Nevada election official to keep tax measures on 2022 ballot

Oct 13, 2021 View Original Article
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    38% Moderately Conservative

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Bias Score Analysis

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"The second proposes increasing the gambling tax rate from 6.75"
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6% Conservative
"In a Sept. 7 letter first published by the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Monday, Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske wrote that state law required she include measures that propose raising taxes on sales and gambling on the 2022 ballot."
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"Lawmakers increased taxes on the mining industry and tucked a new statute into an unrelated bill about mail-in ballots to give petitioners more flexibility to withdraw initiatives."
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-16% Liberal
"Democrats worry their inclusion could allow Republicans to frame the election around taxes."
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The second proposes increasing the gambling tax rate from 6.75% to 9.75%, with tax revenue directed to the state's general fund for unrestricted spending.
45% : In a Sept. 7 letter first published by the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Monday, Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske wrote that state law required she include measures that propose raising taxes on sales and gambling on the 2022 ballot.
42% : Lawmakers increased taxes on the mining industry and tucked a new statute into an unrelated bill about mail-in ballots to give petitioners more flexibility to withdraw initiatives.
41% : Democrats worry their inclusion could allow Republicans to frame the election around taxes.

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