Geoffrey Lawrence
Solution of the week: School choice
School choice offers hope and options for every child
School choice programs empower parents to pick the school that's best for their children.
'State of the State' was short on solutions
Sandoval misses opportunity to make case for fiscal conservatism
Gov. Sandoval missed an opportunity to make the case for proven free-market solutions to Nevada's challenges.
Solution of the week: PERS
A Utah-style hybrid pension system would protect taxpayers, provide flexibility for government employees
A Utah-style hybrid pension system would protect taxpayers, provide flexibility for government employees.
NPRI: Sandoval misses opportunity to make case for fiscal conservatism
In response to Gov. Brian Sandoval’s State of the State address Wednesday night, NPRI’s Deputy Policy Director Geoffrey Lawrence released the following comments.
Solution of the week: Spending trends
Up, up and away: Nevada is spending much more than it did before the 2003 tax hikes
Up, up and away: Nevada's inflation-adjusted, per-capita spending has greatly increased since 2003 tax increases.
The Path to Sustainable Prosperity
Removing the obstacles facing Nevada’s entrepreneurs
If Nevada really wants a robust and flourishing economy, it needs to streamline state and local regulations, reduce and eliminate state and local licensing fees and filing requirements, ease restrictions that discourage hiring and eliminate government-granted business subsidies. Those are just some of the findings contained in The Path to Sustainable Prosperity, a comprehensive study on economic development.
Solution of the week: Prevailing Wage
Nevada has wasted billions overpaying for labor on government projects
Nevada has wasted billions of taxpayer dollars overpaying for labor on government projects.
Solution of the week: NSHE finance
Fund students, not institutions
Nevada should fund students, not give subsidies to institutions.
Solution of the week: The many problems of the margin tax
Margin tax combines worst features of corporate-income and gross-receipts taxes
A margin tax would combine the worst features of corporate-income and gross-receipts taxes.