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The right to free speech includes the right to not be compelled to speak. That includes not being required to pay dues to a union whose political views might be […]
Opinion
Federal Grants Help Our Rural Communities Thrive
By Senator Cortez Masto This year, regional airports in Ely, Elko and Battle Mountain will begin renovation and improvement projects that include runway rehabilitation, airport building improvements and the instillation […]
Online Sales Tax Collection Might Not Be Worth It
Before jumping on the bandwagon and trying to snag sales tax revenue from out-of-state online retailers — which a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling now allows — Nevada should crunch […]
Judicial Bias Depends on the Party Involved
Bias, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Earlier this year a three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a decision by […]
The One Question to Ask Every Candidate
The major party primaries are over and it is on to the General Election this November. The candidates will be making the rounds shaking hands and asking for your vote. […]
Can a Nevada Law Pass Constitutional Muster?
Our federal and state constitutions are meant to lay the ground rules for what our governments can and cannot do, spelling out the rights of the individual to be free […]
Stop Blocking Public Land from Productive Use
Several years ago a high ranking Interior Department official told a Nevada newspaper editorial board that the agency planned to maintain its level of land control by acquiring an acre […]
High Court Should Stand Firmly for Free Speech
It has long been agreed that the First Amendment right to free speech includes the right to not be compelled to speak, but this past week the U.S. Supreme Court […]
Let Trump Control Who Stands on His Soapbox
The First Amendment prohibits the federal government abridging one’s free speech, but it does not, as a federal judge has ruled, require anyone to provide the soapbox for that speech. […]
Being ‘Green’ Is Easy, Ignore Facts
If you thought the “green movement” was more about self-righteous politics than clear-headed science, here are two tales that prove the point. In Arizona a petition is being circulated in […]