Sandoval, GOP given low marks by conservative group
By Reno Gazette-Journal
CARSON CITY – A report card from the conservative Nevada Policy Research Institute gave failing grades to Gov. Brian Sandoval and moderate GOP lawmakers who helped pass a $1.1 billion tax package, contending Republicans squandered their time in power and failed to shake things up.
The think tank issued the grades on a scale of 0 to 100 percent based on how closely the politicians lined up with NPRI’s legislative priorities.
The institute opposes tax increases, tax incentive programs and many spending measures, while pushing to weaken union power and scale back public employee pensions.