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Below are eight major economic studies showing the high cost and minimal return on investment from film and TV tax credits. Do Movie Production Incentives Generate Economic Development? Kennesaw State economist J.C. Bradbury in 2018 noted that “The results indicate that neither [movie production incentives] in general, nor specific types or levels of tax credits, are associated with state economic performance.” The study analyzed tax credits across jurisdictions and time fram

https://lasvegassun.com/news/2025/nov/14/film-bill-has-nothing-to-offer-nevadans/ Since the dawn of the New Deal, America’s billionaire class has waged a decades long campaign to chip away at working people’s power. Every time working people won fair wages, union protections and a seat at the table, corporations countered with dark money in politics, relentless lobbying and shipping jobs overseas. That struggle is alive and well in Nevada today. A recent study by nonpartisan

Link to original article: https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/14/lawmakers-debate-proposed-film-studio-bill-for-every-dollar-wed-lose-77-cents/ The proposed Summerlin movie studio bill now under consideration by lawmakers in a special legislative session could force the state to cut expenses or increase revenue to accommodate the bill’s massive expansion of transferable tax credits. Assembly Bill 5 , the resurrected Assembly Bill 238 from the 2025 Legislative Session earlier th