>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO

NEVADA WEEK'S SPECIAL COVERAGE

OF THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR

JOSEPH LOMBARDO'S VERY FIRST

STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS.

WE WILL GO TO HIS SPEECH AS SOON

AS IT BEGINS.

AFTER WE WILL JOINED BY JESSICA

HILL POLITICS REPORTER FOR LAS

VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL.

DAVID DAMORE, UNLV'S DEPARTMENT

OF POLITICAL SCIENCE CHAIR,

WARREN HARDY FORMER REPUBLICAN

STATE SENATOR AND PRINCIPAL FOR

HIS FIRM WARREN HARDY

STRATEGIES.

AND CHRIS GIUNCHIGLIANI FORMER

DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLYWOMAN AND

FORMER CLARK COUNTY

COMMISSIONER.

WE WILL GET THEIR INSIGHT INTO

NEW GOVERNOR LAID OUT IN HIS

ADDRESS AND WHAT COULD BE AHEAD

FOR THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

THAT STARTS FEBRUARY 6TH.

WE ARE MONITORING GOVERNOR AS WE

SPEAK.

WAITING FOR HIM TO APPROACH THE

PODIUM.

AND IT IS TIME TO GO TO CARSON

CITY FOR THE STATE OF THE STATE.

THE COMMITTEE WILL COME BACK TO

ORDER THE HONORABLE JOE LOMBARDO

GOVERNOR OF STATE OF NEVADA IS

AT THE BAR OF THE ASSEMBLY.

THE POINTED COMMITTEE WILL

ESCORT GOVERNOR LOMBARDO AND HIS

FAMILY TO SEATS IN THE ASSEMBLY

CHAMBER.

PLEASE RISE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

PLEASE BE SEATED.

GOVERNOR LOMBARDO, WE WELCOME

YOU TO THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR MESSAGE.

>> THANK YOU.

SPEAKER YEAGER; MAJORITY LEADER

CANNIZZARO AND BABY; LIEUTENANT

GOVERNOR ANTHONY; MEMBERS OF THE

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY; HONORABLE

JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT;

CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS;

CONGRESSMAN AMODEI,

THANK YOU, SIR.

DISTINGUISHED GUESTS; MY FELLOW

NEVADANS.

GOOD EVENING.

BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, WE ALL

KNOW FAMILIES ARE THE BEDROCK OF

OUR SOCIETY AND I WANT TO

RECOGNIZE MY FAMILY.

FIRST LADY DONNA LOMBARDO AND

OUR DAUGHTERS MORGAN AND LACEY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

UNFORTUNATELY, MORGAN COULDN'T

BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT I'D LIKE TO

INTRODUCE YOU TO MY 1-YEAR-OLD

GRANDSON TEDDY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

TO MY FAMILY, WITHOUT YOUR

SUPPORT, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE

BEEN POSSIBLE.

PLEASE GIVE THEM A WARM WELCOME.

[ APPLAUSE ]

I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE EACH OF

YOUR FAMILIES, WE ALL UNDERSTAND

THE SACRIFICES THEY MAKE SO THAT

WE CAN BE HERE.

THEIR SERVICE TO OUR STATE IS NO

LESS SIGNIFICANT THAN OURS.

MY SINCEREST THANKS TO YOUR

FAMILIES.

[ APPLAUSE ]

WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO BEGIN

BUILDING UPON THE STEWARDSHIP OF

THOSE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO CAME

BEFORE US.

I WOULD LIKE TO PAUSE TO

REMEMBER SOME NEVADA LEADERS WHO

HAVE GIFTED US THEIR LEGACY:

CONGRESSMAN AND STATE SENATOR

JIM BILBRAY, SUPREME COURT

JUSTICE AND LT.

GOVERNOR BOB ROSE, ASSEMBLYMAN

AND COUNTY COMMISSIONER DAVID

HUMKE, ASSEMBLYWOMAN JANE HAM,

ASSEMBLYWOMAN AND COUNTY

COMMISSIONER MYRNA WILLIAMS, AND

STATE SENATOR SPIKE WILSON.

[ APPLAUSE ]

AND SPECIAL REMEMBRANCE OF A

NEVADAN WHO SERVED IN THE

ASSEMBLY 54 YEARS AGO - ALBEIT

FOR ONLY ONE TERM - BUT A MAN

WHO, WHETHER YOU AGREED WITH HIM

OR NOT, NEVER STOPPED FIGHTING

FOR NEVADA ALL THE WAY TO THE

TOP - US SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

HARRY REID.

[ APPLAUSE ]

JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF

REFLECTION AS WE EXTEND OUR

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO THE REID

FAMILY AND THE FAMILIES OF THOSE

WHOSE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO

OUR STATE WILL BE REMEMBERED.

VETERANS

AS A MILITARY VETERAN, I WANT TO

SALUTE THE MEN AND WOMEN SERVING

IN OUR MILITARY AROUND THE

GLOBE.

WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF THE

FACT THAT NEVADA HAS NATIONAL

GUARD MEMBERS STATIONED IN

NUMEROUS FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

AS WE SIT HERE THIS EVENING, OUR

ADJUTANT GENERAL ONDRA BERRY IS

IN ROMANIA VISITING THE NEVADA

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 137TH

MILITARY POLICE DETACHMENT.

OUR MILITARY FAMILIES SERVE OUR

NATION AND TONIGHT, WE HONOR

THEM.

AND WE HONOR THEIR SPOUSES AND

CHILDREN WHOSE SACRIFICES HELP

TO KEEP US SAFE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

ON BEHALF OF A PROFOUNDLY

GRATEFUL STATE, WE APPRECIATE

ALL THEY DO TO DEFEND OUR

LIBERTIES.

OUR VETERANS DESERVE NOTHING

LESS THAN OUR BEST EFFORT.

[ APPLAUSE ]

I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A VETERAN

SERVING IN MY ADMINISTRATION, MY

BUDGET DIRECTOR, AMY STEPHENSON.

AMY, WHERE ARE YOU?

THERE SHE IS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

AMY IS A DISABLED US NAVY

VETERAN WHO HAS WORKED FOR

NEVADA FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN

NUMEROUS DEPARTMENTS.

PLEASE HELP ME THANK AMY FOR HER

SERVICE TO THE STATE AND TO THE

NATION.

THANK YOU, AMY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

UH-OH.

[ LAUGHTER ]

AND NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S

TEDDY'S BEDTIME.

THAT'S DISAPPOINTING.

[ LAUGHTER ]

EARLIER THIS MONTH, I SAID IN MY

INAUGURAL ADDRESS, OUR NEVADA

HISTORY TEACHES US TO PERSEVERE

WHILE OTHERS SETTLE FOR LESS.

TIME AND AGAIN, WE HAVE GATHERED

OUR RESOLVE AND DOUBLED OUR

DETERMINATION WHEN OTHERS TELL

US IT CAN'T BE DONE OR SHOULDN'T

BE TRIED.

WE INSTINCTIVELY DO THE

OPPOSITE.

AS GOVERNOR, I AM FILLED WITH

HOPE AND OPTIMISM OF WHAT WE CAN

ACCOMPLISH IF WE SIMPLY SUMMON

THE WILL TO WORK TOGETHER.

IT IS MY INTENTION TO WORK SIDE

BY SIDE WITH ALL OF YOU TO WRITE

ANOTHER CHAPTER OF NEVADA

HISTORY, THAT WILL RECORD, THAT

WE DID IT THE NEVADA WAY - NEVER

[ APPLAUSE ]

NEVER

GIVE UP, NEVER STOP DREAMING.

I AM HERE TO SAY TO YOU TONIGHT

OUR STATE OF THE STATE IS

GROWING STRONGER EVERY DAY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

BUT THE PANDEMIC LAID BARE JUST

HOW VULNERABLE OUR ECONOMY IS,

AND IN AN UNEXPECTED TWIST OF

FATE, THE PANDEMIC ALSO CREATED

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY

YEARS, AN UNPRECEDENTED BUDGET

SURPLUS.

WITH THIS IN MIND, MY REMARKS

WILL BE CANDID.

ON THE ONE HAND, WE HAVE

EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN

OUR GRASP BUT, ON THE OTHER, WE

MUST NOT ALLOW OURSELVES TO GIVE

WAY TO THE TEMPTATION TO

OVERSPEND.

WE MUST REMAIN DEDICATED TO THE

TWIN PROPOSITIONS OF SAVING FOR

AND GUARDING AGAINST.

THE NEXT UNEXPECTED EVENT THAT

SHAKES OUR ECONOMY AND RATTLES

OUR LIVELIHOODS.

AS A FORMER NEVADAN NAMED SAMUEL

CLEMENS, BETTER KNOWN BY THE PEN

NAME MARK TWAIN, ONCE WROTE,

“THE SECRET TO GETTING AHEAD IS

GETTING STARTED.

”

MY FELLOW NEVADANS, LET'S GET

STARTED.

[ APPLAUSE ]

MY EXECUTIVE BUDGET NOT ONLY

LOWERS THE TAX BURDEN ON WORKING

FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES, BUT IT

ALSO RESERVES MORE THAN $1

DOLLAR IN SAVINGS FOR EVERY NEW

DOLLAR IN GENERAL FUND SPENDING.

[ APPLAUSE ]

YOU CAN CLAP.

IT BEARS REPEATING, WE WILL

RESERVE MORE THAN $1 DOLLAR IN

SAVINGS FOR EVERY NEW DOLLAR IN

GENERAL FUND SPENDING.

THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET REVERSES

CUTS TO SOME PROGRAMS MADE

DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND

ADDRESSES LONG-OVERDUE

INVESTMENTS IN PEOPLE, PROGRAMS,

AND FACILITIES.

BUT IT DOES SO RESPONSIBLY.

NOT A PENNY OF THE STATE'S

ONE-TIME SURPLUS WILL BE USED TO

FUND ANY RECURRING PROGRAMS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

FOR EXAMPLE, BY USING ONE-TIME

MONEY TO FUND $412 MILLION

DOLLARS IN DEFERRED MAINTENANCE

AND PLANNING COSTS.

TAXPAYERS GET SAFER, MORE

EFFICIENT, AND MORE FUNCTIONAL

STATE BUILDINGS.

MY BUDGET ALSO SAVES TAXPAYERS

OVER $260 MILLION DOLLARS IN

INTEREST PAYMENTS ON BONDS,

ENABLING US TO, AMONG OTHER

THINGS, CREATE MORE CONSTRUCTION

JOBS IN FUTURE YEARS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

IN SIMPLE ECONOMIC TERMS, WE'RE

BUYING WITH CASH INSTEAD OF

CREDIT.

[ APPLAUSE ]

TODAY, THE GOVERNMENT HAS MORE

MONEY THAN WE CAN RESPONSIBLY

SPEND; HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES

MOST CERTAINLY DO NOT.

LOOK AROUND.

EVERYTHING IS MORE EXPENSIVE

THESE DAYS - GROCERIES, SUPPLIES

AND SERVICES.

NOWHERE IS THIS MORE EVIDENT

THAN AT THE PUMP.

THE PRICE OF GASOLINE IN NEVADA

HAS AVERAGED MORE THAN $4.00

DOLLAR PER GALLON IN THE PAST

YEAR, NEARLY $1 DOLLAR HIGHER

THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE MY

EXECUTIVE BUDGET SUSPENDS THE

STATE MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX FOR

THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

IMMEDIATELY

REDUCING THE PRICE OF GASOLINE

AND SAVING CONSUMERS AND

BUSINESSES APPROXIMATELY $250

MILLION DOLLARS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

IN TERMS OF A FAMILY OF FOUR,

THAT TRANSLATES TO HUNDREDS OF

DOLLARS A YEAR IN SAVINGS.

WORKING WITH LOCAL GAS STATION

OPERATORS, THE PETROLEUM

INDUSTRY, AND THE ATTORNEY

GENERAL'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS

DIVISION, WE WILL MAKE CERTAIN

THAT THESE SAVINGS EXCLUSIVELY

BENEFIT TAXPAYERS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

USING OUR BUDGET SURPLUS TO

PROVIDE TAX RELIEF WON'T

NEGATIVELY AFFECT OUR FUEL-TAX

FUNDED ROAD AND CONSTRUCTION

PROGRAM OR IMPAIR BONDS.

WE MUST ALWAYS REMAIN MINDFUL

THAT OUR FINANCIAL SURPLUS COMES

FROM THE POCKETS OF OUR

CONSTITUENTS.

APPLAUSE

>> THERE YOU GO.

YES.

AND AS SUCH WE WILL NOT STOP

SEARCHING FOR ADDITIONAL WAYS TO

RETURN MONEY TO THE TAXPAYERS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

IN THAT SAME SPIRIT MY BUDGET

LOWERS THE

MODIFIED BUSINESS TAX AND

COMMERCE TAX

IN THAT SAME SPIRIT, MY BUDGET

LOWERS THE MODIFIED BUSINESS TAX

RATE BY 15 PERCENT TO 1.17

PERCENT.

