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Fair treatment looks like bias to those who are accustomed to being shown obsequious deference. Once again federal lawyers who have been handed a rejection of their legal arguments by […]
Commentary
Fight to Replace Reid in Senate Becoming a Proxy War
Be careful with whom you pick a fight. They might fight back with some heavy artillery. For years Harry Reid has been obsessively ranting and mewling about the wealthy Koch […]
But Words Can Never Hurt Us
Public discourse is not for the squeamish. Governing is seldom a decorous endeavor. In fact, Nevada’s statute on public meetings encourages open debate and colloquy to the point that it […]
BLM Sage Grouse Guidelines will Bury Land Users in Paperwork
The Bureau of Land Management this past week issued eight guideline memos instructing federal land managers in 11 Western states as to how they are to carry out policies intended […]
Chronic Disease: What are You Going to do About it?
As the United States heads into the final stretch of a very long election season, Nevadans need to make sure that candidates and the media focus on issues that matter […]
Western Officials Fear New EPA Rules Could Cripple Mining Operations
There is growing fear among officials across the West that in the waning days of the Obama administration his Environmental Protection Agency may enact regulations that could cost the hard […]
Nevada Slipping in its Embrace of Personal and Economic Freedom
Nevada ranking 12th in the nation in terms of economic and personal freedom, according to the Cato Institute, is not too shabby — until you notice that we’ve fallen from […]
Most Sheriffs and the Governor Oppose Gun Background Check Initiative
Three out of four Nevada county sheriffs agree, Question 1 on the November ballot, the Nevada Background Checks for Gun Purchases Initiative, should be voted down, because it will do […]
Jewell Feels a Drop of Rain and Declares Sky is Falling
Earlier this year Interior Secretary Sally Jewell delivered what could best be described as a doom and gloom speech about the state of disappearing “natural” lands in this country, primarily […]
Court Should Slap Down Public Pension Records Trickery
There is contempt of court. There is contempt of Congress. But there should also be contempt of public. This past week Nevada Policy Research Institute’s (NPRI) legal arm, Center for […]