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One of the biggest costs at just about every level of local government across the state of Nevada is personnel. Over the years our lawmakers have made it difficult to […]
Opinion
Governor’s budget plan is long on spending, short on accountability
It is called bait and switch. Just over two months after the voters of Nevada rejected by a 79 percent majority a margin tax on gross receipts of businesses that […]
Congress should rein in Obama’s war on fossil fuel
The price of gasoline in parts of the country has dropped below $2 a gallon after hovering near $4 for so long. In fact, in the most basic terms, the […]
Lawmakers should reform education, not just throw money at it
When Nevada lawmakers meet in Carson City in a couple of weeks the top priority will and must be education, but the focus should not be solely on funding, but […]
Court should stop federal public land agencies from usurping our rights
Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. The agencies in charge of federal public land have developed a penchant for “sue and settle” — some friendly environmental group files […]
Holding the line on taxation will take only 15 Assembly members
At this point, perhaps the best we can hope for is gridlock. The 2015 session of the Nevada Legislature is only a month away — 120 days during which our […]
State should not interfere with life and death decisions of terminal patients
The founders of this nation were adherents to the concept of natural law, especially as outlined by philosopher John Locke, who stated that all individuals have the right to self-determination […]
State Corporate Welfare Clearly Unconstitutional and Courts Should Stop it
The attorney for the legal arm of a libertarian-leaning Nevada think tank this past week asked the state district court in Carson City to issue a summary judgment that would […]
Time to Take Off the Gloves When Dealing Federal Land Bureaucrats
Let’s just say our favorite red-headed Nevada congressman doesn’t turn the other cheek when he gets slapped by a miffed Washington bureaucrat. After Nevada Republican Congressman Mark Amodei added a […]
Give the Gift that Warms the Heart and Feeds the Brain — A Good Book
In case you are approaching wit’s end as Christmas Day looms around the bend, and you’ve still not come up with that unique gift for that unique Nevada friend or […]