[ APPLAUSE ]

FURTHERMORE, MY BUDGET RAISES

THE EXEMPTION FOR BUSINESSES

SUBJECT TO THE COMMERCE TAX BY

50 PERCENT FROM $4 MILLION TO $6

MILLION DOLLARS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THIS REPRESENTS THE FIRST TIME

THE COMMERCE TAX EXEMPTION HAS

BEEN ADJUSTED IN FAVOR OF

TAXPAYERS EVER.

THESE TAX REDUCTIONS ENSURE THAT

RISING PRICES DON'T CREATE

INCREASED BURDENS FOR NEVADA

BUSINESSES.

NO SUNSETS.

NO COURT DECISIONS.

NO GIMMICKS.

JUST PLAIN OLD FASHION TAX CUTS

THAT ALLOW NEVADANS TO KEEP MORE

OF WHAT THEY EARN.

[ APPLAUSE ]

TO BRACE OURSELVES DURING THE

PANDEMIC, WE DRAINED THE RAINY

DAY FUND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

RESERVES WERE NOT DEEP ENOUGH TO

STAVE OFF CUTS TO EDUCATION,

HEALTH CARE, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND

OTHER CRITICAL PUBLIC SERVICES.

I REGRET TO SAY IT BUT NEVADA

WILL LIKELY FACE ADDITIONAL

PERIODS OF INSTABILITY AND WE

WON'T BE ABLE TO, NOR SHOULD WE,

RELY ON FEDERAL BAILOUTS TO FUND

GOVERNMENT.

YOU CAN CLAP.

[ APPLAUSE ] I LIKE THAT ONE.

TO PROTECT US IN THE FUTURE, MY

EXECUTIVE BUDGET INCREASES

SAVINGS IN THE RAINY DAY FUND

FROM 20 PERCENT TO 30 PERCENT

[ APPLAUSE ]

AND FULLY FUNDS THAT ACCOUNT.

IN OTHER WORDS, WE WILL PLACE

ANOTHER $630 MILLION DOLLARS IN

THE RAINY DAY FUND TO BE USED

WHEN DARK CLOUDS AGAIN GATHER ON

THE HORIZON.

MOSS

[ APPLAUSE ]

AS I SAID BEFORE, FISCAL

RESPONSIBILITY IS THE BACKBONE

OF MY BUDGET.

AND I MEAN IT.

OVERALL, MY BUDGET SETS ASIDE

MORE THAN $2 BILLION DOLLARS IN

TOTAL SAVINGS TO SAFEGUARD

AGAINST CUTS TO EDUCATION AND

CRITICAL PROGRAMS IN THE YEARS

TO COME.

TWO BILLY I DON'T KNOW DOLLARS

FOLKS, TWO BILLION.

[ APPLAUSE ]

INCLUDED IN THOSE SAVINGS IS

$315 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE

NEVADA WAY FUND, A NEW

SUB-ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR

TRANSFORMATIONAL ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN

AREAS SUCH AS EMERGING MARKETS

IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF

THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY, AS WELL AS

IN OTHER EMERGING MARKETS IN

NEVADA.

APPROVAL OF THE NEVADA WAY FUNDS

WILL BE AUTHORIZED BY THE NEWLY

FORMED NEVADA WAY LEADERSHIP

COMMITTEE, MADE UP OF THE

GOVERNOR AND THE BIPARTISAN

LEADERSHIP OF THE NEVADA

LEGISLATURE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THE NEVADA WAY FUND SIMPLY

REAFFIRMS THAT WE NEVER STOP

DREAMING AND THAT WE ARE FULLY

PREPARED TO ACT ON THOSE TIMES

WHEN MARKET OPPORTUNITY AND NEW

CAPITAL MERGE.

IN MATTERS OF OUR CHILDREN'S

EDUCATION, I THINK THE BEST

POLITICS IS NO POLITICS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

LET'S AGREE TO SET ASIDE

POLITICS AND TURF GUARDING TO

DEAL WITH THE STUBBORN FACTS

REGARDING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN

NEVADA.

NEVADA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE

BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERFUNDED

AND HAVE HISTORICALLY

UNDERPERFORMED FOR OUR CHILDREN.

BOTH OF THOSE FACTS MUST CHANGE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

TONIGHT, I'M PROPOSING THE

SINGLE LARGEST INVESTMENT IN

K-12 EDUCATION AND RAISING THE

BAR ON EXPECTATIONS AND

ACCOUNTABILITY TO A LEVEL NOT

YET SEEN IN NEVADA.

MY BUDGET CONTAINS $2 BILLION

DOLLARS IN NEW FUNDING FOR OUR

STUDENTS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THAT'S AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN

22 PERCENT FROM WHAT WAS

APPROPRIATED IN THE CURRENT

BIENNIUM.

THAT'S TWO BILLION NEW DOLLARS

FOR LITERACY, FOR INSTRUCTION,

FOR OUR CHILDREN.

[ APPLAUSE ]

PERHAPS MOST GROUNDBREAKING IS

THE COMMITMENT TO EQUITY.

WHEN THE PUPIL CENTERED FUNDING

PLAN WAS CREATED, EQUITY WAS

BUILT INTO THE FORMULA THROUGH

THE WEIGHTS, FOR ENGLISH

LANGUAGE LEARNERS, AT-RISK

STUDENTS, AND GIFTED AND

TALENTED LEARNERS.

I'M EXCEEDINGLY PROUD TO

ANNOUNCE THAT MY BUDGET FULLY

FUNDS THE TARGETED WEIGHTS IN

THE PUPIL CENTERED FUNDING PLAN,

STREAMLINING THOSE DOLLARS TO

THE CLASSROOMS AND STUDENTS WHO

NEED IT THE MOST.

[ APPLAUSE ]

WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, MY

BUDGET PROPOSES SPENDING MORE

THAN $2,000 DOLLARS PER STUDENT

MORE NEXT YEAR.

AFTER YEARS OF CELEBRATING A

HUNDRED DOLLARS HERE AND THERE,

THIS INVESTMENT IS TRULY

HISTORIC.

[ APPLAUSE ]

HERE'S THE TOUGH PART.

ALONG WITH THIS FUNDING, I

EXPECT RESULTS.

I WON'T ACCEPT A LACK OF FUNDING

AS AN EXCUSE FOR

UNDERPERFORMANCE.

I'LL BE WORKING WITH THE STATE

SUPERINTENDENT TO ENSURE OUR

SYSTEMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND

TRANSPARENCY ARE ROBUST AND

ENFORCED.

AND IF WE DON'T BEGIN SEEING

RESULTS, I'LL BE STANDING HERE

IN TWO YEARS CALLING FOR

SYSTEMATIC CHANGES TO THE

GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP IN

K-12 EDUCATION.

[ APPLAUSE ]

EVERY NEVADA CHILD HAS THE RIGHT

TO A QUALITY EDUCATION AND

SHOULD BE COLLEGE OR CAREER

READY BY THE TIME THEY GRADUATE

HIGH SCHOOL.

TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE

NOT - AND SHOULD NOT - BE THE

ONLY OPTION.

[ APPLAUSE ]

PRIVATE SCHOOLS, MAGNET SCHOOLS,

CHARTER SCHOOLS, MICRO SCHOOLS,

VIRTUAL SCHOOLS AND

HOMESCHOOLING ARE ALL VIABLE

ALTERNATIVES THAT CAN INCREASE

THE POTENTIAL FOR STUDENT

SUCCESS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

MY GOAL AFTER WE FINISH THIS

LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS TO GIVE

NEVADA PARENTS SIGNIFICANTLY

MORE CHOICES TO MAKE ABOUT THEIR

CHILD'S EDUCATION.

[ APPLAUSE ]

I WILL BE SUBMITTING LEGISLATION

TO CREATE THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL

CHOICE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF

EDUCATION TO ENSURE STUDENTS AND

THEIR PARENTS HAVE THE

INFORMATION THEY NEED TO

EVALUATE EVERY AVAILABLE OPTION

AND THAT ALL EDUCATION PROVIDERS

ARE HELD TO SIMILAR STANDARDS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

NEVADA'S PUPIL CENTERED FUNDING

PLAN IS BUILT ON THE IDEA THAT

EDUCATION DOLLARS SHOULD

CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS

AND SHOULD FOLLOW THEM NO MATTER

WHAT SCHOOL THEY ATTEND.

[ APPLAUSE ]

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH

PARENTS WILL AN ADVOCATE INSIDE

A GOTH PROMOTING EXPANSION OF

SCHOOL CHOICE IN NEVADA.

[ APPLAUSE ]

SENATOR HEIDI GANSERT ON

EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY

SCHOLARSHIPS.

SHE'S BEEN A STRONG AND

EFFECTIVE VOICE ON THIS CENTRAL

COMPONENT OF SCHOOL CHOICE AND,

DUE TO HER LEADERSHIP AND

OTHERS, I FULLY EXPECT

OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS TO

RECEIVE A RECORD AMOUNT OF

FUNDING THIS SESSION.

[ APPLAUSE ]

IN TOTAL, MY EXECUTIVE BUDGET

PUTS MORE MONEY IN PUBLIC K-12

SCHOOLS AND INTRODUCES MORE

STUDENT AND PARENTAL CHOICES

THAN ANY BUDGET IN NEVADA

HISTORY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

TEACHERS DESERVE A SAFE AND

STABLE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

WHERE THEY CAN TEACH AND

STUDENTS CAN LEARN.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEVADA

HISTORY, WE WILL ALLOCATE OVER

$730 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE

EDUCATION STABILIZATION ACCOUNT,

WHICH IS A RAINY DAY FUND SOLELY

DEDICATED TO K-12.

[ APPLAUSE ]

INTEREST FROM THIS ACCOUNT WILL

BE INNOVATIVELY USED TO PROVIDE

SCHOLARSHIPS TO NEVADA HIGH

SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO ATTEND

NEVADA COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES,

AND WHO ARE WILLING TO TEACH IN

NEVADA SCHOOLS FOR AT LEAST FIVE

YEARS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

ADDITIONALLY, CAREER AND

TECHNICAL ACADEMIES, SIGNATURE

ACADEMIES AND CAREER AND

TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

SHOULD BE USED TO INCREASE THE

PIPELINE OF QUALIFIED TEACHERS.

AND, TO FURTHER ADDRESS THE

IMMEDIATE SHORTAGE, WE SHOULD

ALLOW RETIRED EDUCATORS TO DRAW

BOTH THEIR RETIREMENT AND A

SALARY, WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED

AND NO UNNECESSARY

ADMINISTRATIVE HURDLES TO CLEAR.

[ APPLAUSE ]

TO HELP KEEP THE TEACHER

PIPELINE FULL, MY BUDGET

INCLUDES FUNDING FOR THE TEACH

NEVADA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM,

WHICH PROVIDES $30 MILLION

DOLLARS IN STIPENDS AND TUITION

FOR STUDENT TEACHERS.

COME ON.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THAT'S A BIG DEAL.

THAT'S A BIG DEAL.

CHILDREN WHO DO NOT LEARN TO

READ PROFICIENTLY IN ELEMENTARY

SCHOOL HAVE A LOWER CHANCE OF

GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, AND A

MUCH HIGHER CHANCE OF FACING

DIFFICULT LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES AND

CREATING A COST BURDEN TO THE

STATE.

GOVERNOR SANDOVAL CHAMPIONED

WHERE ARE YOU?

WHERE IS GOVERNOR SANDOVAL?

THERE HE IS.

THANK YOU.

[ APPLAUSE ]

GOVERNOR SAND VAL CHAMPIONED

NEVADA'S READ BY THREE LAW IN

2015.

THAT LAW WAS AMENDED IN 2019 AND

REMOVED A REQUIREMENT THAT

STUDENTS FAILING TO MEET

PROFICIENCY STANDARDS IN THIRD

GRADE, BE HELD BACK UNTIL THOSE

STANDARDS ARE MET.

WE NEED TO REINSTATE ADEQUATE

ACCOUNTABILITY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THEREFORE, I WILL BE IMPOSING A

NEW FIVE-YEAR RULE:

SCHOOLS HAVE FIVE YEARS TO

IMPROVE LITERACY SCORES AND TO

ENSURE THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT

PROFICIENT IN READING DO NOT

ADVANCE BEYOND THIRD GRADE,

UNTIL THEY ARE BROUGHT UP TO

GRADE LEVEL.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THERE IS A SECOND ISSUE

AFFECTING OUR STUDENTS' LITERACY

SCORES.

FAR TOO MANY STUDENTS ARE

ALREADY BEHIND BEFORE THEY EVER

ATTEND THEIR FIRST DAY OF

KINDERGARTEN.

MY BUDGET APPROPRIATES $60

MILLION DOLLARS TO CONTINUE AND

EXPAND PREK OPPORTUNITIES.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WILL

BE CHARGED WITH IMPLEMENTING THE

CORE PREK PROGRAMS, MEASURING

RESULTS, AND PROVIDING POLICY

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A LONG-TERM

STRATEGY TO ENSURE MORE STUDENTS

ARE READY FOR SCHOOL, WHEN THEY

GET TO SCHOOL.

