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The Bureau of Land Management has rejected a bid by a Swedish firm to construct a mammoth wind turbine project on the Nevada side of the border with California near […]
Supreme Court Should Limit Civil Asset Forfeitures
The U.S. Supreme Court finally has taken up a case that could result in the reining in of the larcenous practice by local and federal law enforcement agencies of seizing […]
Give Books About Nevada and Written by Nevadans
With Christmas rapidly approaching some of you may still be confounded by the question of just what to give that Nevada friend or family member. May we be so bold […]
Coming Legislative Session Could Resurrect Some Bad Bills
With the election of Democratic majorities in both the state Assembly and Senate, many fear that, as Yogi Berra once said, it’s going to be deja vu all over again. […]
PERS Reform Needed to Curb Ever Higher Costs
The PERS cost creep continues. Earlier this month the board of directors of the Nevada Public Employees’ Retirement System authorized an increase in the amount state and local public employees […]
We Should Be Thankful for Capitalism
Thanksgiving is rich in traditions. The turkey. The dressing. The pumpkin pie. The family assembled in prayerful reverence in remembrance of the plight of the early settlers of this country […]
Coming Legislature Likely to Favor Tax Hikes
“No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session,” is often attributed to Mark Twain. Though the quote is most likely apocryphal, its veracity is […]
Local Government Unions Create Huge Pay Gap
It is good to be a public servant in Nevada, downright lucrative in fact. The folks at the Nevada Policy Research Institute have crunched the Census data for 2017 and […]
Does the 14th Amendment Require ‘Birthright’ Citizenship?
Following up on a stance taken during his election campaign President Donald Trump now says he will sign an executive order ending so-called “birthright” citizenship. Trump told “Axios on HBO” […]
Pink Tax Repeal Would Shift Tax Burden
Question 2 on the November ballot — the so-called pink tax repeal — would eliminate the state and local sales taxes on feminine hygiene products such as tampons and sanitary […]