300-350 people who have been on the receiving end of the billion dollar cuts, including people with disabilities, teachers, state workers, and parents of autistic children, protested at Nevada’s state capitol building to tell the Governor and Legislators that further reductions in the state budget are unacceptable.
Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (“PLAN”) presented a “Nevada Budget Planning Tool kit” comprised of band aids, bailing wire, duct tape and a beggers cup to the Governor, who speaker after speaker condemned for his lack of leadership in dealing with this crisis.
Everyone pulled together with signs, banners, rousing speeches and good spirits so they could hear us “a mile away”, as one reporter told said. PLAN, along with the hundreds of demonstrators, demanded the Governor and the Legislature invest in Nevada’s working families to bolster the state’s economy, an economy which depends on well-educated Nevadans, safe communities, a sound transportation infrastructure and affordable health care and housing.
Nevada’s political structure is deeply resistant to fixing Nevada’s dysfunctional tax structure. PLAN’s event at the Legislature–the largest since 2003–proved that citizens will fight harder to force state leaders to make the tax system more fair and more stable in order to adequately fund services. This is our fight; we’re in it to win. We look forward to working with you.
In January, PLAN will release a comprehensive report detailing its plans for investing in Nevada’s working families or a secure economic future. Sign on to their email list to stay informed!
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