PAC files petition to repeal Nevada commerce tax

A group calling itself the RIP Commerce Tax PAC has filed a petition to repeal the new business tax contained in the tax package approved by the governor and 2015 Legislature.Unlike the referendum petition filed by conservative blogger Chuck Muth, the petition filed with the Secretary of State Oct. 8 seeks to reverse only the commerce tax, not the more than a dozen other tax changes contained in the 2015 Legislature approved Senate Bill 483.The group is headed by State Controller Ron Knecht and