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Corporatism Seizes the NV Legislature
Over the past dozen years, Nevada lawmakers have increasingly used their power to pick winners and losers in the economy. They have raised taxes on households and businesses and effectively handed over proceeds to favored competitors. That trend is reaching a crescendo in the 2023 legislative session. Back in 2011,… Read More
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Newlands Reclamation Project
Nevada's current water wars continue impassioned by traditional, historical, and environmental precedents. However, no one has examined this issue from the perspective of private property rights. NPRI has discovered that there is a wealth of legal legacies which support claims by agricultural users of the rural lands in Nevada... legacies which find their grounding within the body of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, popularly known as the "takings clause" ("No Shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation"). Federal "takings" becomes a serious issue especially after review of Supreme Court rulings.
Nevada's Health
It is estimated that this year in America, the private and public sectors will spend 666 billion dollars (14 percent of our Gross National Product) on health care. Despite this staggering commitment of resources, 35.7 million people, or approximately 13.5 percent of all Americans, are lacking medical insurance. Without insurance coverage or ready cash, uninsured persons may be denied hospital care, even in cases of emergency.
Designing A Public School Choice Program That Can Pay For Itself
Proposals for an educational choice program that would allow parents to choose among public and private schools with the aid of a state scholarship have reached considerable support among parents, businessmen and some teachers.