Nevada’s Budget Faces a Shortfall—Trump’s Budget Would Mean More Pain for Nevada’s Working Families

Las Vegas, NV — Nevada’s Economic Forum just downgraded the state’s revenue forecast by $191 million, warning that a slowing economy could jeopardize critical state services. That means tighter budgets for schools, infrastructure, and the public programs families rely on every day. But instead of helping Nevada weather the storm, Donald Trump and his allies in Congress are proposing a federal budget that slashes investments in clean energy, health care, and education—cuts that would gut job growth and hit working Nevadans the hardest. From rural clean energy projects to affordable housing and school nutrition programs, Trump’s budget threatens to rip away the very federal support that helped Nevada recover in the first place. With warning lights flashing in both Carson City and Washington, Nevadans can’t afford another round of failed trickle-down economics.

In response to Donald Trump’s first budget request of his catastrophic second term, Climate Power executive director Lori Lodes issued the following statement:

“Hardworking Americans are already pushed to the brink by the Trump-made economic crisis, and now his budget will jack up their electric bills, kill good-paying jobs, and undermine the health and safety of our communities. Trump wants to syphon away over $20 billion in clean energy investments to enrich his oil and gas donors, gut protections for clean drinking water for children, and decimate weather forecasting and disaster relief, even as climate catastrophes become more common and costly. Budgets are a statement of values, and it’s clear this president doesn’t value the well-being of everyday Americans.”

Trump’s budget would gut investments in critical programs like:

$1.52 billion in programs like weather satellites from NOAA.

$19.9 billion from Department of Energy programs that lower the cost of utility bills and create clean energy manufacturing jobs in communities nationwide.

$646 million in FEMA grant programs.

$4.77 billion for EPA programs that support clean drinking water and the cleanup of hazardous superfund sites.

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