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GOP lawsuit vital to protecting our representative system of government
In an effort to defend our state constitution and representative system of government, the Senate Republican Caucus recently filed a lawsuit to invalidate a pair of tax hikes that were passed without the constitutionally required two-thirds support. After successive, landslide votes in 1994 and 1996, Nevadans amended the state… Read More
No such thing as a “temporary” tax in Nevada
This letter originally appeared in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Kudos to state Senate Republicans for challenging the unconstitutional Modified Business Tax extension. The voter-approved, two-thirds constitutional requirement for any tax…
Give government workers the choice to represent themselves
By Daniel Honchariw This article originally appeared in the Reno Gazette-Journal. All workers deserve to have a voice when it comes to negotiating the terms of their employment — unfortunately,…
There is nothing ‘progressive’ about big government
This article was originally published by the Nevada Business Magazine. If progressive voters really want the kind of “bold” and “transformative” changes big-government politicians keep promising, they had better change…
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Nevada’s education woes reflect a lack of accountability, not insufficient funding
Nevada is projected to spend $10,197 per student this school year, which reflects a near tripling in inflation-adjusted, per-pupil education spending since 1960. Sadly, this dramatic increase in spending…
NPRI Report Card: Senators Parks and Kieckhefer earn top marks in transparency, while Assemblyman Yeager shines for criminal justice efforts
Senator David Parks (D) received top honors from the Nevada Policy Research Institute for his legislative efforts to improve transparency in government, as detailed in the Institute’s just-released 2019…
2019 Legislative Report Card
It is to ensure that Nevada’s elected officials are held to account for the votes they cast that Nevada Policy publishes this legislative report card after every session. However, the way…