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Rich Lowry to headline NPRI's annual dinner


 The Nevada Policy Research Institute has announced that Rich Lowry, editor of National Review, will deliver the keynote address at the Institute's 17th Anniversary Dinner, which will be held on Sept. 23, 2008 at the Venetian Resort·Hotel·Casino in Las Vegas.

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Commentaries

'Baseless charges'

by Steven Miller

An inspection of school finance around the nation reveals that virtually all the arguments commonly used by unions and districts for ever-higher spending levels are baseless – literally.

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The solutions Nevada needs are right next door

by Matthew Ladner

A comparison between Nevada and neighboring Arizona reveals the solutions the Silver State needs to meet its most pressing challenges in education.

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Was that really so hard?

by Andy Matthews

Faced with a large and growing revenue shortfall, Gov. Jim Gibbons has worked successfully with state legislators to do the sensible thing and scale back the size of the state budget. Still, while the media are likely to chronicle this saga primarily as a triumph of bipartisan cooperation, the real moral of this story likely will be missed.

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Get Rich, quick!

by Andy Matthews

We at NPRI are thrilled, naturally, to have Rich Lowry delivering the keynote address at our 17th Anniversary Dinner (Sept. 23 at the Venetian). Lowry, who became editor of National Review before he'd even turned 30, is among today's brightest pundits, on politics and policy alike.

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