Gov. Brian Sandoval says he'll ask Nevada agencies to scale back their budget requests after the state's Economic Forum predicted less tax revenue than many hoped.
State agencies had requested $7.7 billion over the next two years, but the panel that makes the state's official revenue prediction estimated Wednesday that the state would only see $6.3 billion.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the estimate doesn't include revenue from a set of temporary taxes that expire on June 30, 2015, but have been extended in the past.
Sandoval issued a statement saying the state's revenue structure isn't built to meet the demands of the state's changing economy and growing population.
The estimates come a month after voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would raise taxes on businesses to fund education.
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