{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"KMAS Radio","title":"35th District State Senator Drew MacEwen - 2.09.24","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9322db28\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":693,"description":"State Senator Drew McEwen and Jeff Slakey discuss Senate Bill 5770, a property tax measure. According to Senator McEwen, the bill proposes allowing local governments to exceed the 1% property tax cap, established by voters and the legislature a decade ago, by tripling it to 3%. Moreover, the bill permits local governments to bank the unused increase for subsequent years without voter approval, potentially costing taxpayers an additional $6 billion in property taxes. Senator McEwen criticizes the proposal, highlighting the challenges of housing affordability and the need for responsible budgeting, suggesting that there is already a record surplus in state revenue. The conversation also touches on a separate bill related to small modular nuclear reactors as a potential carbon-free power source.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8b4aqzT8tkdH6MLi186ujKO11Bhjd2UG29GWtIKSvFE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yM2Nh/YzMyMmYwODliZGZh/Nzk1ZTVjNjIzOGZm/NGVkNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}