Rhoads Feels Heat, Sees Light

The LVRJ reports the Sen. Dean Rhoads (R-Elko) now says “he supports Gov. Brian Sandoval’s plan to balance the state budget with no new taxes after meeting with him Wednesday afternoon.” That’s a complete reversal from what he said a week ago, when he insisted that tax and fee increases were absolutely necessary.

“Since his earlier statement on taxes,” the RJ repots, “Rhoads has steadily backtracked after receiving pressure from the Republican Senate caucus and constituents stirred in part by robo-calls from the conservative group Citizen Outreach.”

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