In the room tax is on the line to pay for 750Million Dollars worth of the nfl stadium. And 1. 4 billion dollars to expand the convention center. Casino execs made the pitch today. Asking lawmakers to pass it. But lawmakers didnt get the bill until yesterday. And they are asking a lot of questions. The big takeaway today from the senate. At this point. There are still a lot of reservations. st. Sen. Patricia farley r las vegas i want to make sure that again, theyre good jobs, its got a good wage, t economy, so that were not falling victim to tourism again. St. Sen. Aaron ford d las vegas i mean at the end of the day we have to ask a lot of questions and be able to get some answers, theres a deep divide, a deep split on these issues. St. Sen. Ruben kihuen D North Las Vegas we have students who are sitting on the ground, students who are in portables, why dont we invest this money in our education system, why dont we build new schools . Thats going to put people back to work. Patrick Walk
A busy day here in carson city. But not a lot of discussion about the Convention Center expansion. Its the more expensive half of Senate Bill One that has lawmakers debating. To build or not to build . The most contentious part of the special session. After day one. Is the debate in the state senate. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle showing concern over the stadium provision of senate bill 1 monday. st. Sen. Patricia farley r las vegas i want to make sure that again, theyre good jobs, its got a good wage, and that its diversifying our economy, so that r again. St. Sen. Aaron ford d las vegas i mean at the end of the day we have to ask a lot of questions and be able to get some answers, theres a deep divide, a deep split on these issues. St. Sen. Ruben kihuen D North Las Vegas we have students who are sitting on the ground, students who are in portables, why dont we invest this money in our education system, why dont we build new schools . Thats going to put people back to work. P
Flores . And were happy to. Oh now were going to recess. Sen. Kieckhefer it was asked for by senator ford. Well be back ia second. boos patrick walrsenate leadership m during that recess leading to a twohour extension of public comment. st. Sen. Ruben kihuen d n. Las vegas were happy that they got this opportunity to speak up, almost everybody who wanted to speak out in opposition had the opportunity to do so. st. Sen. Patricia farley r las vegas we heard from a lot of people today that need jobs, that want to come home to work, and that want to able to prtheirfamilies and co been missed publicly i think. Christianne Klein keep in mind. This is leading up to the first of possibly 3 votes on the bill. Well see comments from both sides again in the assembly. Before a vote in the assmebly. If it makes it out of the senate. Were told a senate vote could be happeing very soon. Dave Courvoisier Christianne Klein tedd florendo staying unseasonably warm today with temps close to afternoon. Thi
Mind what you want to vote for before you head to the polls, it is a handy guide. This is an overview of the general election ballot on the left we make pics for presidency. The asenate race as well as nonpartisan offices. On the right side uses different ballot questions where you will vote yes, sir no. When you head out to the polls you will not be filling in circles on a sheet of paper or punching a paper ballot. It will more than likely be an electronic voting machine. If youve never whenever easy. The poll worker will give you an activation card. You insert the card into a machine. You choose the language. Then you will see your ballot starting with candidates, but by simply touching the circle next to your choice. You can change your but by touching the circle again and selecting a different candidate. After that the machine will ask you to review your choices and then it will print a paper record of your selections. That will stay with the machine, is not something you and after
Even take care of their pets. The annual homeless connect, it really is a way to kind of stop and bring aid and help and comfort to local People Living on the streets in need. Krystal absolutely. News 3s Kyndell Nunley is live inside Cashman Center. Kyndell, were expecting a lot of people to come through there today right . Kyndell yes about 6,000 people are expected to walk through the doors here at it is very busy today. Outside the line is wrapped around the building which highlights the local need for this annual event. The numbers homeless here are startling. In Southern Nevada alone 2015 census numbers show that 6200 locals on any given night are without a place to call their own. Even more shocking, the total number of homeless added up throughout the year is expected to hit around 30,000 people locally. People in touch with Free Services to but to get them back on their feet. From career connections, housing and healthcare to something as simple as a free healthcare. It puts in