The Vegas Chamber, the state’s largest and broadest-based business organization, filed a lawsuit in Nevada’s First Judicial District Court in Carson City against the initiative petition that would add 1.5% in Local School Support Tax in every county in Nevada
A LAWSUIT TO BLOCK A PROPOSEDSALES TAX INCREASE PROPOSED BYTHE TEACHER'S UNION.THE VEGAS CHAMBER WANTS TO STOPTHE INITIATIVE THAT WOULD THATWOULD RAISE THE LOCAL SCHOOLSUPPORT TAX BY 1.5 PERCENT.ANCHOR....NINA PORCIUNCULA - BREAKS ITDOWN FOR US THIS MORNING...WITH WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FORYOU.IN ITS LAWSUIT, THE VEGASCHAMBER SAYS THE TEACHER'SUNION'S PETITION WOULD RAISECLARK COUNTY'S SALES TAX TOQUOTE "ONE OF THE HIGHEST INTHE COUNTRY".AND THAT IT DOES NOT MAKE CLEARTHAT IT WILL RAISE COSTS FORNEVADA FAMILIES ON EVERYDAYGOODS SUCH AS CLOTHING, SHOES,AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES,BACK IN JANUARY, THE STATE'SLARGEST TEACHERS UNION -- CLARKCOUNTY EDUCATION ASSOCATION ORCCEA -- LAUNCHED TWO BALLOTINIATIVES AIMED AT RAISINGMONEY FOR EDUCATION TARGETINGTHE GAMING TAX AND THE SALESTAX.FUNDS RAISED BY THAT PORTION OFTHE TAX WOULD GO DIRECTLY TOSCHOOLS.LOCAL TEACHERS LIKE KENNYBELKNAP FROM DEL SOL ACADEMYBELIEVES THIS WOULD HELP SOMEOF THE STRUGGLES HE AND OTHERTEACHERS FACE EVERYDAY IN THECLASSROOM"ITS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO GIVETHEM THE ATTENTION THAT THEYDESERVE AND SO WE ALL DO OURBEST AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TOGIVE THE STUDENTS THE ONE ONONE ATTENTION"THE NEVADA RESORT ASSOCIATIONFILED A SIMILAR LAWSUIT AGAINSTTHE PETITION ON TUESDAY BECAUSEOF THE PROPOSED INCREASE TO THEGAMING LICENSESUPPORTERS OF THE PETITION HAVEUNTIL NOVEMBER TO GATHER ABOUT98,000 SIGNATURES THEN IT WILLGO TO THE LEGISLATURE IN THE2021 SESSION.IF LAWMAKERS DONT APPROVE ORFAIL TO ACT, IT WILL BE UP FORVOTERS TO DECIDE.THE BATTLE AGAINST HUMANTRAFFICKING IN LAS VEGAS ISENLIST