[ APPLAUSE ]

IN 2019, THE LEGISLATURE PASSED

AB 168, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS

THE PUBLIC-SCHOOL RESTORATIVE

JUSTICE LAW.

WHILE WELL INTENDED, THIS LAW

HAS LED TO INSTANCES OF

DISRUPTIVE AND DANGEROUS

SITUATIONS IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE

STATE.

IT HANDCUFFS SCHOOLTEACHERS AND

ADMINISTRATORS, LEAVING THEM

POWERLESS TO ADDRESS HABITUALLY

MISBEHAVING AND ALL TOO OFTEN

VIOLENT STUDENTS.

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE ON SEVERAL

LEVELS, MOST NOTABLY CREATING AN

UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR TEACHERS

AND OTHER STUDENTS IN THE

CLASSROOM.

TO BE CLEAR, EVERY CHILD SHOULD

BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAY

IN SCHOOL.

BUT, THERE ARE OBJECTIVE LIMITS

AND THERE SHOULD BE NO ISSUE

WITH THE TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF A

DISRUPTIVE STUDENT RESULTING IN

AN IMMEDIATE MEETING WITH

PARENTS OR GUARDIANS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

IF CLASSROOM DISRUPTIONS

CONTINUE, THE STUDENT WILL BE

EXPELLED.

[ APPLAUSE ]

WE HAVE TWO NEVADA EDUCATORS

FROM LAS VEGAS AND SPARKS AMONG

US, WHO BOTH RECENTLY

EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL ASSAULT IN

THEIR CLASSROOMS.

THEY ARE HERE TONIGHT IN AN ACT

OF ADVOCACY FOR THEIR FELLOW

EDUCATORS AND TO HELP EMPHASIZE

THE NEED FOR NEW SAFETY AND

SECURITY PROTECTIONS IN OUR

SCHOOL SYSTEM.

THANK YOU.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THESE TEACHERS, AND OTHER

TEACHERS JUST LIKE THEM, DESERVE

OUR TRUST AND ADMIRATION.

TO THOSE OF US IN THIS ROOM AND

TO THOSE LISTENING AND WATCHING,

LET'S SHOW THESE TEACHERS HOW

MUCH WE RESPECT AND SUPPORT

WE HAVE FOR THEM.

THANK YOU.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE EXAMPLES

OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE.

WE'VE SEEN ENOUGH.

IT'S TIME TO ACT AND REPEAL THE

MOST ONEROUS SECTIONS OF THIS

LAW AND IN THEIR PLACE CREATE A

STRUCTURE THAT WORKS FOR

EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND

STUDENTS.

SKIP

HIGHER EDUCATION PLAYS SUCH AN

IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE ECONOMIC

HEALTH OF OUR STATE.

AMONG THE STIFFEST BARRIERS TO

ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESSES AND

RETAINING EXISTING BUSINESSES IS

HAVING A WORKFORCE THAT MEETS

THE NEEDS OF BUSINESS.

TO OVERCOME THIS CHALLENGE, MY

BUDGET RESTORES NSHE'S OPERATING

BUDGET TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS

AND SETS ASIDE $5 MILLION

DOLLARS TO PAY FOR A STUDY OF

THE HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING

FORMULA.

[ APPLAUSE ]

YOU PROBABLY WON'T SMILE AFTER

THIS.

[ LAUGHTER ]

PART OF THE FUNDING STUDY WILL

REQUIRE INCREASED TRANSPARENCY

AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HIGHER

EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS,

INCLUDING THEIR SELF-SUPPORTED

BUDGETS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A DECADE

SINCE THIS FORMULA WAS UPDATED,

AND IT'S TIME FOR A NEW FORMULA

TO REFLECT THE CURRENT STATE, OF

OUR SYSTEM.

[ APPLAUSE ]

WE WILL ALSO:

INCREASE FUNDING FOR WORKFORCE

INNOVATION, TO BETTER RESPOND TO

THE NEEDS OF VARIOUS

ORGANIZATIONS FOR WORKFORCE

TRAINING;

INVEST $75 MILLION DOLLARS FOR

THE LONG-TERM STABILITY OF THE

STATE'S MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIP

PROGRAM;

[ APPLAUSE ]

INVEST $65 MILLION DOLLARS IN

DEFERRED MAINTENANCE FOR AGING

BUILDINGS;

PUT $20 MILLION DOLLARS MORE IN

GRADUATE STUDENT STIPENDS AND TO

SUPPORT RESEARCH AT OUR SYSTEM

INSTITUTIONS;

[ APPLAUSE ]

NOBODY CLAPPED FOR FIXING THE

BUILDINGS?

[ LAUGHTER ]

IT'S NOT SEXY, RIGHT?

[ LAUGHTER ]

ADD $9 MILLION DOLLARS TO

BUILD-UP THE FACULTY AT UNLV

MEDICAL SCHOOL, SO THAT WE CAN

ACCOMMODATE MORE MEDICAL

STUDENTS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

AND APPROPRIATE $6 MILLION

DOLLARS TO CONTINUE STATE

SUPPORT FOR PROMISE

SCHOLARSHIPS, FOR NEVADA HIGH

SCHOOL GRADUATES ATTENDING OUR

COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THERE MAY ARE NO MORE

DYSFUNCTIONAL PART OF STATE

GOVERNMENT THAN IN THE SERVICE

PROVIDED TO OUR WORKFORCE.

DELAYS, FRAUD, AND SYSTEM

FAILURES HAVE BECOME COMMON

PLACE.

TO FIX IT, I AM PROPOSING THAT

WE CONSOLIDATE THESE SERVICES

UNDER A SINGLE OFFICE OF

WORKFORCE.

THE OFFICE WILL DEVELOP AND

EXECUTE AN INTEGRATED PLAN AND

WILL OVERSEE THE 17 REVENUE

STREAMS SOURCED TO THE WORKFORCE

INVESTMENT AND OPPORTUNITY ACT.

RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE FIVE STATE

AGENCIES, THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

ADMINISTERING OVER $200 MILLION

WORKFORCE DOLLARS.

THEY ARE NOT ALIGNED, MUCH LESS

COORDINATED.

RIGHT NOW, WE LARGELY IGNORE THE

VITAL CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR

WORKFORCE PROGRAMS, OUR PUBLIC

SCHOOLS AND OUR COLLEGES AND

UNIVERSITIES.

THESE MUST FUNCTION AS A SINGLE,

INTEGRATED SYSTEM.

RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A STATE

WORKFORCE PLAN THAT IGNORES THE

DIVERSITY OF REGIONAL ECONOMIES.

WE HAVE DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS

BETWEEN NONPROFITS AND STATE

AGENCIES.

WE DON'T MAKE IT EASY TO ACCESS

PROGRAMS TO HELP WOULD-BE

WORKERS WITH TRANSPORTATION OR

CHILDCARE BECAUSE THAT'S IN A

DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT.

RIGHT NOW, WE ARE WASTING MONEY,

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE ARE

WASTING TIME IN GETTING ALL

NEVADANS THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES

THEY DESERVE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE CAN BE

THE SOLUTION TO THIS

DYSFUNCTION.

AS A LIFETIME CRIME FIGHTER, I

CAN SAY THERE IS ARGUABLY

NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT TO THE

3.2 MILLION NEVADANS IN OUR

STATE THAN PUBLIC SAFETY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

AB 236 FROM THE 2019 LEGISLATURE

INTRODUCED SWEEPING REFORMS OF

OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

AT THE TIME, SOME CHANGES I

AGREED WITH AND SOME I DIDN'T

BUT IN THE SPIRIT OF COMPROMISE,

I DID NOT OPPOSE THE BILL.

THREE YEARS HAVE GONE BY, AND WE

CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT SOME OF

THOSE CHANGES DIDN'T PRODUCE THE

OUTCOMES SOME WERE PREDICTING.

IN FACT, THEY MADE THINGS WORSE.

TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEM AREAS,

I WILL BE INTRODUCING

LEGISLATION THAT MAKES IT HARDER

-NOT EASIER - TO COMMIT A CRIME

IN THE STATE OF NEVADA.

[ APPLAUSE ]

MY BILL WILL INCLUDE:

HOLDING CAREER CRIMINALS

ACCOUNTABLE BY STRENGTHENING THE

HABITUAL ENHANCEMENT FOR THOSE

OFFENDERS WHO REPEATEDLY

VICTIMIZE THE COMMUNITY;

STRENGTHENING THE DEFINITION OF

DOMESTIC BATTERY BY

STRANGULATION.

PROTECTING BUSINESSES BY

LOWERING THE FELONY THEFT

THRESHOLD;

EMPOWERING JUDGES AND PROBATION

OFFICERS TO IMPOSE TOUGHER

SANCTIONS FOR PAROLE VIOLATIONS;

[ APPLAUSE ]

DISALLOWING DIVERSION FOR CRIMES

AGAINST CHILDREN AND THE

ELDERLY;

[ APPLAUSE ]

STRENGTHENING DRUG LAWS BY

REDUCING WEIGHTS FOR POSSESSION

AND TRAFFICKING, WHILE

INCREASING PENALTIES;

[ APPLAUSE ]

FIGHTING THE FENTANYL EPIDEMIC.

[ APPLAUSE ]

FENTANYL POSSESSION IN ANY

AMOUNT SHOULD BE A CATEGORY B

FELONY;

[ APPLAUSE ]

ADDRESSING THESE PROBLEM AREAS

WILL HAVE AN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ON

REDUCING CRIME AND HELPS ENSURE

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR PUBLIC

SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

SYSTEMS.

MOSS APPLAUSE

IF WE LOOK A LITTLE CLOSER,

THERE ARE CLEAR DISPARITIES IN

NEVADA'S PUBLIC SAFETY

COMPENSATION STRUCTURES AND IT'S

UNFAIR.

TO ADDRESS THIS, WE SHOULD MAKE

EVERY EFFORT TO RETAIN OUR

PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL.

THEREFORE, I'M PROPOSING A

-- YOU CAN CLAP.

YOU CAN CLAP.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THEREFORE, I'M PROPOSING

TWO-GRADE INCREASE FOR ALL

PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES ABOVE

WHAT IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES TO HELP BRING

THEM CLOSER TO PARITY WITH LOCAL

AGENCIES

[ APPLAUSE ]

AND TO ENSURE WE ARE

AGENCIES, AND TO ENSURE WE ARE

NO LONGER THE TRAINING GROUND

FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICE

FORCES.

[ APPLAUSE ]

WE ALL KNOW TOO WELL THAT CRIME

IS OFTEN THE RESULT OF POOR

DECISIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES.

INCARCERATION SHOULD BE THE LAST

RESORT.

HOWEVER, JAILS AND PRISONS ARE

ALL TOO OFTEN PLACES WHERE WE

HOUSE THOSE WE HAVE FAILED TO

EDUCATE, FAILED TO TREAT, OR

OTHERWISE FAILED TO GET THEM THE

HELP THEY NEED.

[ APPLAUSE ]

WE ARE SEEING THE EFFECT OF THIS

ON OUR STREETS IN THE FORM OF

INCREASED HOMELESSNESS; WE ARE

SEEING IT IN OUR SCHOOLS, WHERE

YOUNG PEOPLE WITHOUT ACCESS TO

TREATMENT ARE ACTING OUT; AND WE

ARE SEEING IT OUR ECONOMY, WHERE

THE SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES AND

CUSTOMERS IS PARAMOUNT.

I WILL MAKE SURE GOVERNMENT DOES

ITS PART BY INCREASING

REIMBURSEMENT RATES IN AREAS OF

ACUTE NEED, ESPECIALLY IN MENTAL

HEALTH SERVICES.

[ APPLAUSE ]

MY BUDGET INCLUDES AN

ENHANCEMENT IN MEDICAID, TO

EXPAND COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL

HEALTH CENTERS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THIS $17 MILLION DOLLAR

EXPANSION WILL ADD UP TO SIX

CLINICS ACROSS THE STATE IN

UNDERSERVED AREAS INCLUDING

NORTHERN AND RURAL NEVADA.

[ APPLAUSE ]

ENSURING MORE MENTAL HEALTH

SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE

IN NEED, REGARDLESS OF THEIR

ABILITY TO PAY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THE NEED FOR FORENSIC MENTAL

HEALTH SERVICES IS ALSO

CRITICAL.

IT'S AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN

NEGLECTED.

MY BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING TO

CONVERT A PORTION OF THE CITY OF

LAS VEGAS JAIL INTO A FORENSIC

HOSPITAL, TO BUILD OUT A POD AT

THE RAWSON-NEAL HOSPITAL FOR

FORENSIC SERVICES, AND MONEY FOR

A BRAND-NEW GROUND UP FORENSIC

HOSPITAL IN SOUTHERN NEVADA.

[ APPLAUSE ]

I LACK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH

LEGISLATURE TO FUND THESE

PROJECTS.

NICOLE.

LET'S TALK ABOUT ANOTHER ISSUE

THAT MUST BE DEALT WITH

CANDIDLY.

