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Teachers’ union needs an econ lesson
There have been some new developments in the regrettable effort by the Nevada State Education Association (teachers’ union) to fatten teachers’ paychecks by an initiative petition which would increase gaming taxes on casinos by 44 percent and earmark the money for teacher (not administrator) salaries. Read more >>
Dini, Vucanovich join to oppose gaming tax
Former Rep. Barbara Vucanovich, a Republican, and former Nevada Assembly Speaker Joe Dini, a Democrat, have joined forces to convince Nevadans they should oppose the teachers' union tax initiative. Read more >>
Vucanovich and Dini to lead opposition to Teachers’ Union Tax Grab
Former seven-term Republican Congresswoman Barbara Vucanovich, the first woman to be elected to a federal office in Nevada, and Democrat Joe Dini, who served the most sessions as Speaker of the Assembly in Nevada history, will co-chair a bi-partisan group called Nevadans Against the Tax Grab in a campaign against the teachers’ union proposal to amend the Nevada Constitution to dramatically increase gaming taxes. Read more >>
NV gaming tax proposals: the big con
The NSEA (teacher’s union in Nevada) and an eminent domain attorney, Kermit Waters, have lodged proposals that would raise the gaming tax in NV from 6.75%, to 9.75% and 20.2%, respectively. We think both proposals are misleading, misguided and self-serving. Read more >>
Gaming: Teachers would call shots with proposal
The teachers union's petition for a ballot initiative to raise the tax on big casinos would remove some of the Legislature's powers in deciding school funding. Even the plan's opponents agree. But attorneys for the Nevada Resort Association and two former state budget officials suggest that vague wording in the petition could cause havoc - even closing schools for lack of money. Read more>>
NSEA should drop initiative, find other ways to aid schools
Regardless of how well-meaning teachers are in efforts to spur a fresh and necessary infusion of funds to the schools, the Nevada State Education Association's move to get what they need from casinos through an initiative is a bad idea. Read more >>
A faulty Nevada tax structure?
So why are dozens of other states also facing budget cuts? An unholy trinity of select Nevada business executives, elected officials and unions are trying to convince the electorate that the state's budget woes are a product of an unsophisticated tax structure. They claim the creation of new levies would insulate government agencies from the hardships of a stagnant economy. Read more>>
Increasing casino taxes could be disaster in Washoe County
From a vantage point in the center of the booming Las Vegas Strip, the casino industry may appear to be a prime target for those looking to raise more money for the state's schools. Up here in Northern Nevada, where we've seen more casinos close than open in the past decade, it doesn't look like such a good idea. Read more>>