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Over the past four decades, according to a Cato Institute analysis, Nevada has increased K-12 public school funding by 80 percent per pupil, adjusted for inflation. During those four decades […]
You too can spot wildfires from the comfort of home
The Bureau of Land Management has new eyes to spot wildfires quickly so they can be attacked before they grow into huge acreage gobbling infernos. Those eyes could be yours. […]
Nevada’s D.C. delegation could tip the scales in Iran deal
Believe it or not, the tiny Nevada delegation in Washington could play a significant role in international affairs, the likes of which could be compared to the Munich Pact of […]
The wishes of one man drown out the voices of an entire state
What do you call a country in which one person has the power to dictate to local elected officials how land within their jurisdiction may be used or not used? […]
Time to free the community colleges to stand on their own
Study after study have determined the state’s community colleges, especially those in rural Nevada, are getting short shrift under the current Nevada System of Higher Education governance structure. A year […]
Imperious BLM agents still behaving like they are better than us
Who says the United States does not have a royal class? The bureaucrats at the Bureau of Land Management just don’t think like the rest of us. They are downright […]
Nevada should control its land and not settle for paltry alms
The silence is deafening. Because so much of the West in general and Nevada in particular is controlled by the federal government and cannot be taxed, Congress four decades ago […]
Feds flagrantly infringe free speech rights with futile ferreting
Reason magazine has been hit with a federal subpoena seeking “any and all identifying information” about comments posted on an online blog discussing the conviction and harsh sentence given to […]
The IRS should back off changing gaming rules
The Internal Revenue Service is pondering new rules regarding tax reporting by casinos — including tracking player rewards and loyalty card programs and lowering the threshold for reporting electronic jackpots […]
Those who once pushed for clean energy now balk at paying the price
Be careful what you so ask for. You just might get it — good and hard. Return with us now to those thrilling days of the 2013 Nevada legislative session, […]