THE RIGHT TO VOTE IS ONE OF THE

MOST FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN

AMERICAN SOCIETY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

IT IS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT THAT

THE PROCESS ITSELF HAS INTEGRITY

BUT ALSO THAT THE PEOPLE OF

NEVADA HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE

PROCESS IS FREE AND FAIR.

[ APPLAUSE ]

WITH THIS SAID, THERE ARE

CERTAIN ELECTION REFORMS THAT

ARE JUST COMMON SENSE.

MOST NOTABLY, ALL MAIL-IN

BALLOTS SHOULD BE RECEIVED BY

THE TIME POLLS CLOSE ON ELECTION

DAY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

AS OPPOSED TO 5:00 P.M. FOUR

DAYS FOLLOWING AN ELECTION.

SIZCO GAVE ME A DIRTY LOOK.

THIS PUTS NEVADA BACK IN LINE

WITH NATIONAL NORMS AND ENSURES

OUR ELECTION REPORTING DOES NOT

DRAG ON FOR DAYS WHEN THE

BALANCE OF THE NATION HAS MOVED

ON.

SECOND, NEVADA CREATED UNIVERSAL

MAIL-IN BALLOTS AS A RESPONSE TO

COVID.

WITH THE PANDEMIC BEHIND US,

THIS EXPENSIVE PROCESS IS SIMPLY

UNNECESSARY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

ANYONE WHO WANTS OR NEEDS A

MAIL-IN BALLOT SHOULD HAVE EVERY

RIGHT TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE

ONE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

HOWEVER, SENDING BALLOTS TO MORE

THAN 1.9 MILLION REGISTERED

VOTERS IS INEFFICIENT AND

UNNECESSARY.

NOT TO MENTION, IT'S ESTIMATED

TO COST NEARLY $7 MILLION

DOLLARS IN THIS BUDGET AND WILL

INCREASE TO OVER $11 MILLION

DOLLARS IN FUTURE BUDGETS.

THIRD, IT IS IMPORTANT TO VERIFY

THE IDENTITY OF VOTERS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

SIGNATURE VERIFICATION IS A

TIME-INTENSIVE AND CUMBERSOME

PROCESS.

WE REQUIRE PEOPLE TO HAVE A

VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION TO

GET ON A PLANE, TO OPERATE A

MOTOR VEHICLE OR TO PURCHASE

ALCOHOL OR CIGARETTES, BUT NOT

TO CAST A VOTE IN AN ELECTION.

THAT IS ILLOGICAL.

[ APPLAUSE ]

FOURTH, UNREGULATED BALLOT

HARVESTING NEEDS TO BE

ADDRESSED.

TO BE CLEAR, HARVESTING BALLOTS

WAS A FELONY PRIOR TO THE

PANDEMIC, AND NOW, IT'S A COMMON

CAMPAIGN PRACTICE.

IF WE ARE GOING TO ALLOW SOMEONE

OTHER THAN THE VOTER OR AN

IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER TO CAST

THEIR VOTE IN AN ELECTION, THAT

PERSON SHOULD BE CLEARLY

IDENTIFIED, AND HAVE SOME

REASONABLE LIMITATIONS AND

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED

UPON THEM.

[ APPLAUSE ]

FINALLY, NEVADA NEEDS TO END

PARTISAN REDISTRICTING.

[ APPLAUSE ]

NEVADA VOTERS SHOULD HAVE THE

RIGHT TO SELECT THEIR ELECTED

LEADERS, NOT THE OTHER WAY

AROUND.

WE NEED AN INDEPENDENT,

NONPARTISAN COMMISSION THAT IS

SUBJECT TO THE OPEN MEETING LAW

TO REDRAW DISTRICTS EVERY TEN

YEARS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

IT'S TIME WE DO THIS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

MARK MY WORDS.

IF THE LEGISLATURE CAN'T MAKE

MEANINGFUL PROGRESS IN THIS

CRITICAL AREA, THESE REFORMS

SHOULD BE PLACED BEFORE THE

VOTERS DURING THE NEXT ELECTION.

[ APPLAUSE ]

TURNING OUR ATTENTION TO OUR

STATE EMPLOYEES, WE HAVE PRIDED

OURSELVES ON HAVING A SMALL AND

EFFICIENT STATE GOVERNMENT.

IN FACT, THE MOST RECENT US

CENSUS OF GOVERNMENTS RANKS

NEVADA SECOND TO LAST IN TERMS

OF STATE EMPLOYEES PER 1,000

RESIDENTS.

NO, DON'T APPLAUD FOR A THAT.

THE SOLE PURPOSE OF STATE

GOVERNMENT IS TO SERVE THE

PEOPLE OF NEVADA.

BUT, THIS CAN'T BE DONE

EFFECTIVELY WHEN WE HAVE A STATE

JOB VACANCY RATE ABOVE 20

PERCENT, A REMOTE AND

DISCONNECTED WORKFORCE, AND

OUTDATED COMPUTER SYSTEMS.

WHICH IS WHY ONE OF THE FIRST

THINGS I DID UPON TAKING MY OATH

WAS TO ISSUE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER

REQUIRING ALL STATE EMPLOYEES TO

RETURN TO PRE-PANDEMIC OFFICE

HOURS BY JULY 1.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THE TRUTH IS WE ASK OUR STATE

EMPLOYEES TO DO THEIR JOBS, BUT

WE'RE NOT PAYING FAIR WAGES FOR

A FAIR DAY'S WORK.

THEY DESERVE BETTER.

[ APPLAUSE ]

MY BUDGET INCLUDES AN 8 PERCENT

INCREASE FOR ALL STATE WORKERS

NEXT YEAR AND AN ADDITIONAL 4

PERCENT INCREASE THE YEAR AFTER.

THE LAST TIME STATE EMPLOYEES

RECEIVED EVEN A 5 PERCENT

INCREASE WAS 1995.

AND THE LAST TIME THEY RECEIVED

ANYTHING IN EXCESS OF 5 PERCENT

WAS 1985.

THE INCREASES INCLUDED IN MY

BUDGET, ARE A MAJOR FIRST STEP

IN A SUSTAINABLE PATHWAY TO

INCREASING STATE EMPLOYEE PAY TO

WHERE IT DESERVES TO BE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

MOREOVER, RETENTION OF OUR

EXISTING EMPLOYEES IS ALSO

CRITICAL.

AS SUCH, MY BUDGET INCLUDES

$2,000 DOLLAR ANNUAL BONUSES,

FOR EVERY EXECUTIVE BRANCH STATE

EMPLOYEE, TO BE PAID QUARTERLY.

THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT

UNTIL JULY 1, THOUGH.

I'VE INCLUDED MONEY TO PAY OUT

THOSE $500-DOLLAR QUARTERLY

BONUSES STARTING THIS FISCAL

YEAR, AND I'M ASKING THE

LEGISLATURE TO PASS A

SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION AS

ONE OF ITS FIRST BILLS, TO FUND

THESE BONUSES, STARTING AT THE

END OF MARCH.

[ APPLAUSE ]

STATE EMPLOYEES ALSO DESERVE A

SAFE AND PLEASANT WORKING

ENVIRONMENT.

OF THE LAST THREE MAJOR STATE

OFFICE BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED,

ONE HAS BEEN TORN DOWN, THE

OTHER IS GETTING THE ROOF

REPLACED, AND THE GRANT SAWYER

BUILDING NEEDS MAJOR

REHABILITATION.

MY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET

INCLUDES FUNDING FOR

REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING

BUILDINGS AND MONEY FOR, THREE

NEW STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS SO

OUR EMPLOYEES CAN PROVIDE

SERVICES TO OUR CONSTITUENTS IN

A SAFE AND STABLE WORKSPACE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

A TOP PRIORITY OF MY

ADMINISTRATION WILL BE TO

RESTORE NEVADA'S REPUTATION AS A

PRO-BUSINESS, PRO-DEVELOPMENT

STATE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE NEVADA

SHOULD BE THE MOST

ENTREPRENEURIAL-FRIENDLY STATE

IN THE NATION.

[ APPLAUSE ]

UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE LOST GROUND

IN THIS AREA AND IT'S OUR JOB TO

INFORM THE WORLD NEVADA HAS

RE-OPENED FOR BUSINESS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

OUR BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR

ECONOMIC GROWTH ARE PROVIDING, A

PRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOR THE

350,000 BUSINESSES THAT

CURRENTLY CALL NEVADA HOME AND

OFFERING A PRO-DEVELOPMENT

INVITATION FOR THE EXPANSION OF

NEW BUSINESS.

AND INDUSTRY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

WHETHER IT'S CLOSING THE LITHIUM

LOOP, UNLOCKING INNOVATION AND

INVESTMENT IN LOGISTICS,

ENTERTAINMENT, SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY, OR EMBRACING

ENTREPRENEURSHIP, THE MESSAGE

IS, THAT NEVADA IS READY TO

PARTNER.

[ APPLAUSE ]

CASE IN POINT, I'M LOOKING

FORWARD

FORWARD TO JOINING ELON MUSK AND

THE TEAM AT TESLA TOMORROW WHEN

THEY UNVEIL PLANS TO BUILD A

BRAND NEW $3.5 BILLION-DOLLAR

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING FACILITY

IN NORTHERN NEVADA FOR THE

COMPANY'S ALL-ELECTRIC

SEMI-TRUCKS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS.

I'M PROUD TO DECLARE THAT NEVADA

IS BACK OPEN FOR BUSINESS,

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

WITH THAT SAID, PROCEEDS FROM

OUR ECONOMIC INVESTMENTS MUST BE

RESPONSIBLY REINVESTED, AND WE

MUST ENSURE THEY ARE USED TO

ADDRESS THE TRANSPORTATION,

EDUCATION, HOUSING, AND PUBLIC

SAFETY DEMANDS CREATED BY OUR

CONTINUED GROWTH.

TAX DOLLARS SHOULD RIGHTLY

FOLLOW THE DEMAND FOR SERVICES,

REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL

BOUNDARIES.

I AM ASKING THE LEGISLATURE TO

WORK WITH ME TO ENSURE THAT AS

EXPIRING TAX ABATEMENTS BECOME

NEW TAX DOLLARS, THOSE

INCREMENTAL FUNDS ARE DIRECTED

TO THE COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED

BY OUR STATE'S GROWTH.

[ APPLAUSE ]

FINALLY, WE ALL KNOW SOUTHERN

NEVADA HAS LONG BEEN THE

ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL OF THE

WORLD AND HAS BECOME A MECCA FOR

PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.

THIS NOVEMBER, WE WELCOME YET

ANOTHER SPECTACULAR

INTERNATIONAL EVENT FROM FORMULA

ONE RACING, THE INAUGURAL LAS

VEGAS GRAND PRIX.

[ APPLAUSE ]

PLEASE MAKE WELCOME STEFANO

DOMENICALI, THE CEO OF FORMULA

[ APPLAUSE ]

ONE, WHO TRAVELED FROM ITALY TO

TO BE WITH US TONIGHT.

AND

[ APPLAUSE ]

LOOKING TO SEE IF HE WILL LET ME

DRIVE ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

[ LAUGHTER ]

AND RENEE

WILM, THE CEO AND PRESIDENT OF

THE LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX.

[ APPLAUSE ]

WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU WITH

US IN CARSON CITY AND TO HAVE

THE RACE OF RACES TAKE PLACE IN

LAS VEGAS.

THANK YOU.

[ APPLAUSE ]

SPEAKING OF HOSPITALITY AND

GAMING, CONCERNS HAVE SURFACED

RELATED TO A LACK OF BALANCE

BETWEEN THE “GOLD STANDARD” OF

OUR GAMING REGULATIONS AND THE

TIME REQUIRED TO GAIN APPROVAL

FROM THE GAMING CONTROL BOARD

LAB, FOR NEW PRODUCT.

THE RESULT IS THAT NEW PRODUCTS

ARE LIKELY BEING INTRODUCED WITH

MORE SPEED OUTSIDE OF NEVADA

WHICH DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE

COMPETITIVE POSITION OF NEVADA'S

GAMING OPERATORS.

WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE CONTROL

BOARD TO ENSURE THE LOGJAM IS

CLEARED.

ANOTHER ISSUE OF CONCERN TO OUR

NUMBER ONE INDUSTRY IS SB4, FROM

THE 2020 SPECIAL SESSION.

THAT LAW IMPOSED MANDATORY COVID

DAILY CLEANING AND TIME OFF

REQUIREMENTS, IN OUR HOTELS THAT

ARE NO LONGER RELEVANT.

PERSONAL TIME OFF AND DAILY

CLEANING REQUIREMENTS ADD TO THE

LABOR SHORTAGE AND EXCEED

CURRENT CDC GUIDANCE.

CLEARLY MUCH MORE IS KNOWN TODAY

ABOUT TRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS

THAN WHAT EXISTED WHEN THIS

LEGISLATION WAS PASSED IN 2020.

YET, OUR HOTEL OPERATORS' HANDS

ARE TIED BY THIS BURDENSOME

LEGACY LAW, AND IT SHOULD BE

REPEALED.

[ APPLAUSE ]

LET'S MAKE IT ONE OF THE FIRST

BI-PARTISAN THINGS WE GET DONE

THIS SESSION.

