In this recent special legislative session, the Nevada Assembly felt less like a policymaking chamber and more like the center of a political whirlwind. In a narrow 22–20 vote, lawmakers approved AB5 — a sweeping 15‑year program offering $120 million per year in transferable film tax credits. But the bill did not pass because lawmakersContinue reading “The Film Tax Credit Storm: As Both Parties Fracture, What Future Is Nevada Choosing?”
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拉斯維加斯要讓大道更安全嗎？
一項仍在審議的法案，正在悄悄改變城市的氣氛 從這個秋天開始，走在拉斯維加斯大道（Strip）的人，或許都會察覺到一些細微得說不出口的變化。警車比以往更密集，巡邏速度更急促；幾個路口異常安靜，彷彿有人刻意把噪音與動盪「按」了下去。 沒有任何路牌寫著「禁區」，但你仍能感覺到——這條世界上最熱鬧的街道，正悄悄收緊。 這種變化不是來自燈火璀璨的賭場，也不是來自旅客，而是源自立法廳裡一項仍在審議的提案。
拉斯维加斯要把大道变得更安全吗？
一项仍在审议中的法案，正在改变城市的气氛 从秋天开始，走在拉斯维加斯大道的人会发现一些细微的变化。警车比以往更密集，巡逻的步调也更急促。有几个街口安静得反常，似乎有人刻意把这里的噪音和动荡“压”了下去。虽然没有哪块路牌写着“禁区”，但你还是能感觉到——这条全世界最热闹的街道，正在悄悄收紧。 那种变化不是来自赌场灯光，也不是来自人潮，而是来自立法厅里一项仍在审议的法案。
Is Las Vegas Trying to Make the Strip Safer?
A Proposed Bill Is Quietly Changing the City’s Atmosphere Starting this fall, anyone walking along the Las Vegas Strip may notice something hard to describe but easy to sense. Police cars appear more frequently. Foot patrols move faster. A few corners feel unusually quiet, as if someone has turned down the city’s familiar noise andContinue reading “Is Las Vegas Trying to Make the Strip Safer?”
影視稅收抵免：誰得利？誰買單？
——工會分裂下的內華達經濟新十字路口 在這場秋日的特別立法會議中，內華達並不缺乏戲劇性。討論焦點不是好萊塢新片，而是影視稅收抵免（Film Tax Credit）是否應該大幅擴張。這項政策本因為推動經濟多元化而被端上檯面，卻意外引爆州內工會罕見的分裂。支持者與反對者之間的緊張關係，讓人看到一個更深層的問題：內華達究竟要成為一座什麼樣的州？
影视税收抵免：谁得利？谁买单？
—— 工会分裂下的内华达经济新十字路口 在这场秋季召开的特别立法会议上，内华达的政治氛围比以往任何时候都更具戏剧性。争议的核心并非好莱坞大片，而是是否应大规模扩张影视税收抵免（Film Tax Credit）。这一原本旨在推动经济多元化的政策，却意外引发工会内部罕见的公开分裂。支持与反对双方观点尖锐，对立情绪不断升级，让人不禁要问：内华达究竟要走向怎样的未来？
Expanding Nevada’s Film Tax Credit: Who Benefits, Who Pays
—And What the State’s Union Divide Reveals About Its Economic Future As Nevada lawmakers convene for a special legislative session, the state finds itself in an unusually dramatic policy battle. The controversy has little to do with Hollywood blockbusters and everything to do with whether Nevada should dramatically expand its Film Tax Credit (FTC) program.Continue reading “Expanding Nevada’s Film Tax Credit: Who Benefits, Who Pays”
內華達工會分裂：為何他們在影視稅收抵免上立場相左
隨著內華達州立法者重新審視影視稅收抵免（FTC）擴張提案，勞工運動內部罕見地出現公開分歧。一方認為政策可帶來大量工會化工作；另一方則擔心影響教育與公共服務的財政基礎。 其結果是：工會對工會的對抗，雙方都自認在捍衛內華達的長期經濟未來。
内华达工会分裂：为何他们在影视税收抵免上立场相左
随着内华达州立法者重新审视影视税收抵免（FTC）扩张提案，劳工运动内部罕见地出现了公开分歧。一方的工会认为，这项政策将带来成千上万份新的工会化工作；而另一方则担心，它会威胁教育与公共服务的财政基础。 其结果是：工会对工会的内部对抗，双方都声称自己是在捍卫内华达州的长期经济未来。
Nevada’s House Divided: Why Unions Are Split Over the Film Tax Credit Expansion
As Nevada lawmakers prepare to revisit the proposed expansion of the state’s film tax credit (FTC), a rare public divide has opened within the labor movement. The debate has pitted unions that see the policy as a generator of thousands of new, unionized jobs against unions that view it as a threat to education andContinue reading “Nevada’s House Divided: Why Unions Are Split Over the Film Tax Credit Expansion”
