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Raises and Rhetoric: How to Run a Government Straight Into a Wall
Just when you thought your local government couldn't get any more tone-deaf, Washoe County delivers again — this time with a $27 million deficit and raises for county elected officials. Because nothing says “fiscal responsibility” like giving yourself a pay bump while the ship is taking on water.
Thanks to legislative magic from Skip “Spin” Hansen and Commissioner Alexis Hill, a bill made its way through Carson City ensuring that county commissioners (yes, the ones running multimillion-dollar deficits) get more money — every year, for the next few years. Public service never paid so well, right?