.

[ APPLAUSE ]

ONE MORE ISSUE FROM LAST SESSION

THAT WARRANTS STRAIGHT TALK.

THE PUBLIC OPTION WAS PASSED IN

2021 BUT WON'T BE IMPLEMENTED

UNTIL 2026.

I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, PASSING

LAWS THAT DON'T HAVE ANY

PRACTICAL EFFECT, IS POLITICAL

THEATER.

SERIOUS QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT

THE RUSHED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE

PUBLIC OPTION, AGENCY AMENDMENTS

TO THE STATUTE, AND LACK OF

TRANSPARENCY.

GETTING NEVADANS INSURED IS THE

GOAL.

AT A MINIMUM THIS LAW NEEDS TO

BE SUBSTANTIALLY REVISED, OR

BETTER YET REPEALED, SO WE CAN

RE-FOCUS ON THE REAL PROBLEM

WHICH IS GETTING ELIGIBLE BUT

UNINSURED NEVADANS THE COVERAGE

THEY NEED.

[ APPLAUSE ]

I CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO ANOTHER

AREA OF CHALLENGE AND

OPPORTUNITY:

ENERGY.

CALIFORNIA DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH

ELECTRIC GENERATION WITHIN ITS

OWN STATE TO MEET ITS

ELECTRICITY NEEDS - AND IS NOW

RELYING ON THE BROADER WESTERN

ELECTRIC MARKET TO IMPORT

ENERGY.

WITH CALIFORNIA RETIRING ITS

UNITS AND CHANGING ITS

TRANSMISSION RULES, WE HAVE NO

CHOICE BUT TO REDUCE OUR

RELIANCE ON THE MARKET AND SEEK

ENERGY INDEPENDENCE FOR ALL

NEVADANS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

TO ADDRESS THIS, I WILL ISSUE AN

EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT ALLOWS

ELECTRIC PROVIDERS, TO DEVELOP

DEDICATED IN-STATE GENERATION

RESOURCES, TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE

NO LONGER FORCED TO RELY ON THE

BROADER ELECTRIC MARKET.

[ APPLAUSE ]

OUR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE WILL

SPUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LEAD

TO JOB CREATION, AND DRIVE

LOWER-COST ENERGY FOR ALL

NEVADANS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

OUR GREATEST CHALLENGE OVER THE

NEXT DECADE MAY VERY WELL BE

WATER.

DEALING WITH IT WILL REQUIRE

BOTH PARTISANSHIP AND

LEADERSHIP.

DID I SAY PARTISANSHIP?

SORRY.

PARTNERSHIP.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THERE YOU GO.

THE COLORADO RIVER IS IN THE

MIDST A 22-YEAR DROUGHT AND LAKE

MEAD IS AT ITS LOWEST LEVEL

SINCE 1937.

SOUTHERN NEVADA'S UNIQUE ABILITY

TO CAPTURE, TREAT AND RETURN

WATER TO THE COLORADO RIVER IS A

CLEAR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, BUT

OUR FUTURE IS DEPENDENT ON OUR

ABILITY TO CONSERVE AND

PRIORITIZE OUR USE OF WATER.

IT IS ALSO DEPENDENT ON OUR

ABILITY TO WORK WITH THE SEVEN

BASIN STATES AND MEXICO TO DEAL

WITH SHORT AND LONG-TERM WATER

RESOURCE SOLUTIONS.

NEVADA MUST LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND

DEMONSTRATE OUR FIRM RESOLVE TO

ACHIEVE A NEW BALANCE ON THE

RIVER.

GOING FORWARD, I WILL BE MORE

INVOLVED ALONG WITH NEVADA'S

BEST WATER EXPERTS, IN FUTURE

NEGOTIATIONS WITH OTHER STATES,

PURVEYORS, AND USERS TO BRING

ABOUT NECESSARY CHANGE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

AT THE SAME TIME, WE MUST APPLY

THE SAME DILIGENCE AND RESOLVE

TO PROTECTING LAKE TAHOE, SO

THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS OF

NEVADANS CAN ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS

WE HAVE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THERE ARE NO SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO

THESE COMPLICATED WATER

CHALLENGES, BUT WE MUST BE

ASSURED THAT OUR NEIGHBORS SHARE

THE SAME COMMITMENT THAT WE ASK

OF OURSELVES.

[ APPLAUSE ]

ANOTHER ISSUE THAT REQUIRES

ACTION IS THE TIMELY RELEASE OF

PUBLIC LANDS.

CURRENTLY, BLM MANAGEMENT HAS

JURISDICTION OF OVER 48 MILLION

ACRES IN NEVADA.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US, IN

COORDINATION WITH OUR

CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION,

PROMOTE A MORE PREDICTABLE

APPROACH TO THE TIMELY RELEASE

OF FEDERAL LANDS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THE DISPOSITION OF FEDERALLY

MANAGED LANDS WITHIN, AND

ADJACENT TO, CITY AND COUNTY

BOUNDARIES IS A CRITICAL

COMPONENT TO ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT AND AFFORDABLE

HOUSING

[ APPLAUSE ]

IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT THE SOUL

OF NEVADA CAN BE FOUND IN THE

PEOPLE AND PLACES THAT MAKE UP

OUR RURAL COUNTIES.

[ APPLAUSE ]

I'M LOOKING AT YOU.

STAYING CONNECTED TO TOWNS LIKE

CARLIN AND CALIENTE, GABBS AND

GERLACH, AND WELLS AND WADSWORTH

IS A TOP PRIORITY OF MY

ADMINISTRATION.

TO MAKE THIS A REALITY, I AM

VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE TONIGHT

THAT WE WILL BE MAKING A $400

MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN

BROADBAND TO ACCELERATE

STATEWIDE CONNECTIVITY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

IN ADDITION, IT'S CRITICAL THAT

THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE BE

KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT RURAL

AFFAIRS, AS WELL AS WITH THE

MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

AND LAND MANAGEMENT POLICIES.

TO HELP WITH THIS, I HAVE

DESIGNATED A STAFF PERSON IN MY

OFFICE, TIM ROBB, TO WORK WITH

YOU CAN CLAP FOR TIM.

[ APPLAUSE ]

IS TIM HERE?

THERE THERE HE IS.

UP THERE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

TO WORK WITH

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

DIRECTOR JJ GOICOECHEA AND

[ APPLAUSE ]

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND

NATURAL RESOURCES DIRECTOR JAMES

[ APPLAUSE ]

SETTELMEYER TO COORDINATE WITH

NEVADA'S RURAL COMMUNITIES, SO

THAT RURAL NEEDS IN NEVADA ARE

NOT OVERLOOKED.

[ APPLAUSE ]

UNDERSTANDING RURAL NEVADA GOES

HAND IN HAND WITH UNDERSTANDING

NEVADA'S MINING INDUSTRY.

FOR MOST OF THE LAST CENTURY,

THE MINING INDUSTRY HAS ENJOYED

A PRODUCTIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH

MOST OF NEVADA'S STATE AGENCIES.

RECENTLY, THERE IS A SENSE THE

RELATIONSHIP HAS MIGRATED AWAY

FROM THAT.

MY OFFICE WILL MAKE SURE THAT

THE FIVE KEY STATE AGENCIES WITH

JURISDICTION OVER MINING ISSUES

ARE WORKING IN COOPERATION WITH

THE INDUSTRY.

THIS NEEDS TO BE A PRIORITY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

ALL OF US WERE SENT TO CARSON

CITY TO CARRY OUT THE PEOPLE'S

BUSINESS.

IT IS THE PURPOSE OF OUR OATH.

IT REMAINS OUR DUTY TO KEEP.

THE BUDGET PRIORITIES I'VE LAID

OUT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT ARE

PREDICATED UPON A COMBINATION OF

COMMON SENSE, FISCAL DISCIPLINE,

AND HIGH-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT.

IN SUMMARY, MY BUDGET:

*DOESN'T RAISE ONE DIME OF NEW

TAXES, IN FACT, WE CUT TAXES FOR

HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES

[ APPLAUSE ]

*PAYS DOWN DEBT

*SAVES $1 FOR EVERY NEW DOLLAR

YEAH, YOU CAN CLAP.

SAYS $1 FOR EVERY NEW DOLLAR

SPENT IN THE GENERAL FUND

[ APPLAUSE ]

*INVESTS MILLIONS IN THE NEVADA

WAY ACCOUNT

[ APPLAUSE ]

*PAYS STATE EMPLOYEES A FAIRER

WAGE

[ APPLAUSE ]

*OFFERS MORE SCHOOL CHOICE

[ APPLAUSE ]

*GIVES MORE FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS

AND TEACHERS WITH STRICTER

ACCOUNTABILITY

[ APPLAUSE ]

*PROVIDES FOR SAFER SCHOOLS

[ APPLAUSE ]

*DIRECTS MORE FUNDING TO HIGHER

ED AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

[ APPLAUSE ]

*RE-ENERGIZES ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

[ APPLAUSE ]

*RETURNS TO SENSIBLE CRIMINAL

JUSTICE REFORM

[ APPLAUSE ]

*BUILDS MORE CAPACITY IN MENTAL

HEALTH SERVICES

[ APPLAUSE ]

*AND RESTORES FAITH IN NEVADA

ELECTIONS

[ APPLAUSE ]

THESE VARIOUS PROGRAMS ARE IN

KEEPING WITH THE NEEDS AND

ASPIRATIONS I HEARD FROM

COUNTLESS NEVADANS OVER THE PAST

TWO YEARS.

THE URGENCY IN THEIR VOICES WAS

UNFORGETTABLE TO ME.

I PROMISED THEM, THEIR CONCERNS

WOULD NOT BE LOST WHEN I GOT TO

CARSON CITY.

I KNOW WE WON'T LET THEM DOWN.

[ APPLAUSE ]

PRESIDENT DWIGHT EISENHOWER

SAID, “THE SUPREME QUALITY OF

LEADERSHIP IS INTEGRITY.

” ABOVE ALL ELSE, MY

ADMINISTRATION WILL GOVERN WITH

TRANSPARENCY, CANDOR, AND

INTEGRITY.

THAT IS MY SOLEMN COMMITMENT TO

YOU.

[ APPLAUSE ]

AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, I BELIEVE

THE BEST OF OUR HISTORY LIES

BEFORE US.

OUR CAPACITY TO ACHIEVE GREAT

DEEDS WILL NEVER BE IN QUESTION.

BECAUSE WE WILL FOLLOW THE

NEVADA WAY - NEVER GIVE UP,

NEVER GIVE IN, AND NEVER STOP

DREAMING.

[ APPLAUSE ]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'VE

LEARNED OVER MY LIFETIME THAT

THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR

DISCIPLINED HARD WORK.

THERE JUST ISN'T.

I DO NOT FEAR WHAT LIES AHEAD.

INSTEAD, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE

FUTURE WITH GREAT HOPE AND

ANTICIPATION.

I TRUST THAT, YOU DO, AS WELL.

[ APPLAUSE ]

IN CLOSING, AS I THINK OF MY

1-YEAR-OLD GRANDSON TEDDY AND

THE THOUSANDS OF NEW YOUNG

NEVADANS HIS AGE IN OUR STATE, I

RECALL THE SIMPLE BUT MEANINGFUL

WORDS THAT UNDERSCORE THE

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TASK THAT

LIES BEFORE US:

LET'S PLANT THE TREES THAT SOME

OF US MAY NEVER SEE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

GOD BLESS NEVADA.

AND GOD BLESS AMERICA

[ APPLAUSE ]

>> THAT WAS NEWLY ELECTED

GOVERNOR JOSEPH LOMBARDO.

HIS FIRST OF STATE OF STATE

ADDRESS FOR ANALYSIS WHAT WE

JUST HEARD.

LET'S START WITH FELLOW

REPUBLICAN WARREN HARDY.

WARREN, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF

WHAT YOU JUST HEARD YOUR TAKE

AWAY

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY GOOD

SPEECH.

I THINK HE HIT HIGH POINTS OF

THINGS HE WANTS TO ACCOMPLISH IN

THIS FIRST SESSION.

I WAS REALLY ENCOURAGED WITH

WHAT HE HAD TO SAY REGARDING THE

CHANGES ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

AND BRINGING ACCOUNTABILITY TO

THAT AND FOCUS THAT IN THE RIGHT

DIRECTION.

AND REALLY ENCOURAGED WITH WHAT

HIS PLANS FOR MENTION HEALTH.

THAT IS SUCH A CRITICAL THING

FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

I'M REALLY ENCOURAGED TO HEAR

HIM GIVE SO MUCH EMPHASIS TO

THAT.

>> WE WILL GET BACK TO THAT

QUESTION.

WHAT STOOD OUT FOR YOU?

>> I DELIVERED BETTER THAN WHAT

I WAS GOING TO TWO HE'S NOT THAT

KIND OF ROLE IN PAST.

HE'S GETTING INTO THAT SIDE OF

IT AND GOVERNING.

I HAVE SO TO SAY THE PRE-K

FUNDING WAS VERY, VERY

IMPORTANT.

