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Lobbyist’s false testimony crucial in moving anti-transparency bill forward
To justify the “PERS secrecy” bill, lobbyist Marlene Lockard relied almost entirely on known falsehoods in her official testimony to lawmakers. Because state law makes it a crime to knowingly misrepresent any fact when testifying before a legislative committee, Nevada Policy recently filed a legal complaint with Legislative Counsel… Read More
AB456 Testimony (Minimum wage)
Testimony in Opposition re: Assembly Bill 456 – Assembly Commerce & Labor Committee Wednesday, April 10, 2019 12:30pm My name is Daniel Honchariw. I represent the Nevada Policy Research…
SB287 Testimony (Public Records)
Testimony in Support re: Senate Bill 287 – Senate Government Affairs Committee Wednesday, April 3, 2019 1pm My name is Daniel Honchariw. I represent the Nevada Policy Research Institute…
2019 Legislative Updates and Online Bill Tracker
Nevada’s 80th Legislative Session is (finally) over. Click here to read Nevada Policy's recap of the session, and what lessons we should learn. Legislative update for May 31,…
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SB111 Testimony (Ending Fund Balance)
Testimony in Opposition re: Senate Bill 111 – Senate Government Affairs Committee Tuesday, April 2, 2019 6:30pm My name is Daniel Honchariw. I represent the Nevada Policy Research…
SB26 Testimony
Testimony in Support re: Senate Bill 26 – Senate Government Affairs Committee Tuesday, April 2, 2019 6:30pm My name is Daniel Honchariw. I represent the…
SB475: Protecting the education establishment, at the expense of student learning
A new bill would make it harder for schools to dismiss underperforming teachers, while also reducing the importance of student learning in teacher evaluations — which is just the latest…