandoval is confronting a major setback in balancing the state budget (5:30 p.m., Ch. 8).
Gov. Brian Sandoval will not support reauthorizing all of the $679 million in taxes that expire June 30 as a way to solve an unexpected problem in his budget, his senior adviser said Friday.
Gov. Brian Sandoval will announce Friday that he has switched from his no-new-taxes pledge and instead will support reauthorizing $626 million in taxes that are scheduled to expire June 30.
