Film studio fallout fizzles as voters back incumbents despite positions on ‘Hollywood handout’

By: April Corbin Girnus

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 1,024

Last Updated: 17 hours, 19 minutes ago

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Two Democratic state lawmakers targeted by unions over their votes against a failed proposal to publicly subsidize a film studio in Las Vegas survived primary challengers, unofficial election results showed.

A third Democrat, Assemblymember Howard Watts, appears poised to narrowly lose his seat, but his competitive primary was less singularly focused on the controversial subsidy proposal dubbed by conservatives and progressive as a $1.8 billion “Hollywood Handout.” As of late Wednesday, Watts was down …

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