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Nevada GOP Lawmakers Outline Plans But Face Uphill Battle

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Nevada's Democrat-controlled statehouse hope that economic anxiety and coronavirus restrictions will broaden the resonance of their small-government, anti-tax message.

But as a minority in both chambers, they could face uphill battles in getting their proposals passed into law.

The Assembly Republican caucus outlined a list of priorities Thursday that included rolling back the decision to send all active voters mail-in ballots and restricting Gov. Steve Sisolak's executive powers 11 months into the pandemic.

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They also said they would resist efforts to increase taxes and instead would pursue balancing the state budget through finding efficiencies in individual agencies.

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