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When Nevada was admitted into the Union in 1864 its Constitution contained a Disclaimer Clause, saying the state does “forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands lying within […]
Opinion
Clean Power Plan challenge is based on federalism
Shortly after Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the 29 states suing in federal court to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan to reduce […]
Absurdly trivial conflicts escalate to tragedy
The absurdity of it all would be comical if the consequences were not so extraordinarily dire. One man is dead, shot to death by officers at a roadblock. Father and […]
A few things to cogitate before going to the presidential caucuses
In a matter of days Nevada Democrats and Republicans will be asked to lend their support to one of their parties’ candidates in the state’s first-in-the-West caucuses. The decisions will […]
Governor offering a way to save sage grouse and mining
Gov. Brian Sandoval is imploring the Interior Department to accept a state-created alternative to its proposed draconian plan to remove millions of acres of federal public land from productive use […]
Where the presidential candidates stand on public land issues
With the Nevada presidential caucuses just weeks away we are offering readers a glimpse into the stances of the candidates on a key issue — federal public lands control. For […]
Lawsuit challenges practice of state gifts to private companies
Earlier this month the Nevada Supreme Court heard arguments on procedural matters in a case that seeks to have declared unconstitutional the state’s practice of handing out gifts to businesses […]
Sen. Reid doesn’t need a slush fund to cover retirement expenses
Harry Reid, who became a multi-millionaire over the course of his many decades as an elected and appointed public servant, never seems to run out of schemes to avoid spending […]
Education savings accounts law still lies in legal limbo
On New Year’s Day Nevada’s Senate Bill 302 — creating education savings accounts (ESAs) available to parents who pull their children out of public school and enroll them in private […]
Courts should let the voters decide on commerce tax — again
In 2014 the voters of Nevada rejected by a 4-to-1 margin a tax on company revenues being pushed by the state teachers’ union. Instead, the 2015 Legislature adopted a smaller […]