Nevada Teachers Make Passionate Plea Against New Oakland Stadium Plans

The reason was specifically to pass a bill regarding the new Oakland A's stadium. The bill approved Nevada public funding for the construction of the new stadium. The amount allotted to the project was $380million. And while that's not the entire amount the new stadium will cost, it is a substantial portion of public funding that could be going elsewhere in our state.

On Thursday, the Nevada State Education Association launched a new campaign. The NSEA is trying to stop this public funding going toward building the stadium. They believe there is a better use for those funds: improving our school system.

NSEA President Dawn Etcheverry said, “Nevada's priorities are misguided, and public funds should not go to a California billionaire for a stadium", thenevadaindepent.com reported. To support this campaign, the NSEA formed a new PAC, or Political Action Committee, this week. The committee, called "Schools Over Stadiums" registered on Wednesday with the Nevada Secretary of State.

The PAC is planning to exhaust every path possible to prevent state money from going to the stadium. Proposed funding for the construction of the Oakland A's new home is through county-issued bonds and tax credits.

Members of the NSEA agree that the sum of $380million should go toward making sure teachers in Nevada are qualified teachers who can work full-time hours. And that the funding should go toward that, citing that Nevada is still one of the worst states in the nation for public education.

In order to get this campaign on to the next step, petitioners will have to get signatures from Nevada residents. The PAC will need over 102,000 signatures, or at least 10% of the voters from our last general election. They must collect the signatures and file with the Secretary of State by August 1 (thenevadaindepent.com).

- Wendy Rush, 96.3 KKLZ

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Inflation has been really hurting people this year. Especially those working for minimum wage. When the cost of living increases but your paycheck stays the same. It can be extremely difficult. And for many Americans who are living paycheck to paycheck, it has been nearly impossible.

The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 since 2009. If you're working 40 hours a week at that rate, you'd only make $15K a year. That's well below the federal poverty line. And working that much doesn't leave a lot of time for a side hustle or, heaven for bid, family time.

Now some relief is on its way, at least for the residents of 27 states in the United States. The National Employment Law Project (NELP) recently released a reporting saying a record-breaking number of states will increase their minimum wage in 2023. Even up to as much as $15.00 an hour in some states.

This is a hot topic for some people in the political world. Some think an increase in the federal rate will lead to more unemployment. The argument there is that businesses won't be able to keep up with the cost of employees. But, as mentioned before, the annual income for the federal minimum wage doesn't even pay most of the bills. So workers earning this rate can forget about building a savings account or even a retirement fund.

Then there is the cost of living issue, which very much varies from state to state. So having a blanket minimum wage across all states doesn't work. Fortunately, most of these states have a much higher rate than the federal $7.25. And employees are protected from the wage being dropped lower than that number.

Nevada is on the list of those 27 states raising their minimum wage. We will see a rate of $11.25 in July of 2023. That's for companies that don't offer health insurance. The rate for companies that do will be $10.25/hour. Here are the 10 states with the highest minimum wage come 2023.- Wendy Rush

Minimum Wage will rise to $13.25/hour on January 1st. That is for large employers. The rate will be lower for smaller companies.

Minimum Wage will rise to $13.65/hour on January 1st.

Minimum Wage will rise to $13.80/hour on January 1st.

Minimum Wage will rise to $13.85/hour on January 1st.

Many employees (depending on vocation) will start earning $14.00/hour by 2023.

Minimum Wage will rise to $14.20/hour by January 1st. It's already at $15.00 in other parts of the state.

Minimum wage will rise to $15.00/hour by January 7th.

Minimum wage will rise to $15.00/hour by January 1st.

Minimum Wage will rise to $15.50/hour by January 1st.

Minimum Wage will rise to $15.74/hour by January 1st.