Special Session Begins October 10

Governor Sandoval is calling the legislature into special session Monday, October 10th,  at 8am. A proclamation that details the agenda for the session will be released Sunday. The main issue legislators will deal with is a plan for public financing to cover 750 million dollars of a 1.9 billion dollar stadium in Las Vegas, that would be used by the Raiders, and the UNLV football team. The Governors announcement also says he’s working on a solution for funding for Education Savings Accounts, but there’s not enough time for that to be part of the special session.  The Governor says he will add language to the call of the session,  to ensure education funding is stable for the upcoming biennium and will recommend a minor adjustment to the lodging tax for a temporary solution supporting education. He suggests the state is headed for another education funding shortfall.