So how are we going to get there? Especially during an economic recession, when there isn’t even enough money in the state for necessities like education?
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That’s up to the legislature to figure out. And the conservation community will be keeping a close eye on it.
Christi Cabrera is policy and advocacy director for the Nevada Conservation League, one of more than a dozen similar nonprofits that have joined together to champion specific bills in the current legislative session.
One priority for the network is the state s mining taxes.
Currently, the industry enjoys a tax cap, which is enshrined in the state s constitution, and dozens of tax deductions. Cabrera said the mining industry extracts millions from Nevada but pays very little in taxes, which ultimately impacts how much money is in state coffers.