Health and education budgets on the line

Video Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
Published on July 15, 2020 - Duration: 01:35s

Health and education budgets on the line

More than a billion dollars in state funds for programs from health to education are on the line today at the state legislature.

The assembly will soon meet to consider the bulk of cuts to make up for the coronavirus budget shortfall.


Health and education budgets on the line

LEGISLATURE.THE ASSEMBLY - WILL SOON MEETTO CONSIDER THE BULK OF CUTS -TO MAKE UP FOR THE CORONAVIRUSBUDGET SHORTFALL.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS LIVE AT THE GRANTSAWYER BUILDING - WITH A LOOKAHEAD AT THIS HISTORIC MEETINGOF LAWMAKERS.KALYNA - ALL MAJOR LEGISLATIONTO PASS THE SPECIAL SESSION SOFAR HAS BEEN BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.BUT WHAT COMES NEXT - - WILL BEMUCH MORE DIFFICULT FORLEGISLATORS TO TACKLE.TODAY - THE ASSEMBLY TAKES UPASSEMBLY BILL THREE.IT CONTAINS THE VAST MAJORITYOF CUTS PROPOSED BY GOVERNORSTEVE SISOLAK TO CLOSE THE ONEPOINT TWO BILLION DOLLAR BUDGETSHORTFALL.INCLUDING NEARLY 250 MILLIONFROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESINCLUDING MEDICAID NEARLY 200MILLION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION AND K-12 SCHOOLING -- AND MILLIONS FROM EVERYOTHER DEPARTMENT AT THE STATELEVEL.DEBATE - WILL LIKELY BE FIERCEOVER WHAT NEEDS TO SEE DEEPERCUTS - AND WHAT NEEDS TO BESAVED.THAT - COMES THIS AFTERNOON.UP TO THIS POINT - BOTH HOUSESHAVE MADE LITTLE PROGRESS INSOLVING THE BUDGET CRISIS.ON MONDAY THEY PASSED BILLSMAKING SMALLER CUTS TO CAPITALIMPROVEMENT PAYMENTS - ANDCHANGES TO THE MILLENNIUMSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.YESTERDAY - - THE ASSEMBLYPASSED A RESOLUTION PLEADINGFOR HELP FROM THEFEDERAL GOVERNMENT - BUT THATCOULD NEVER COME.THE ASSEMBLY MEETS AT 1:30 - -TO CONSIDER THESE DRASTIC CUTS.SEAN DELANCEY - - 13 ACTIONNEWS.NEW AT MIDDAY....

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