Another billion dollar tax hike to ‘fix’ education?
The Clark County Education Association is lobbying for a $1.4 billion tax hike to increase spending on public education.
This would raise Nevada’s average sales tax rate to nearly 10 percent — the highest in the nation. Here are some quick facts about this proposed tax increase and the current state of education funding in Nevada.
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