I THINK THAT'S A BIG WIN IN

PLACE HE CAN BRING A COMPROMISE

AND WORK WITH THE DEMOCRATS

ACROSS THE AISLE.

YOU HAVE TO FIND THOSE LITTLE

NUANCED PLACES.

FOR FORENSIC HOSPITAL WILL BE

KEY.

WE NEED TO LOOK HOW WE GOVERN

AND HOW WE POLICE.

I THINK THERE FEW THINGS.

I THINK THE STATE EMPLOYEE

INCREASES ARE ABSOLUTELY

PHENOMENAL.

LONG OVERDUE.

I WISH THERE WERE SOME THIS

THERE FOR TEACHERS BUT THEIR WAS

PROGRAMMING MONEY BUT THERE WAS

ACKNOWLEDGMENT IN STATE

EMPLOYEES AND FACT THAT THEY ARE

SO SHORT STAFFED RIGHT NOW THAT,

THE SALARY INCREASE IT WON'T GET

THEM COMPETITIVE -- WE WON'T

STOP LOSING THEM COMPLETELY TO

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BUT IT CAN

HELP WITH THAT FLOW.

>> DAVID ANYTHING YOU WANT TO

RESPOND TO OR TAKE AWAY?

>> I THINK A LOT MORE FRIENDS --

I THINK YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE HE

IS VERY MODERATE SPEECH

>> YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK YOUR

MIC MUST HAVE FALLEN OFF.

WE WILL HAVE TO GET THAT FIXED.

FOR NOW LET'S GO TO JESSICA AND

WHAT STOOD OUT TO YOU?

>> I THINK THAT IT WAS REALLY

GOOD SPEECH.

I THINK HE DID FOLLOW ALONG WITH

THINGS HE IS TALKING ABOUT

THROUGHOUT HIS CAMPAIGN.

YOU SEE ALL OF THOSE PROMISES IN

HIS SPEECH.

IT WILL BE INTERESTING LIKE

DAVID DAMORE SAID HOW MUCH HE

WILL BE ABLE TO GET DONE IN

DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATURE

SPECIFICALLY WITH SOME OF THOSE

LITTLE EXTRA REFORMS SUCH A

CHANGING MAIL-IN BALLOT DATES

THAT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE

IF THAT COULD EVER GET DONE.

DAVID LET'S GO BACK TO YOU.

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, IT'S A

GOOD TO BE A NEW GOVERNMENT AND

BIG BUDGET SURPLUS.

HE GETS TO GO IN THERE PLAY

SANTA CLAUS A LITTLE BIT NOT

HAVE TO BRING CUTS INSPECT I

THINK THE SPEECH WAS VERY

MODERATE REALIZING SORT OF

CONTEXT HE'S IN FINDING THOSE

AREAS HE CAN COMPROMISE BUT

TRYING TO THROW RED MEAT TO

CONSERVATIVES ON SOME OF THOSE

ISSUES.

CHRIS AND WARREN, WHEN WE TALK

ABOUT THE BUDGET HE DOES PROPOSE

SEVERAL CUTS, TAX CUTS.

BUT 37 LOT OF SPENDING IN THERE.

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT IN YOUR

HEAD DOES IT ALL ADD UP?

DOES IT MAKE SENSE?

>> I WAS TRYING TO ADD UP IN MY

HEAD.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT ACTUALLY

LANDS.

I WAS ALWAYS FRUSTRATED WHEN WE

STARTED THE RAINY DAY FUND IT

WAS ACTUALLY WHEN WARREN AND I

SERVED I WANT A SAVING ACCOUNT

BUT NOT AN OVERLY PROSPEROUS

SAVING ACCOUNT ESPECIALLY WHEN

THEREFORE TO MANY NEEDS WITHIN

STATE IAN HE CAN'T ADDRESS IN

LEGISLATURE IS GOING TO BE

INTERESTED IN.

SO I THINK $630 MILLION IN

INCREASING THAT BY 10 PERCENT IS

HUGE LEAP.

REFUNDING IT, YEAH.

OKAY.

THAT WAS NECESSARY DURING THE

PANDEMIC.

YOU WANT THAT BALANCE.

BUT YOU KNOW, SCHOOLS, THEY DID

PUT HE RECOMMENDED SOME MONEY

FOR SCHOOLS.

I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S ENOUGH.

TEACHER SALARIES ARE NOT

COMPETITIVE.

SO THERE WAS NO ADDRESSING THAT

PART OF IT.

I THINK THE MENTAL HEALTH PIECE,

I APPLAUD AND I AGREE WITH

WARREN ON THAT.

I THINK REFOCUSING JUST OUR

STUDENTS BUT ALSO OUR

COMMUNITIES IS A TRYING TIME AND

RECOGNIZING THAT MENTAL HEALTH

IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE

ADDRESSED AND YOU HAVE TO DO

THAT BOTH WITH STAFFING,

PSYCHIATRISTS AND BRINGING IN

SOCIAL WORKERS AND AWFUL THOSE

PIECES THAT MAKE IT WORK IN LONG

RUN.

I THINK HE PUT FEW BUZZ WORDS

AND PROBABLY RED MEAT FOR THOSE.

I DON'T SEE VOUCHER GOING

ANYWHERE.

IF YOU DON'T FUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ADEQUATELY YOU'RE THROWING MONEY

AWAY AND GIVE IT TO OPPORTUNITY

GRANTS.

I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING.

>> LET'S GET MORE INTO SCHOOL

CHOICE.

BUT BEFORE THAT, IF SHE CAN'T

MAKE SENSE OF THE BUDGET, CAN

YOU?

>> NO.

CHRIS WAS A GOOD A BUDGET AS

ANYBODY MAYBE BOB.

AND I THINK THAT THE RAINY DAY

FUND WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE

THREE THINGS CHRIS AND I AGREED

ON IN OUR 20 YEARS OF SERVING

TOGETHER.

HERE'S THE ENCOURAGING THING TO

ME ABOUT BUDGET.

WE WILL HAVE TO DIG INTO THIS

AND FIGURE OUT HOW HE DID ALL OF

THAT.

I THINK WE GOT SOME INDICATION

WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT THE GAS TAX

AND THAT HE WAS GOING TO USE A

PORTION OF SURPLUS TO SUPPLANT

THAT MONEY TO GIVE TAX BREAKS TO

THE NEVADANS RIGHT NOW

ENCOURAGING TO ME IS THERE IS

NOTHING IN THAT BUDGET THAT

ACCORDING TO HIS SPEECH TONIGHT,

THAT WILL CREATE ONGOING

EXPENSES.

IT WILL BE ALL SORT OF ONE SHOT

MONEY.

I HOPE THERE'S A LOT IN THE

BUDGET THAT WILL GIVE TAX RELIEF

TO NEVADANS WITH USING SURPLUS.

BECAUSE THAT'S AN EFFECTIVE

THING TO DO.

I REMEMBER IN YEARS WE DID MONEY

FROM DMV WE SENT BACK.

THAT WAS JUST A HUGE

REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH.

I WAS IN LEGISLATURE AT THE TIME

AND I DIDN'T LIKE THAT.

THIS APPROACH IS BETTER I THINK.

SO WE WILL HAVE TO SEE DETAILS

OF IT.

BUT MY, MY SENSE IS WITH BEN

KIECKHEFER THERE I MENTIONED

BOB.

MAYBE NOBODY KNOW STATE BUDGET

BETTER THAN BEN KIECKHEFER

EITHER.

IT WILL WORK.

I HAVE HIGH LEVEL, I DON'T KNOW

WHAT IT IS BUT WITH BEN THERE TO

HELP NAVIGATE THE PROCESS IT

WILL WORK.

>> WHAT MAY NOT WORK IS SCHOOL

CHOICE.

I HEARD WHEN THE GOVERNOR SAID

POLITICS SHOULD NOT PART OF

EDUCATION I HEARD YOU SCOFF A

LITTLE BIT.

[ LAUGHTER ]

>> WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?

>> I MEAN OBVIOUSLY HE

CAMPAIGNED ON THAT AND AN ISSUE

CONSERVATIVE HAVE BEEN PUSHING

FOR AROUND WHILE.

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE WILL

HAVE TO GIVE YOU TO GET THAT.

I THINK THAT WILL BE INTERESTING

THING WHEN WE GET DOWN TO LAST

DAY OF JUNE AND NEGOTIATIONS ARE

HAPPENING.

SO I'M INTERESTED TO SEE HOW

MUCH IF THAT IF HE CAN

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK JESSICA?

>> LIKE I SAID I THINK IT WILL

BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HE

WILL DO IF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE

BUDGET.

IF HE COULD YOU KNOW SUSPEND

GETTING BUDGET FILLED OUT JUST

IN ORDER TO THE SCHOOL CHOICE

DONE.

IT WILL BE REALLY INTERESTING TO

SEE.

SOME OF THOSE THINGS I DON'T

KNOW IF HE WILL BE ABLE TO GET

DONE.

>> YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.

I THINK THAT IS WHAT IS

HAPPENING THERE.

THERE ARE WAYS TO DO SCHOOL

CHOICE WITHOUT FUNDING CHANGES?

YES YOU BE DO OPEN ZONING A

VARIETY DIFFERENT STRUCTURES YOU

CAN CHANGE.

LET PARENTS AND STUDENTS PICK

SCHOOLS BASED ON THEIR INTEREST.

BUT YOU HAVE TO GET SCHOOL

DISTRICTS TO PUT BACK IN I THINK

CAREER READY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

YOU NEED DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS

WE GOT RID OF AND THEN PARENTS

SAY I WANT MY KID TO GO OVER

ELECTRIC THERE.

THEY ARE TEACHING X INSTEAD OF

JUST ONLY FOUR MAGNET SCHOOLS OR

ONLY CERTAIN PEOPLE CAN HAVE

OPPORTUNITIES.

SPREAD THAT OPPORTUNITY AROUND.

SO THERE'S WAYS TO RESTRUCTURE

PUBLIC EDUCATION TO MAKE IT LOOK

LIKE SCHOOL CHOICE IT'S A

REALITY WITHOUT TAKING PUBLIC

TAX DOLLARS TO GIVE AWAY TO

PRIVATE OR PAROCHIAL OR CHARTER

OR ANYTHING ELSE.

>> BUT AT THE SAME TIME YOU SEE

CHARTERS FASTING GROWING PART OF

PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

SECOND BIGGEST DISTRICT IN STATE

HERE.

YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE MOVE AND

MAKE THE CHOICE OF CHARTER

SCHOOLS

>> THERE HAD BEEN DISCUSSION OF

CHANGES TO PROPERTY TAXES TO

FUND EDUCATION.

YOU MENTIONED WHILE WE WERE

LISTENING TO SPEECH IT WAS NOT

ADDRESSED, WARREN.

DO YOU THINK THAT WAS A MISTAKE?

>> WELL I THINK IT'S A BIG BITE

OF THE APPLE.

I WAS ENCOURAGED 5 MILLION TO

LOOK AT HIGHER ED THE LONG

OVERDUE AN ISSUE I RECOGNIZED

WHEN I WAS THERE 20 YEARS AGO.

BUT $5 MILLION I THINK WE CAN

FUND MORE OF GLOBAL REVENUE

STUDY IN STATE OF NEVADA THE NOT

JUST STUDY BUT A PLAN.

WHEN CHRIS AND I WERE THERE THEY

HAD THE PRICEWATERHOUSE STUDY IN

1989.

I DON'T THINK WE'VE DONE A

COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT TAX

STRUCTURE IN NEVADA SINCE THEN.

WE NIBBLE AROUND EDGES.

I CALL IT TAX BY AD HOC.

WHO ARE WE GOING TO TAX THIS

SESSION AND NEXT SESSION.

OUR TAX POLICIES IS JUST BROKEN

IN NEVADA.

NOT REALLY LEGISLATURE'S PART WE

PUT LOT TAX POLICY IN THE

CONSTITUTION WHICH IS NO WAY TO

GOVERN.

BUT WHEN WOO NEED TO TAKE STEP

BACK, TAKE COMPREHENSIVE LOOK TO

SEE IF OUR REVENUE STRUCTURE OR

OUR TAX STRUCTURE AND REVENUE

STRUCTURE MATCHES OUR ECONOMY.

I DON'T THINK ANY OF US KNOW

THAT.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

I WAS THERE.

CHRIS WAS THERE WHEN WE DID THE

PROPERTY TAX CAP THERE WERE

THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN

CONSIDERED THAT NEVER EVEN CAME

UP.

WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE

CONNECTION.

TIME FOR NEVADA TO STEP BACK,

SPEND THE MONEY AND $5 MILLION

WILL DO IT.

TO DO A COMPREHENSIVE, NO THE

JUST STUDY, BUT PLAN FOR HOW OUR

REVENUE STRUCTURE WORKS IN

NEVADA.

AND IT'S GOING TO T. MIGHT BE

HARD BUT IT MIGHT BE POLITICALLY

DIFFICULT BUT I THINK YOU CAN

START BY DOING IT IN TAX REVENUE

NEUTRAL WAY.

