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Slinking quietly through the Nevada Legislature is a bill that would gut the state’s strong anti-SLAPP law that was once called the gold standard of such laws. SLAPP stands for […]
Opinion
If lawmakers can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen
Lawmakers in Carson City are attempting to play Pontius Pilate and wash their hands of one of their responsibilities. Assembly Joint Resolution No. 10 proposes to revise the Nevada Constitution […]
Democratic candidate sure would fill Harry Reid’s shoes
Former Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto is imminently qualified to step right into the shoes of Sen. Harry Reid. This past week she became the first Democrat to announce her […]
Let local governments opt out of collective bargaining
While it seems most of the legislation coursing through the halls of the Legislature in Carson City seeks to tap deeper into taxpayers’ wallets, one might actually reduce the cost […]
On public lands issue, first, we have to get their attention
When my ol’ pappy broke the two-by-four across the muzzle of our stubborn 2,000-pound black Angus bull, he explained: “First, son, you have to get his attention.” Perhaps that is […]
Bill would facilitate doctors ‘seeing’ patients remotely by using technology
Nevada already has one of the lowest doctor-to-patient ratios in the nation — 47th to be precise. Add to that the time and expense to bring the two together for […]
Former Gov. Miller touts his failed education spending to promote Sandoval’s plan
This past week Gov. Brian Sandoval presented his proposed business license tax based on gross receipts in the form of Senate Bill 252 to a joint meeting of the state […]
More problems with those Las Vegas water authority ranches
The folks at the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) are spreading ill will across rural Nevada counties like they were using a fertilizer spreader. A lawsuit filed in Clark County […]
And you thought your voted counted for something in Nevada?
“Elections have consequences …” President Obama likes to tell Republicans, especially after he just won one. But not in Nevada. Not any more. The voters of Nevada swept into office […]
‘Bassackwards’ government
For whatever reason, government has a tendency to fold in upon itself to the point that it begins to behave like it knows better than the people from which government […]