After Gov. Jim Gibbons announced his support for cost-of-living increases for public school teachers, Clark County School District trustees approved final contracts for teachers and administrators after holding a closed session Thursday.
Politics and Government
Recent special sessions have been marked as less-than-special.
A Nevada governor facing a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall. Public employees scheduled to receive 4 percent “cost-of-living” raises despite shrinking state revenues. A fierce debate over whether lawmakers should be called into special session to address the budget woes — and whether axing the raises or layoffs should be part of the solution.
CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons said he will not recommend cutting or delaying 4 percent cost-of-living pay raises for teachers and state workers when he announces his plan today on how to slash $250 million to balance the state budget.
Valerie Soto on Wednesday offered up her 3-year-old daughter, Yvette Diaz, as an example of who would be hurt by further state budget cuts.
A respected straight shooter who hasn’t missed a session of the Nevada Legislature since 1969 won’t be at the special legislative session Friday.
CARSON CITY — Some lawmakers are suggesting cuts of $100 million or more could be implemented quickly by bipartisan agreement in the upcoming special session, leaving other decisions on Nevada’s massive budget shortfall for another day.
Part of a $62 million bill for employee pay raises is set to go before Clark County School District trustees on Thursday, before the state decides whether money to pay that tab will remain available.
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