Sunday, February 15, 2004
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VALLEY ACTIVISTS: Leading the call
From varied backgrounds, government critics formulate methods
to take on establishment
Anti-tax activists Dan Burdish and George Harris and government watchdog Knight Allen have received a great deal of ink since the start of the 2003 session of the Nevada Legislature.
Burdish and Harris have been among the most vocal critics of the $833 million tax increase that was adopted by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Kenny Guinn. Allen has led the push to prevent public employees from serving in the Legislature.
This package of stories probes who they are and why they do what they do.