Our area. Without these improvements, we are facing a very tough slate, and that slate will be carried by all of the children in our community. Tonight the committee will discuss which tax increases would place the smallest burden on citizens. And which are most likely to pass. They say right now they are looking at sales taxes as most favorable. Since about 30 percent of those are paid by visitors. But theyre also considering increasing property taxes by a few cents. Tax increases are never popular. Especially in nevada. But this committee is hopeful that voters will see the need. And vote yes. Shaun we are asking people to look at the merits of the question, and decide whether to invest in schools, or if you can live with the consequences of a no vote. The meeting starts tonight at 6. And it is open to the public. But we wilalso bring you a full wrapup tonight at 11. Covering the story live, arianna bennett, channel 2 news. The Marinello School of beauty along with 55 other schools i
Columbia. Conditions in the Sunshine State are especially conducive to zika. Mark strassmann is there. Reporter zika anxiety pushed teams of mosquitocontrol sprayers into miamidade neighborhoods today. Floridas hot, humid client puts its 20 million residents at risk for the virus along with millions more tourists. Governor rick scott. Were a state that has mosquitoes similar to mosquitoes that could carry this, so its better to get ahead of this. Reporter scott has asked the centers for disease control, or c. D. C. , to rush 1,000 zika testing kits here. The state will buy 4,000 more. Testing would focus on pregnant women who are especially vulnerable. The virus has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly. Babies are born with abnormally small heads and brains. There is no zika vaccine, and no antidote. Dr. Walter tabachnick, an expert i think we have to take this so seriously that we must do Everything Possible to reduce the chances of getting zika. Reporter floridians often
Have satisfied the departments concerns and we asked repeatedly for two months to be able to respond. But the department waited until we were past the point of no return financially to allow us any opportunity to respond to its unfounded allegations. End quote. Nail technician Lorenia Obregon said she believes the allegations and is glad the school closed. And shes willing to do what it takes to continue her dream of being an aesthetician. Lorenia obregonamavizca, student the instructor is not going to be the same, and the schooling is not going to be the same so its going to be a hard transition but i have to do what i have to do in order to licensed and pursue my dreams. Davisons graduation cap will have to be stored away until she finds another school, but shes staying optimistic about her future career too. Stephanie davidson, student it kind of gives me a little bit of a setback but im determined. I will finish my hours one way or another. And get my license. School Officials Say
Clinton in the polls here in new hampshire. With at least one survey showing he more than doubled her support. Clinton took heat for her speaking fees from goldman sachs. Goldman sachs was one of those Companies Whose illegal activity destroyed our economy. We both want to reign in the excesses of wall street. Voters will draw the ultimate distinction at the polls. Danielle nottingham, cbs news, durham, new hampshire. The republican candidates gather for a debate on saturday. In school watch. The Public Schools overcrowding and repair Needs Committee met tonight to take a closer look at which taxes theyll ask voters to raise this november. The goal of this committee. Is to raise 781 Million Dollars over ten years. To build new schools. And repair old ones. Theyll do it through increases in sales taxes. Or a combination of sales and property taxes. Tonight we got a closer look at how much each option would cost the average taxpayer. If its just a sales tax increase. The rate would go fr
Whether he can actually do that, lawmakers disagree. I may give that really threatening talk from the president that he doesnt have the power to execute. Look, if harry truman couldnt nationalize the Steel Industry during war time, this president doesnt have the power to declare an emergency and build a multibillion dollar wall on the boarder so thats a nonstarter. Unfortunately the short answer is yes. There is a provision in law that says the president can declare an emergency. Both of those guys, democrats, mind you, earlier today in washington Vice President mike pence and other Administration Officials met for a second straight day met with congressional aides, many of them democrats, talking about how to navigate their way out of this. This from the president just a few minutes ago. Vice president mike pence, he writes, a group had a productive meeting with the Schumer Pelosi representatives today. Many details of Border Security were discussed. We are now planning a steel barrie