How a Prussian Junker’s power obsessions framed modern work comp systems: Part 1
German statist ideologies, Bismarck’s personal hostility to laissez-faire liberal ideas of free development, played big role Read More
Taxpayers on the hook for court-ordered redistricting masters’ pay
LAS VEGAS — Several members of the public apologized to the special masters at Monday’s redistricting hearing, over the need for the masters to take up what was, constitutionally, the…
Clark County School District police routinely use police powers outside of school grounds
Is the Clark County School District Police Department usurping police powers it is not granted under the law? Nevada Revised Statutes specifically designate school police as Category…
White House: $1.3 billion more in Nevada will ‘create’ 10,000 new jobs
President Obama claims his recently proposed American Jobs Act could provide $1.3 billion to Nevada and create nearly 10,000 jobs. But what the historical data strongly…
CA Gov. Brown: market fundamentalism ‘an impediment’
LAS VEGAS — California Gov. Jerry Brown referred to anti-tax hike advocates as having a notion “that taxes are like a sexually transmitted disease” during a panel discussion featuring…
Second District Court rules for foreclosure mediation program
The Second District Court in Washoe County has ruled that Nevada’s Foreclosure Mediation Program — the subject of a legal challenge by Deutsche Bank — is constitutional. Whether or not…
Biden cites now-cancelled moon program in renewable energy speech
LAS VEGAS — Vice President Joe Biden cited John F. Kennedy's famous "moon" speech as a reason to invest in renewable energy during his keynote address at the National Clean…
NY Times writer: Electric vehicle success ‘depends on government regulations’
LAS VEGAS — New York Times environmental journalist Jim Motavalli said electric-vehicle marketability depends on "the education of the American people" during a Future of Energy panel presentation at the…
Secretary Chu: “When you swing from the heels, you expect a few strikeouts”
LAS VEGAS — Secretary of Energy Steven Chu used a baseball analogy describing renewable energy investments in Nevada, saying the government has been "investing in singles" instead of "investing in…
Reid: ‘short-sighted to stop energy revolution’
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called politicians who want to end federal subsidies for renewable energy "short-sighted" and said they want to "stop [an] energy revolution" during his morning press…
A better school for your child?
LAS VEGAS — Is your son or daughter attending one of the 71 failing Title I schools in the Clark County School District? If so — and if you want…
Court-managed foreclosure program may violate Nevada Constitution
Is the statewide home-foreclosure modification program run by the Nevada Supreme Court actually unconstitutional? Nevada Second District Judge Patrick Flanagan wants to know. And since it’s a real question that…
Records reveal 90 percent of North Las Vegas firefighters live outside city
NORTH LAS VEGAS — If you’ve wondered why the North Las Vegas firefighter union feels free to take such an aggressive stance toward North Las Vegas taxpayers, it might have something…