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<title>Bad for politicians, but good for Nevada</title>
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<description><![CDATA[More transparency is needed in both lobbying and campaign finance.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 13:13:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Analysis shows little to no correlation between education spending and student achievement</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Despite 50 years of spending increases, union bosses still want a blank check.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:35:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>The Power of Choice: Part II</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Electricity deregulation leads to lower power bills and better state competitiveness.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 11:03:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Why binding arbitration must go: CCEA union wins by stalling</title>
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<description><![CDATA[CCEA victory also means layoffs will occur based on seniority.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 14:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>TransparentNevada reveals inflated salaries for government employees</title>
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<description><![CDATA[More than 1,000 government employees made over $200,000 in 2011.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 09:35:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>A dozen empirically verified things to know about public school teachers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nevada&#39;s new Superintendent of Public Instruction provides important research.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Really?!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Las Vegas city council gives millions of taxpayer dollars to ethics-embattled former colleague.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:34:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Protecting bad teachers job No. 1 for NSEA</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Across the nation, union bosses work to protect the worst educators, at the expense of students.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:08:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>The Power of Choice: Part I</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ending Nevada&#39;s educational monopolies would spur educational improvement.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:33:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Washington versus the West</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Western states challenge Congress&#39;s ability to control their lands. </p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:39:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Solutions for Nevada</title>
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<description><![CDATA[NPRI provides a path for steering the Silver State out of trouble.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:24:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>ObamaCare burdens states in three dangerous and damaging ways</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Anniversary of health care law nothing to celebrate.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Sandoval seeks a higher level of Silver State performance</title>
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<description><![CDATA[First budget hearing of the new biennium shows new advances by the governor&#39;s team.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>The myth of the &#8217;temporary&#8217; tax hike</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Taxes to be raised yet again under Gov. Sandoval&#39;s plan.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Transparency protects taxpayers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Open government can help save taxpayer money.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:11:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>&#8217;Juice&#8217; is not the route to economic development</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Annoited bureaucrats aren&#39;t needed to direct Nevada&#39;s economy.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Changing the dialogue</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Substantive solutions needed to address Nevada&#39;s woes.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:47:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Masto misses</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Attorney General opinion unilaterally attempts to rewrite the constitution.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:06:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>The corporatist state</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Key economic fundamentals overlooked in Governor&#39;s plan.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:42:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Hello ... Congress? Are you there?</title>
<link>http://www.npri.org/publications/pub_detail.asp?id=873</link>
<description><![CDATA[Federal response awaited as Nevada works to free Western lands.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:05:00 EST</pubDate>
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