It is time to put some teeth into Nevada’s public records law. Even though state law requires that all public records and books, except those specifically exempted as confidential by […]
Opinion
Bill would shred state Read by 3 law
A gaggle of Democrats in Carson City have proffered a bill that would gut Nevada’s Read by 3 law like a fish. In 2015 lawmakers voted to require schools to […]
Is this You? Garage Shopping
I’m not the best shopper. I only use coupons when a store I go to sends me a handful. With all good intentions I put the ones I want to […]
Nevada press shield law protects bloggers
Unlike too many jobs in this country there is no such thing as a licensed journalist, but a Carson City judge has found such in the penumbra of Nevada’s press […]
BLM to cooperate with states on grouse protection
This past Friday the Bureau of Land Management released its Record of Decisions on how to protect greater sage grouse across a number of Western states, including Nevada. The BLM […]
Do not shroud public pensions in secrecy
Some lawmakers in Carson City are pushing a bill that basically declares that it is none of your business how your tax money is spent. Senate Bill 224 would make […]
Same-day voter registration invites fraud
Progressives are always clamoring to make it easier to vote. To that end Democratic state Sen. James Ohrenschall of Las Vegas has introduced Senate Bill 123 that, among other things, […]
Assisted suicide bill creates perverse incentives
Sometimes good intentions can create more problems than they solve. Take Senate Bill 165 for example. Nevada lawmakers held hearings recently on this bill that would legalize and tightly regulate […]
No need for murky water law changes
Two bills proposing to alter water use policy are pending in the Nevada Legislature. They are at best problematic. Assembly Bill 30 appears to give the state engineer greater leeway […]
Is this You? Candy Calendar
It was bad enough several years ago when I zipped quickly past a mirror and saw my mother and it was me! Not that I mind having part of my […]
