Skip to main content
Global Edition
Friday, April 19, 2024

Special session to plug the $1.2B budget shortfall

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
Duration: 02:15s 0 shares 1 views

Special session to plug the $1.2B budget shortfall
Special session to plug the $1.2B budget shortfall

Right now a special session is underway to plug the state's $1.2B budget shortfall.

Governor Sisolak announced a series of cuts, some of which include education.

THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCING ASERIES OF CUTS...SOME OF WHICHINCLUDE EDUCATION.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS LIVE NOW WITH ABREAKDOWN ON THE BUDGET - - ANDACTIVITY AT THE CAPITOL.KALYNA - - SUPRISINGLY - -THERE'S VERY LITTLE HAPPENINGAT THE CAPITOL RIGHT NOW.THERE WERE MEETINGS SCHEDULEDFOR NINE THIS MORNING IN BOTHCHAMBERS - - AND ONE SCHEULEDAS A JOINT MEETINGAS PART OF AN AGENDA FOR AJOINT MEETING THAT WAS SUPPOSEDTO BE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW - BUTISNT - GOVERNOR SISOLAK'SOFFICE WENT INTO GREAT DETAILON THE NEARLY 200 MILLIONDOLLARS IN CUTS TO THEDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - AND KTHROUGH 12 SCHOOLS.IN IT - THEY REVEALEDCIT GOES ON AND ON.THESE CUTS - ARE SUPPOSED TO BEREVEALED ALONGSIDE APRESENTATION ON THE TOTALBUDGET SHORTFALL OF ONE POINTTWO BILLION - AND CUTS TOHIGHER EDUCATION.WE ARE FOLLOWING THE ACTIVITYAT THE CAPITOL - REPORTER JOEBARTELS IS IN CARSON CITY RIGHTNOW.HE'LL JOIN ME A THREE - FOR ACAPITOL - REPORTER JOE BARTELSIS IN CARSON CITY RIGHT NOW.HE'LL JOIN ME A THREE - FOR AFULL UPDATE ON THIS HISTORICSESSION.SEAN DELANCEY - 13 ACTION NEWS.A BUDGET SHORTFALL IS FORCINGCLARK COUNTY TO TRANSITION TO A4 DAY WORK WEEK.OFFICES WILL NOW BE OPEN MONDAYTHROUGH THURSDAY FROM 7-30 AMUNTIL 5 PM.MANY EMPLOYEES WILL BE MOVINGTO A "38" HOUR WORK WEEK WHICHMEANS THEIR PAY WILL BE CUT ASWELL.THE CCSD BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILLHOLD A FINAL VOTE ON ITS

You might like

Related news coverage

Historic budget bill passed

KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas

Nevada's special session is over. Lawmakers were able to make 500 million dollars in cuts to fill the 1.2 billion dollar shortfall..

Advertisement

More coverage

Balancing Nevada's budget

KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas

Day 3 of the Nevada Legislature special session is going on right now. Lawmakers work to address the $1.2B budget shortfall. The..