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A ruling by a federal judge in California has put law enforcement agencies in Nevada and much of the nation in legal jeopardy if they hold prisoners, who are in the […]
Opinion
Conscience Rule for Doctors just Needs a Rewrite
Despite what some have implied, a recent decision by a New York federal judge striking down the so-called “conscience rule” promulgated by the Trump administration is not a license to […]
How to Redraw Political Districts After the Census?
An effort has been launched to make the boundary changes to political districts after the 2020 Census less subject to manipulation by the major political parties. Earlier this month, the […]
Time to Bring Wild Horse Population Under Control
The Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board met in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 31 and came up with a list of recommendations for the Bureau of Land Management and the […]
Appellate Court Nominee Falsely Accused
The confirmation process for federal judicial nominees has turned into a scorched earth battle fueled by character assassination and innuendo coming from faceless, nameless partisan critics who can never be […]
Bill Language Should not Allow Water Grab
A growing number of public and private entities are joining a concerted effort to make sure a bill pending before Congress does not inadvertently create a means for Clark County […]
How and Why Nevada Became the 36th Star
his week Nevadans celebrate Nevada’s entry into the Union as a state on Oct. 31, 1864 — 155 years ago. Not only was Nevada “Battle Born,” as the flag proclaims, […]
Public Workers Should not be Bound by Union Contracts
In June of 2018 the U.S. Supreme Court in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees ruled 5-4 that it is unconstitutional to require public-sector employees to […]
Judge Blocks State Grouse Protection Plans
A federal judge in Idaho has pulled the rug out from under the Western states that had worked with the federal public land agencies to create separate plans to preserve sage […]
Government retiree costs must be reined in
The PERS cost creep continues. According to TransparentNevada, a website maintained by the Nevada Policy Research Institute, the number of former Nevada government employees drawing pensions in excess of $100,000 […]