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Union membership rates expose need for recertification
This article was originally published by the Reno Gazette-Journal. Each summer, my organization requests, pursuant to Nevada’s Public Records Act, a series of records from local governments across the state…
Nevada government pay gap highest in the nation, new data shows
When measured as a percentage of private-sector earnings, Nevada local government workers were by far the highest paid in the nation last year, according to newly released Census data. Last…
PERS lawsuit timeline: 2011-2018
Update: We have prevailed! Despite receiving nearly $2 billion in taxpayer funding annually, the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) has spent years — and hundreds of thousands of…
Recent News
‘No new taxes’ is a great promise, if he can keep it
No new taxes will be a hard pledge for Governor Sisolak to keep if he has his way on a variety of spending issues. At least in the long term.
Nevada Policy's guide for the 2019 legislative session
Mark Twain was certainly on to something when he said, “no man’s life, liberty or property is safe when the legislature is in session.” That is why it’s so important…
Solutions: A Sourcebook for Nevada policymakers
From minimum wage to discussions over tax hikes, far too many legislative actions are driven by political considerations rather than policy considerations. As a result, it is more important than…