Las Vegas Sun

April 19, 2024

As Rubio and Cruz vie for Mormon support in Nevada, divide over taxes looms

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John Locher / AP

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., waves as he arrives with his wife, Jeanette, for a rally on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in Las Vegas.

Deep divisions among Nevada Republicans over a $1-billion tax increase pushed by the state’s Republican governor are helping to shape the battle between Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas to win this state’s presidential caucuses — the first nominating contest in the West.

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