Nevada lawmakers addressing budget cuts

The Nevada Legislature is meeting to address the state's historic $1.2 billion budget shortfall

LAWMAKERS HAVE TO CARVE MORETHAN A BILLION DOLLARS OUT OFTHE BUDGET.THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.I'M TODD QUINONES.AND... I'M TRICIA KEAN.WITH THE PANDEMIC AND THESHUTDOWN....THE MONEY'S....JUST NOT THERE.13 INVESTIGATES REPORTER.....JOE BARTELS IS LIVE....IN CARSON CITY....TO BRING US.....UP TO SPEED....ON THE START OF A SPECIALBUDGET SESSION...JOE?THERE WERE PROTESTS OUTSIDE..THE CAPITOL..FOR EDUCATION CUTS..INSIDE..LAWMAKERS..HEARD THE GRIM LAWMAKERS..HEARD THE GRIM BUDGETPICTURE...STATE HEALTH LEADERS..ALSO BRIEFED LAWMAKERS..ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS TOCUTTING..HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARSFOR...HEALTHCARE AMID THIS PANDEMIC,,SKILLED NURSING HOMES..WOULD BE A SEGMENT..FOR EXAMPLE..THAT WOULD SEE CUTS THAT WOULDREALLY HURT..SENIORS..AND THOSE WHO ARE THE MOST ATRISK FOR COVID-19...WHILE LAWMAKERS..HAVE YET TO EVEN GET CLOSE TO ADECISION ON THOSE CUTS..EDUCATION..ALSO..ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK..HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS AREPOTENTIALLY ON THE TABLE.FORCUTS..THAT INCLUDES FUNDS FOR HIGHEREDUCATION..AND CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT...K THROUGH 12...THE GOVERNOR SAYS..HE'D BE OPEN TO NEW TAXHIKES...BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE...EXISTING TAX STRUCTURES..."ANY REVENUE THAT COMES UP IFYOU INSTITUTED A NEW REVENUESTREAM IT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TOHELP US THIS FISCAL YEAR.BY THE TIME YOU SET IT UP YETIMPLEMENTED YOU STARTCOLLECTING YOU RECEIVE THEMONEY THAT WAS PAID WE'RE GONNABE THROUGH THE YEAR WE'REALREADY INTO THE FISCAL YEARWERE TALKING ABOUT."THE GOVERNOR SAYS IT WOULD HAVEAT LEAST 2 LEGISLATIVESESSIONS..AND A VOTE BY THEPUBLIC...TO START TAXING THE NEVADAMINING INDUSTRY..FOR EXAMPLE...MINING HAULED IN 7 POINT 7BILLION DOLLARS..

IN 2018...THAT'S NEARLY DOUBLE..THE STATE'S ENTIRE FISCALBUDGET.WE'LL HAVE MORE AT 6!REPORTING LIVE JOE BARTELS 13ACTION NEWS.AS THAT SPECIAL SESSIONCONTINUES...EDUCATON FUNDING IS TAKING