Budget, Bipartisanship Likely To Be Focus Of Nevada Legislature
Nevada lawmakers say bipartisanship will be key to pulling the state through the pandemic’s economic challenges.
The state is facing a budget shortfall of roughly $187 million over the next two years, according to Gov. Steve Sisolak s proposed budget. While that proposal does not include new taxes, that doesn t necessarily mean they re off the table, either.
Speaker of the Assembly, Democrat Jason Frierson of Las Vegas, says the budget will likely dominate the session. I think volume-wise, we may not get through as many bills this session as a traditional session, said Frierson.
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara says isolation and stress produced by the COVID-19 pandemic have taken a toll on the mental health of students and staff.
The Los Angeles Times reports that one of the largest vaccination sites in the nation temporarily shut down Saturday because dozen of protesters blocked the entrance, stalling hundreds of motorists who had been waiting in line for hours. Officials say the Los Angeles Fire Department shut the entrance to the vaccination center at Dodger Stadium about 2 p.m. as a precaution. The protesters had members of anti-vaccine and far-right groups. Some of them carried signs decrying the COVID-19 vaccine
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