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The Las Vegas Review-Journal editorializes today on President Obama's abandonment of his pledge to implement tax increases only on "the rich."

Nevada's interior-design laws prohibit unlicensed interior designers from operating in Nevada. Ostensibly, the law was passed to protect consumer safety and health. It sounds plausible. After all, we're always hearing about new regulations put in place to protect consumer health and safety.  However, we find no trace of Nevada citizens being maimed or killed by unlicensed interior designers before this law was passed.

Jay Leno understands what the government's nationalization of GM means.

In the Clark County School District (CCSD), teachers with a master's degree earn an extra $5,655 annually, while teachers who also have an advanced certification receive $8,845 more. Nationwide, most school district contracts provide higher salaries based on extra coursework and advanced degrees. Indeed, it is estimated that about half of all teachers in the United States have such an advanced degree.

Timothy Geithner's national leadership on fiscal accountability is inspiring state lawmakers across the country.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared in mid-March that greenhouse gases are dangerous to human health and requested permission from the White House to regulate the gases. However, there is a significant risk that Dihydrogen Monoxide — which, once heated, is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas — may be overlooked, as the EPA has chosen instead to focus on Carbon Dioxide.

AB277 and AB255 would more than double the taxes on tobacco and alcohol. Why haven't we heard any outrage from PLAN?

The movement to combat climate change is probably more about government control of the economy and ending free trade than anything else. Already some are calling for protectionist measures in the name of "saving the planet."

Milwaukee's school-choice program is the grandfather of voucher programs in the United States. As such it is often a target of left-wing anti-choice groups (primarily teacher unions) that work very hard to prove that school choice fails.