The Nevada legislature adjourned officially at 1:20 a.m. on June 7. Was anybody paying attention to what's been done to Nevadans over the next two years? The Republicans in the legislature got to vote for cuts to funding for adult mental illness programs, cuts to children with autism programs, cuts to education funding generally, collective bargaining "reforms" that will mean fewer benefits for government workers across the board, actual cuts to government benefits, and a host of other measures that benefit few if any Nevadans.
I want to know -- do any of my Nevada readers know what just happened? Was it a fluke, or was it part of a bigger picture to de-fund government and make life more difficult for Nevadans all around? Will people getting pink slips really help the economy?
I'm all for sensible reforms, but I think Republicans got just about everything they wanted from this legislative session, and it's time for them to reap the repercussions.
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