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Most of the blather coming out of Carson City this legislative session has been about the various means that can be employed to tap more tax revenue from the citizens. […]
Opinion
State Constitution does not allow laws regulating political speech
The Nevada Supreme Court made the right decision but for the wrong reason. In the case of Citizen Outreach vs. State, the court ruled 5-2 a couple of weeks ago […]
Laxalt proven correct in joining lawsuit challenging Obama executive order
When Nevada’s new Republican attorney general, Adam Laxalt, joined in the lawsuit with 25 other states challenging President Obama’s executive fiat granting amnesty from deportation and granting green cards and […]
Rep. Hardy expects to see some action on federal land issues
Freshman 4th Congressional District Rep. Cresent Hardy, whose district covers the southern half of rural Nevada, foresees considerable debate and action coming during this 114th session of Congress on various […]
Las Vegas water grab is a waste of time and money
The Nevada Supreme Court has dealt another blow to the Las Vegas attempt to snatch groundwater from Lincoln and White Pine counties. In December 2013, state court Senior Judge Robert […]
Our good public lands and employees
Increasingly we are seeing an irrational and unfair anger build up against public lands and the people who work for the federal government. The High Country News, on October 27, […]
Nevada public employee pension program must be reformed to be fair and save tax dollars
A new analysis of Nevada’s Public Employees’ Retirement System reveals just how out of whack state public government workers retirement pay is compared to those in the private sector who […]
‘State of the State’ and ‘State of the Union’ speeches too much alike
Earlier this month Gov. Brian Sandoval delivered his “State of the State” address to the Legislature. A couple of days later President Obama gave his “State of the Union” speech […]
Think tank outlines how to make Nevada taxation fairer and more stable
The word that will be buzzing through the halls of the Nevada Legislature like a swarm of bees from February until June will be “taxes” — whether to raise them, […]
Local governments could save millions if freed from collective bargaining restrictions
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 […]