Let’s get one thing straight, the Energy Choice Initiative — Question 3 — on the November ballot is not deregulation of the electricity market. It would replace Nevada’s regulated energy […]
Now Is Your Chance to Speak up on Little Ash Springs
Five years ago the Bureau of Land Management locked the gate to Little Ash Springs north of Alamo on Highway 93 in Lincoln County, saying it would take a couple […]
BLM Rule Change Doesn’t Signal Wild Horse Slaughter
Wild horse advocates are apoplectic over a change in rules for selling off wild horses recently announced by the Trump administration’s Bureau of Land Management, saying it could lead to […]
Senate Should Quickly Confirm Kavanaugh to High Court
When it comes to Nevada politics, principles be damned, it is all about partisanship, no matter the topic. President Trump’s nomination of federal Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace retiring Justice […]
Pardon for Oregon Ranchers Just the First Step
Etched in stone above the entrance of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington are the words: “Equal justice under law.” The treatment of father and son Oregon ranchers by […]
BLM should fight wild horse suit this time
The usual suspects are at it again, filing a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia demanding the court halt a plan by the Bureau […]
Rosen’s DISCLOSE Act really CHILL Act
Democratic Rep. Jacky Rosen, who is seeking Republican Sen. Dean Heller’s seat in the November election, has come out strongly in support of a bill that would require disclosure of […]
Forget PILT Checks, Transfer Federal Land to Nevada
It’s that time of year again, when counties in Nevada and across the West squat on the street corner with their alms cups extended anxiously awaiting the tinkling sound of […]
Free Speech Issues ‘on the Ballot’ in Nevada
The right to free speech includes the right to not be compelled to speak. That includes not being required to pay dues to a union whose political views might be […]
Online Sales Tax Collection Might Not Be Worth It
Before jumping on the bandwagon and trying to snag sales tax revenue from out-of-state online retailers — which a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling now allows — Nevada should crunch […]