I'M SUSPECT OF ANY TAX PROPOSAL

OR ANYTHING WE DO UNTIL WE'VE

GOT THAT KIND OF COMPREHENSIVE

STUDY IN OUR POCKET.

>> ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?

>> I WOULD AGREE.

YOU NEED TO PLAN TO LOOK BACK

PEW PRICEWATERHOUSE.

WE STILL HAVE OUR COPIES AROUND.

WHAT IT DID IS REALLY ANALYZED

WHAT DOES SALES TAX DO.

WHO DO YOU REALLY HIT WITH SALES

TAX.

PROPERTY TAXES IT IS NOT

ADEQUATE AND CAST DEFEATS THE

WHOLE PURPOSE 2347 THAT WAS KNEE

JERK REACTION TO PROP 13 THAT

WAS COMING INTO NEVADA.

THAT'S REALLY HOW THAT ALL CAME

ABOUT.

NOW YOU'VE DISPARATE IN YOUR

PROPERTY TAX VERSUS IF YOU'RE

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

ONE YOUR NEIGHBOR GROWING LESS

YOU'RE GROW THING MORE DEPENDING

ON WHERE YOU LIVE.

THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT THAT

WOULD BE A WORTH WHILE TAX FORCE

TO TAKE ON CAROL'S NOTES ARE

STILL SOMEPLACE OR SHE WILL

CHANNEL IT.

WE TRIED TO CHANGE IT FROM

DEPARTMENT OF TAXES TO

DEPARTMENT OF REF KNEW.

WE WAND PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND

REVENUE MEANS RECEIPTS.

IT'S WHAT YOU COLLECT AND WHAT

DO YOU DO WITH IT WHEN YOU'RE

GOVERNING.

A BETTER WAY TO TRACK WHERE SOME

OF THOSE DOLLARS GO.

>> THE CHALLENGE IN NEVADA YOU

HAVE CAN'T LOOK AT ANY

INSTRUCTIVE WAY AT ANY OTHER

STATE.

YOU LOOK BACK AT THE TAX SHIFT.

SOME PEOPLE CALLED IT TAX SHAFT.

RIGHT ON CUE.

IN 1981 WHERE WE, IT MADE

PERFECT SENSE IN OUR ECONOMY TO

THINK ABOUT MOVING AWAY FROM A

PROPERTY TAX STRUCTURE TO SALES

TAX STRUCTURE.

IT HASN'T WORKED.

AND SO AND THAT WAS DONE IN A

VACUUM.

WE MAKE ALL OF THESE DECISIONS

IN VACUUM.

EVERY TAX POLICY I'VE BEEN

INVOLVED WITH AND LIKE MOST

REPUBLICAN I SAY SUPPORTED MOST

OF THE TAX INCREASE SOME LEVEL

IN MY TIME IN SENATE BECAUSE I

SAW THE NEED FOR SERVICES.

BUT THEY ARE NOT INFORMED BY A

BASE STUDY ABOUT WHAT IS UNIQUE

ABOUT NEVADA.

WE ARE VERY DIFFERENT THAN ANY

OTHER STATE.

YOU CAN'T PUT US INTO SAME BOX

OR LOOK AT OTHER STATES IN AN

INSTRUCTIVE WAY.

WE HAVE TO DO THAT.

>> SAME WITH EDUCATION, JESSICA

YOU WERE INTERESTED IN LEARNING

WHAT HE HAD TO SAY ABOUT

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.

HOW CHILDREN WITHIN THE SCHOOL

SYSTEM ARE PUNISHED AND WHAT

CHANGES THAT WERE MADE

EFFECTIVE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HIS

PROPOSALS IN SCALING THAT BACK?

>> WE SAW THERE'S LOT IN

CAMPAIGN.

BIG TALK AMONG MANY REPUBLICANS.

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.

ALL VIOLENT STUDENTS ARE BEING

LET OUT WHEN THEY SHOULD BE

SUSPENDED.

HOWEVER I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S

REALITY OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

PROGRAMS.

USUALLY REFERRED TO NONVIOLENT

MISDEMEANORS MAYBE A KID IS

CAUGHT WITH MARIJUANA OR

SOMETHING.

OR THERE'S A DISPUTE BETWEEN TWO

CHILDREN.

THEY KIND OF FIGURE OUT HOW TO

TALK THE DIFFERENCES OUT RATHER

THAN YOU KNOW BEING SUSPENDED.

SO I THINK THERE'S JUST A LITTLE

BIT OF MISCOMMUNICATION WITH

WHAT THE REALITY OF RESTORATIVE

JUSTICE IS.

NICE THING TO TALK ABOUT YOU CAN

POINT TO SOME VIOLENT INCIDENT

INCIDENCES WITH STUDENTS,

HARASSING TEACHER AND GETTING

ARRESTED THOSE ARE ONE OFFS WITH

THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS.

AS FORMER TEACHER CHRIS?

>> I WOULD SAY WITH 320,000

STUDENTS THEY ARE ONE OFFS.

YOU HAVE SOME BAD APPLE AND

YOU'RE GOING TO BAD APPLES BUT

PUTTING IN MEDIATION PROGRAM FOR

EXAMPLE.

PUTTING IN BRING BACK SOME OF IN

HOUSE SUSPENSIONS SO KIDS AREN'T

DUMPED OUT IN STREET.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT

CAN DONE PEOPLE ONE THAT WROTE

THREE STRIKES YOU'RE OUT TRUANCY

LEGISLATION BECAUSE TEACHERS

WERE FRUSTRATED WITH HABITUAL

OFFENDERS AND NO ONE WAS

ADDRESSING TO GET THE ATTENTION

IT REALLY IS MENTAL HEALTH

COMPONENT YOU'RE NOT FINDING

SOCIAL WORKER STILL YOU. UNLV

GOT RID PROGRAM AND HAD TO BRING

IT BACK FULL FLEDGED.

THEN WE WEREN'T PAYING THEM

ENOUGH.

A PRINCIPAL WITH THEIR BUDGET

OH, YOU GOT TO HIRE, THIS, AND

THIS AND THIS AND MAINTENANCE.

THAT PERSON.

WE REALLY DIDN'T RECOGNIZE HOW A

SCHOOL SHOULD WORK AND FUNCTION.

SO JUST MENTIONING MENTAL HEALTH

MAKES ME HAPPY TO HEAR.

BECAUSE AT LEAST IT NOT BEING

DISMISSED I THINK YOU'RE

ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

SOME OF STUFF JUST PASSED.

YOU HAVE TO SEE HOW IMPLEMENTED.

IF YOU HAVE LEADERSHIP THAT

DOESN'T WANT IT TO BE

IMPLEMENTED AND DOESN'T WANT IT

TO WORK I MEAN I STILL VOLUNTEER

REGULARLY ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

AND SUPERINTENDENT I HAVE NOT

HEARD ANY CONVERSATION ABOUT

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.

WARREN ANY RESPONSE DO YOU WANT

TO CONTINUE INTO MENTAL HEALTH

ASPECT?

>> I THINK IT ALL RELATED.

I THINK WE HAVE JUST COMPLETELY

DROPPED THE BALL IN NEVADA.

I REMEMBER IN '91 WHEN WE HAD

THE CRISIS AND HAD TO CUT MENTAL

HEALTH.

WE NEVER FULLY RECOVERED

>> WE NEVER RECOVERED.

>> AND RECESSION TOO.

SAME THING.

>> THAT SEEMS TO BE THE FIRST

PLACE WE GO.

I WILL TELL YOU I'M MORE THAN

JUST ENCOURAGED BECAUSE WHAT THE

GOVERNOR HAS TALKED ABOUT IN HIS

BUDGET, REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH

IS SPOT ON TO THE PROBLEM.

I THINK IT IS INFORMED BY HIS

TIME AS SHERIFF.

THAT IS THE FACILITY AT THE JAIL

AND THE FACILITY AT THE NEAL

FACILITY THAT WILL ESSENTIALLY

TRIAGE THESE FOLKS.

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW LAW

ENFORCEMENT JUST TAKES THEM TO

THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

AND THAT'S NOT HOW TO DEAL WITH

IT.

SO IF WE'RE NOT EVEN IT I

BELIEVE EFFECTIVELY TRIAGE

PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WE CAN'T

EVEN START TO ADDRESS MENTAL

HEALTH.

SO I THINK WHAT GOVERNOR

PROPOSED HERE NOT ONLY LIKE AM I

THRILLED IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME

TO SEE IT IN THERE BECAUSE OF

TIME IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

BUT I THINK IT'S SPOT ON THE

RIGHT TRACK.

I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT

IT.

>> DAVID, WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK

WILL BE BIPARTISAN THAT

>> THE EDUCATION FUNDING.

EVERYBODY WANTS TO FUND

EDUCATION.

I THINK THE HIGHER ED STUFF WITH

CAVEAT MORE ACCOUNTABILITY.

WITH AUDITS.

I THINK THAT WILL BE A WELCOME

NEWS.

WHAT YOU DIDN'T HEAR WHAT A

MODERNIZATION STUFF HOW STATE

GOVERNMENT WORKS.

I THINK YOU NEED TO GET THERE TO

REALIZE HOW DYSFUNCTIONAL IT

WAS.

THAT WAS AN AREA THAT SISOLAK

WAS MOVING TO BUT DIDN'T HAVE

THAT.

ALSO INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT

POTENTIAL BREAK UP WITH CPSD.

THAT HAD BEEN SOMETHING HE

TALKED A LITTLE BIT ON THE

CAMPAIGN OBVIOUSLY MEASURE

DIDN'T QUALIFY.

UNCLEAR IF HE WILL BRING A BILL

BUT SOMETHING ELSE IN TERMS OF

STRUCTURAL ISSUES AND GO INTO

IT, GO INTO CCSD.

INTERESTED TO SEE HOW THAT PLAYS

OUT

>> FOR VIEWER WANTING TO KNOW

WHAT HE TALKED ABOUT, WHAT MIGHT

ACTUALLY HAPPEN THIS LEGISLATIVE

SESSION?

WHO WILL GIVE AN ANSWER TO THAT?

>> JESSICA.

>> OH, SURE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

THE 12 PERCENT INCREASE IN

SALARY FOR STATE EMPLOYEES I CAN

SEE THAT BEING A REAL

POSSIBILITY OF GETTING

BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.

>> THAT ALSO CREATES LONG-TERM

-- I THINK THERE A CONCERNS FROM

A STATE, AND I WAS A LITTLE

CONCERNED.

ENROLLMENTS AREN'T A FUND.

WE FUND LOT OF THAT STUDENT

ENROLLMENT DOWN ROAD IT SOUNDS

GREAT SHORT-TERM WHAT DOES THAT

MEAN LONG-TERM?

>> AS AWE MENTIONED THERE WERE

NO RAISES SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED

FOR TEACHERS.

WHEN HE CAMPAIGNED ON BEING

NEVADA'S EDUCATION GOVERNOR.

>> YEAH I WAS SURPRISED.

I'M THRILLED ABOUT THE PRE-K

FUNDING AND SOME OTHER

COMPONENTS.

I WAS SURPRISED HE DIDN'T

RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE NOT

COMPETITIVE.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TEACHER

SHORTAGE AND YOU GO TO MY OLD

SCHOOL JIM BRIDGER I'M TOLD

THEIR 25 I THINK SUBSTITUTE

THINGS ON CAMPUS.

THEY ARE NOT COUNTING AND

REPORTING THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE

EVEN THOUGH A LAW WAS PASSED

LAST SESSION TO DO SO.

AND THAT IS DESTABILIZING.

WARREN SUPPORTED ME WHEN I WROTE

THE GET'S ONE FIFTH MORE

RETIREMENT CREDIT YOU WORKED ON

OUR MORE NEEDY SCHOOLS OUR LOW

INCOME SCHOOLS AND SO FORTH.

ASK THAT KEPT TEACHERS IN PLAY

ASK KEPT ATTRACTING THEM RATHER

THAN FLEEING TO THE BURBS.

AS FAR AS THAT IS CONCERNED.

WE NEED TO LOOK STRUCTURES

THERE.

SUPERINTENDENT IS GOOD.

JOAN HE BETTER WILL BE GOOD

CHAMPION TAKING LOOK AT IT YOU

NEED PEOPLE ON GROUND THAT

UNDERSTAND HOW THINGS WORK ONCE

YOU PASS A LAW.

AND NOT ONLY THE SALARIES

DISHEARTENED TEACHERS ALREADY

LEAVING IN DROVES, IT'S NOT

GOING TO KEEP ANYBODY HERE

EITHER.

ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE

FRUSTRATED WITH SOME OF THE

MANAGEMENT THAT GOING ON

>> WARREN HE DID INCLUDE THERE

ABOUT RETAINING OR BRINGING BACK

RETIRED TEACHERS.

AL SCHOLARS SHIPS FOR STUDENTS

THAT BECOME TEACHERS LOCALLY.

WHAT ELSE DID YOU THINK

>> FIRST OF ALL I'M PRODUCT JIM

BRIDGER HIGH SCHOOL, JR. HIGH

SCHOOL.

