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Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo takes his oath of office during his inauguration ceremony in the Carson City Community Center in Carson City, Nev., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023.
Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 | 7:13 p.m.
Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo told a joint session of the Democrat-controlled Legislature he wants to permanently cut taxes on Nevada businesses and suspend the state’s gasoline tax for 12 months.
The former Clark County sheriff who unseated Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak in November said in his first State of the State address that Nevada’s economy is “growing stronger every day.”
He said he’s determined to work cooperatively with majority Democrats and minority Republicans alike to accomplish an ambitious agenda that he says would make the state even stronger while spending within its means. Lombardo was the only Republican in the nation to defeat a sitting Democratic governor in November.
Here’s the full copy of his speech:
