Jeremy Renner's Film Tax Credit Dreams Delayed in Northern Nevada

Actor Jeremy Renner's push to expand a measure for the film industry to northern Nevada was effectively dashed when the bill's sponsor said it's too late to entertain in the current legislative session. A bill moving through the Nevada Legislature would provide $190 million annually in tax credits over at least 20 years aimed at bringing film productions to two sites in southern Nevada. Renner lobbied lawmakers for a third site in northern Nevada that he said could rival film production studios in Atlanta and New Mexico. The bill is the latest attempt at diversifying southern Nevada's economy that relies largely on revenue from gambling and tourism but that was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.