Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed into law a bill that will make it impossible for the public and even elected officials to act as a watchdogs and catch abuses in […]
State should not violate one’s moral convictions
And you thought the 13th Amendment prohibited involuntary servitude. This past week Nevada’s Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford joined a coalition of 23 states and local governments in filing a […]
Beware of changing state water law
A controversial bill that would have drastically changed state water law apparently has been scuttled for this session of the Legislature. Gov. Steve Sisolak said no consensus on the bill […]
Trump immigration plan merits consideration
Minutes after President Trump announced in the Rose Garden this past week a plan to revise the priorities under which immigrants are accepted into the United States, Democrats and media […]
Equality Act would be damaging for women
Good intentions don’t always make good law. Take this past week’s 236-173 vote, largely along party lines, in the House of Representatives to pass the so-called Equality Act, which amends […]
Opinion says two-thirds vote not needed to extend taxes
Never tell the boss no. This past week the Legislative Counsel Bureau, the Legislature’s attorneys, told Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak and the Democratic majorities in both the state Senate and […]
School funding revamp should not be rushed
With mere weeks remaining in the legislative session in Carson City the bill revamping the distribution of education funds in the state landed with a 120-page thud on Monday in […]
Not enough money to cover school spending plans
Penny wise and pound foolish? Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak announced recently that he is donating his $163,000-a-year salary to the state’s poorest public schools. “I asked the people of Nevada […]
Public records bills still pending in Carson
As the Legislature grinds its way down to sine die in a couple of weeks, there are still some pending bills that could affect your ability and that of the […]
Free speech is not an act of violence
The leftists have yet to learn that the proper response to speech they don’t like is to counter with more speech, reasoned speech. No, their first and constant response is: […]
