Gov. Brian Sandoval to give State of the State speech tonight - Las Vegas Clark County Elections 2010 | Examiner.com
Newly elected Governor Brian Sandoval (R-NV) will give his first State of the State speech tonight at 6:00pm. The speech will be shown on all the local news channels throughout the State.
After 12 consecutive years of Republican Governors here in Nevada, Sandoval is faced with a looming budget crisis of nearly $6 billion over the next four years.
Sandoval has made a pledge of “no new taxes or fees” and is expected to announce draconian measures in his budget cuts and consolidations which will affect nearly every Nevadan. Education and Medicaid account for more than half of the States budget and are expected to be hit the hardest. Nevada’s higher education system has been told they may have to cut their budget by as much as 20 percent and should expect an increase in tuition costs for students.
During last years election campaign Sandoval promised to deliver a budget proposal before the November election so Nevada voters could make a comparison to then candidate Rory Reid‘s budget, but Sandoval never released any budget proposal for the voters to see. Tonight’s speech should change that and give a clear indication on which direction Sandoval plans to take Nevada.
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