SO I WAS THERE BEFORE YOU

>> YEAH.

[ LAUGHTER ]

>> YEAH.

SO THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT.

I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT

ENCOURAGING TO ME TONIGHT A LOT

OF WHAT HE TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS

OF ONGOING EXPENSES HITS

DIRECTLY AT THINGS THAT ARE

PROBLEMS THAT HAVE GONE

UNADDRESSED FOR A LONG TIME.

COMPETITIVENESS OF THE TEACHERS.

THAT, THAT'S LOW HANGING FRUIT.

RIGHT?

ALLOW TEACHERS TO COME BACK AND

TEACH WITHOUT PENALTY TO THE

RETIREMENT.

THAT'S AN EASY THING T. TO DO.

LOW HANGING FRUIT.

I TALKED SINCE I ENTERED SENATE

IN 2002, 2003 ABOUT THE NEED TO

GET TEACHER STATE EMPLOYEE

SALARIES UP PARTICULARLY WHEN IT

RELATES TO THE HIGHWAY PATROL.

I WAS AN OPPONENT STEADFAST

OPPONENT OF COLLECTIVE

BARGAINING FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.

EVERY TIME I SPOKE AGAINST IT

ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BAY

CONVERSATION ABOUT BUT WE HAVE

TO DO MORE IF WE'RE GOING TO

RETAIN THEM.

THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH TONIGHT

REALLY, REALLY TO ME SHOWS AN IN

DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF CORE

PROBLEMS IN NEVADA.

HE DIDN'T GET TO ALL OF THE

ANSWERS.

HE IF GET TO BUT THING THAT IS

ENCOURAGING TO ME IT DISPLAYS AN

IN DEPTH UNDERSTAND WHICH I

DIDN'T EXPECT FROM A SHERIFF

BECOMING GOVERNOR.

IT REALLY IN MY OPINION

DISPLAYED REAL UNDERSTANDING OF

CORE PROBLEMS OF NEVADA.

WE WILL GET TO ALL OF THEM

>> I THINK HE LISTENED.

AND THAT'S A GOOD THING.

YOU WANT PEOPLE THAT CAN LISTEN.

YOU'RE RIGHT, THE STATE WE MOVE

THEM CONSTANTLY TO LOCAL

GOVERNMENTS, TWO STEP IN THAT

PART OF IT AT LEAST AS FAR AS

THAT.

BUT I WAS MENTIONING EARLIER, WE

STILL HAVE A PROHIBITION FOR

PROBATIONARY PERIODS I'M TOLD.

AND STATE OF NEVADA IAN THOUGH

YOU QUALIFIED THAT THE JOB YOU

NEED PROBATION YOU GET

TRANSFERRED OVER OR SOMEPLACE

ELSE YOU HAVE TO START ALL OVER

AGAIN.

THAT'S BARRIER HOPEFULLY HIS

STAFF AND LEGISLATORS WILL START

LOOKING WHERE THERE ARE BARRIER

TO SOME OF THESE APPROACHES.

YOU LOOK PUBLIC OPTION.

IT JUST GOT PASSED I DON'T KNOW

WHY THAT WAS THROWN IN THERE.

IT DIDN'T QUITE MAKE SENSE.

IT HASN'T BEEN IMPLEMENTED.

IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

IF YOU WANT TO BREAK SOMETHING

FIGURE OUT WHERE THE PROBLEM, IF

IT'S NOT BROKEN DON'T FIX IT.

SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I

THINK HE'S STILL GOING TO HAVE

TO FLESH OUT HERE AT THE

LEGISLATURE THE WILL HELP HIM

WITH.

>> I HEARD HIM SAY THAT SAME

THING IF NOT BROKEN DON'T FIX

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ELECTION

REFORMS.

WHAT DUE THINK ABOUT WHAT HE HAD

TO SAY JESSICA IN REGARDS TO

THAT TOPIC?

>> I THINK, YOU KNOW IT WILL BE

INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THIS ALL

PLAYS OUT OBVIOUSLY DEMOCRATIC

LEGISLATURE WILL NOT BE KEEN ON

LIMITING OR RESTRICTING ANY

VOTING RIGHTS.

ONE OF THE THINGS HE MENTIONED

YOU KNOW, MOVING MAIL-IN BALLOT

DATE BACK, YOU KNOW, TO

EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE MAILED IN

BEFORE ELECTION DAY RATHER THAN

ON ELECTION DAY WITHIN FOUR DAYS

TO COUNT.

THAT IS SOMETHING STATE SENATOR

TITUS IS ALSO PUSHING FOR AS

WELL.

BUT LIKELIHOOD OF ANY OF THOSE

PASSING IS NOT LIKELY AT ALL.

THERE ARE SOME OTHER YOU KNOW

REAL REFORM THAT IS COULD BE

DONE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE

SEEN FROM HIM.

I KNOW THAT LOTS OF TRIBES IN

NEVADA HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS

ABOUT WANTING TO USE TRIBAL ID

FOR INSTANCE TO REGISTER TO VOTE

ONLINE.

THAT'S LIKE A ONE REAL REFORM

THAT COULD DONE THAT WE HAVEN'T

HEARD.

>> STUDENT ID WAFFLING IF THEY

RECOGNIZE A STUDENT ID.

THAT WAS BARRIER LOT KIDS AREN'T

GETTING THERE DRIVER'S LICENSE

ANY MORE.

SO WHAT I D DO THEY USE?

LITTLE PIECES.

SO HE BROUGHT SOMETHING UP.

I THIS SEE YOU NOW.

I DON'T SEE MOST OF THAT

PASSING.

BUT TRANSPARENCY WE NEED

ELECTION REFORM CAMPAIGN FINANCE

REFORM ETHICAL REFORM.

THOSE ARE SOME PLACES I THINK WE

CAN GET A BIPARTISAN BITE AT THE

APPLE.

REALLY START GOING ON WHO REALLY

PAYING WHO.

WHO FUNDING WHERE.

WHERE PAC MONEY REALLY COMING

FROM.

HOUR LEGISLATORS ELECTIVES

HIDING BEHIND CERTAIN SHIELDS OR

NOT?

I THINK THERE'S SOME ROOM TO DO

THE RIGHT THING RATHER THAN WHAT

JUST NEEDED TO BE SAVE

>> AND THEN WARREN.

THEN WE WILL GO BACK TO YOU.

>> I MEAN I THINK HIS IDEA A LOT

OF PEOPLE WON'T BUY IT ONCE IT

COMES TO BALLOT IT WON'T HAPPEN.

DEMOCRATS AREN'T GOING GIVE THAT

UP

>> HOW BIG OF AN ISSUE IS IT FOR

THE AVERAGE VOTER?

>> NONE.

>> IT WORKED SMOOTHLY WHAT WAS

BROKEN?

WARREN?

>> THE THING I TEND TO AGREE ON

ELECTION REFORM STUFF.

I DO THINK THERE'S A POSSIBILITY

ON .1 THAT YOU KNOW WE CAN THE

DATE.

I THINK THAT WAS A NATIONAL

EMBARRASSMENT FOR US.

IT REALLY SHOULDN'T OUR ELECTION

OFFICIALS DID AN AMAZING JOB.

THEY WERE, THEY WERE RESTRICTED

BY THE RULES THEY HAD TO WORK

WITH.

SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE

CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONVERSATION

WITH.

BUT I WOULD SAY TO CHRIS'S .1 OF

THE THINGS THAT BE WILLING TO A

DIALOGUE.

SOME OF THINGS HE BROUGHT UP YOU

BROUGHT OTHER THINGS THAT COULD

DONE ON SECURING OR RETAINING

EMPLOYEES.

IT'S GOING TO LEAD TO A

DISCUSSION.

IF WE HAVE LEGISLATURE THAT IS

WILLING TO COME UP WITH

BIPARTISAN SOLUTIONS TO THESE

PROBLEMS, WE'RE GOING TO FIRST

TIME IN LONG TIME HAVE THESE

DISCUSSIONS.

AND I, MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE

GOVERNOR'S FOLKS, THEY ARE

WILLING TO WORK WITH WHOEVER

WORK WITH THEM.

MY CONVERSATION WITH THE SPEAKER

AND MAJORITY LEADER SENATE SAME

THING.

THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN

PLAYING POLITICS.

NOW WE'LL SEE HOW IT DEVELOPS.

YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T TAKE POLITICS

OUT OF POLITICS.

BUT FOR FIRST TIME, I'VE

INVOLVED IN EVERY LEGISLATIVE

SESSION IN STATE IN ONE CAPACITY

OR ANOTHER SINCE '91.

WHEN CHRIS I WERE THERE WE

FOUGHT DURING THE ELECTION.

BUT WE PUT THOSE THINGS ASIDE.

AND WE FOUGHT DURING THE SESSION

TOO.

BUT WE WERE ALWAYS LOOKING

TOWARDS WHAT'S BEST FOR NEVADA.

IT SEEMS LATELY THAT THE

LEGISLATURE HAS BECOME AN

EXTENSION OF CAMPAIGN.

WHAT DO WE DO TO GET THIS

PERSON.

WHAT CAN WE DO.

WE PUT THEM ON RECORD.

AND I'M ENCOURAGED THAT WE MAY

BE IT I BELIEVE FINALLY MOVE ON,

NO THE JUST WHAT I HEARD TONIGHT

FROM THE GOVERNOR.

THAT'S MY CONVERSATION WITH

DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP AS WELL.

SO HAVING THE CONVERSATION IN A

MEANINGFUL WAY, CHRIS AND I WERE

ABLE TO FIND COMPROMISE MORE

OFTEN THAN NOT.

SOMETIMES WE FOUGHT.

BUT IT IS ALL ABOUT THE

DIALOGUE.

SO THOSE IDEAS THEY ARE NOT

THINKING OF THEM.

AND THEY WILL BRING THOSE THINGS

BACK.

YOU TALK ABOUT SCHOOL CHOICE.

POLITICALLY, VERY DIFFICULT.

BUT AS DAVID SAYS THE SCHOOL

BREAK UP.

I THINK THERE'S ROOM TO HAVE

SOME DIALOGUE ABOUT THAT THIS

SESSION.

THAT MAY BE WHY WE END UP ON

THAT.

>> I DON'T WANT TO --

>> WHAT WAS IT THAT YOU DIDN'T

GET TO?

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT I

THINK IF REPUBLICAN REALLY

FRAMED MOVING THE DATE TO YOU

KNOW, NOT TRYING TO RESTRICT

ANYONE'S RIGHT RIGHTING TO VOTE

I THINK DEMOCRATS COULD GET WITH

THE DNC FOR INSTANCE HOW LONG IT

TOOK FOR US TO GET A RESULT AND

WAS BIG FACTOR.

HOWEVER JOE GLORIA HAS SAID FOR

INSTANCE THIS IS THE FUTURE OF

ELECTIONS.

PRETTY SOON HE THINKS WE'LL DO

AWAY WITH IN PERSON VOTING AS A

WHOLE.

SO WE NEED TO MOVE IN THAT

DIRECTION ANYWAY.

BUT I DO THINK SOME OF INSTANCES

WITH YOU KNOW BALLOT HARVESTING

WE REALLY HAVEN'T SEEN A LOT

BALLOT HARVESTING THAT WAS

ANOTHER POLITICAL TALKING POINT

THAT GOVERNOR LOMBARDO USED BUT

I DON'T THINK THERE REALLY IS

THAT MUCH OF IT.

SOME THOSE THINGS I THIS SEE

MOVING FORWARD BUT I THINK THERE

A CHANCE FOR GOVERNOR LOMBARDO

AND A TO PUSH BY SATURDAY SAN

SUPPORT

>> HAVING WORKED THE POLLS AS

TEAM LEADER MOBILE UNIT, I HAD

TWO PEOPLE THAT BROUGHT IN THEIR

DAUGHTER WHO WAS IN AN ACCIDENT

AND SHE AND ONE WOMAN GOD BLESS

HER SOUL READ THE RULES AND

PRINTED OUT WHAT INFORMATION WAS

REQUIRED SO SHE HAD GONE ONLINE

GOT INFORMATION WILL SO THAT WE

COULD ACCEPT HER BALLOT.

SO I DIDN'T SEE SIGNS BOTH IN

2020

>> REAL QUICK WE'RE RUNNING OUT

TIME.

IT WAS A FELONY WAS AGAINST THE

LAW PRIOR TO COVID.

NOW IT'S NOT.

THAT WARRANTS MORE RESEARCH.

RIGHT?

IF IT WE'RE GOING TO JUST THROW

OUT SOMETHING THAT WAS AGAINST

THE LAW.

I'M NOT SAYING IT'S NOT A GOOD

IDEA.

I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULDN'T DO

IT I'M SAYING WE SHOULD DO IT

DELIBERATIVE SYSTEM WHERE WE

TALK ABOUT IT AND FIGURE OUT WHY

>> COMMON GROUND

>> ALL RIGHT.

UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE RUN OUT OF

TIME.

BUT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE

THIS DISCUSSION FRIDAY AT

8:00 P.M. ON THE "NEVADA WEEK."

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