Hi Friend,

Welp, the day has come. Due to obstruction from the Republicans in the legislature and clear incompetence and dereliction of duty from Governor Lombardo, we’re staring down the start of a special legislative session TONIGHT, according to our friend Steve Sebelius. I'll be there with bells on. 

In case you were (hopefully) sleeping during last night’s final hours of the 82nd Legislative Session, Republicans in the Senate led by Heidi Seevers-Gansert made a (literal) eleventh-hour demand of AB521, the Capital Improvements Budget, for charter school and voucher funding. With less than an hour to go in the regular session, Republicans refused to vote to support the bill, forcing the legislature to enter a special session, delaying necessary funding for crucial state programs, and wasting taxpayer dollars in the process. 

AB521 was part of a package of budget bills making historic investments in Nevada. AB521 would have provided an estimated $120.8 million in veterans' homes and memorial improvements, $11.7 million for public safety improvements, and $60.3 million for healthcare and child welfare — among other critical improvements across the state. 

Stay tuned to our Twitter and Facebook for more crucial updates as the special begins and I will be there every step of the way in the building to hold #JoeyVeto and his wasteful Republican colleagues accountable. We will also host another #OutInFront this week!

In solidarity,

PS - Tweet at Governor Lombardo and tell him to stop playing politics with budget bills that impact Nevadans' lives!