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One Nevada Republican wants his fellow lawmakers to give up part of their pay in the name of public education.

Freshman state Sen. Mark Hutchison tells the Las Vegas Sun that he intends to draft a bill calling for members of the state legislature to give up the equivalent of about $150 per day in salary to fund the state’s public schools.

While Hutchison says the proposal “sends the right signal to the public,” state Senate Majority Leader Moises Denis, a Democrat, called it a “gimmick.” He says lawmakers should instead be taking the time to devise real solutions to increasing public school funding, the Sun reports.

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