Help Support Gov. Lombardo’s Effort to Save Opportunity Scholarships Tomorrow
Wanna help Gov. Joe Lombardo in his fight to “get sh*t done” when it comes to Opportunity Scholarships? Read on…
Democrat legislators are REALLY feeling the heat and are in full CYA (cover your arse) mode.
People are P*SSED that they cut funding for Opportunity Scholarships in the recently concluded session, which only go to low-income families, most of which are minorities.
And these “George Wallace” Democrat leaders (and their puppet-masters at the teachers’ union) are totally discombobulated that Gov. Lombardo has found a work-around to restore the funding the Democrats cut by using unspent COVID funds.
So they’re grabbing every thin straw they can get their hands on to try to derail the deal before the Interim Finance Committee (IFC) meets next week to either approve the plan or block it.
Yesterday, Democrat leaders claimed Gov. Lombardo’s staff was “lying” about compromise negotiations during the recently concluded session to at least maintain the current level of Opportunity Scholarship funding.
Turns out, the Democrat leaders are the ones lying.
The Lombardo administration has copies of documents specifically detailing compromise concessions that had been offered and discussed in meetings.
While still wiping the egg off their collective faces, they’ve now switched to a new tactic: Claiming there are “accounting issues” they’re suddenly concerned about.
"There seems to be money there versus what was taken in and what was given out in terms of scholarships that just isn't accounted for," Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannibizzaro said to reporters yesterday.
Funny how she never raised this so-called concern during the entire 120 days of the 2023 session when this issue was a literal hot political potato.
No, all the D’s wanted to do was bleed the scholarship program dry. No compromise. Their way or the highway. Kill it and drive a stake through its heart. Just as their union masters demanded.
Now they’re paying a political price for it, and here’s how you can help…
Gov. Lombardo will be holding a press conference tomorrow morning in Las Vegas that will feature students and parents who are in jeopardy of being forced back into a failing government school if the governor’s funding proposal isn’t approved.
If you’d like to attend and lend support to the governor, here are the details. Hope to see some of you there…
Friday, August 4, 2023
Event Begins: 11:30 AM
Saint Anne Catholic School
1813 South Maryland ParkwayLas Vegas, NV 89104
If you have any kiddies, bring ‘em along!
Mr. Muth is president of Citizen Outreach, publisher of Nevada News & Views, and founder of CampaignDoctor.com. You can sign up for his conservative, Nevada-focused e-newsletter at MuthsTruths.com. His views are his own.