Bottom of the Pile<\/strong><\/h2>\nNevada has consistently been at the bottom or near the bottom of public education rankings. In 2019, it was 50th out of 50 states and the District of Columbia, outranking only New Mexico.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the NRA said it was not against raising taxes across the board to support education, but draws the line at targeting a single industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be very clear, the gaming industry has consistently supported a broad-based business tax to support public education, and has a long history of investing in Nevada\u2019s classrooms,\u201d reads the statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cBroad-based taxes are a sound and stable approach, rather than the volatility that comes with taxing a single industry,\u201d it continues. \u201cWe look forward to working with the governor, legislative leaders and other stakeholders to improve education.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nevada\u2019s casinos are looking to sabotage a ballot initiative that calls for a major hike on gaming tax. The Nevada Resort Association (NRA), which represents all the state\u2019s major casinos, filed a lawsuit in Carson City District Court Tuesday that picks holes in the language of the initiative in a bid to delay or derail […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":126126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Nevada Resort Association Takes Aim at Casino Tax-Hike Ballot Measure<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n