Democracy is a chaotic endeavor. Nevada lawmakers have made it more so. Expect long lines and delayed results come the next Election Day. Assembly Bill 345, which passed on a […]
BLM Proposes Firebreaks to Reduce the Size of Wildfires
The Bureau of Land Management is currently conducting a series of public hearings across the West to get input on an audacious proposal to limit the unchecked spread of rangeland […]
Nevada Gets Short Shrift on PILT Checks
The checks are in the mail. Nevada’s U.S. senators both sent out press releases a couple of weeks ago boasting about all the money Nevada counties will be getting from […]
How to save the West from devastating wildfires
As we enter another wildfire season — and each one seems to be more devastating than the previous one — the question lingers: Why? According to The New York Times, […]
Nevada should reject 50 percent renewable energy
Are Nevada voters and lawmakers falling for a scam? In an article titled “Solar Power to Hit the Wall in Nevada” in “American Thinker” this past week, retired engineer Norman […]
Lawmakers fail to rein in forfeiture abuse, again
In the past three legislative sessions bills have been pushed to rein in the pernicious practice of civil asset forfeiture, which allows law enforcement agencies to seize cash, houses, cars […]
Is minimum wage hike constitutional?
This past week Gov. Steve Sisolak signed Assembly Bill 456 into law fulfilling a promise to raise the minimum wage in Nevada. AB456 raises the minimum wage 75 cents per […]
Book offers historic perspective on the press
The premise of conservative commentator Mark Levin’s new book, “Unfreedom of the Press,” is that modern journalism has devolved into an opinionated, group-think pack of politically partisan propagandists who oppose […]
File suit to uphold two-thirds vote requirement for taxes
So, the governor is confident that the extension of the modified business tax rate will withstand a legal challenge, according to both the Las Vegas newspaper and the online Nevada […]
National Popular Vote veto is the right call
Nevada Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak rightly chose to stand up for his state instead of his party and vetoed Assembly Bill 186 — the ill-advised Agreement Among the States to […]
