Press Releases
Clark County Deputy DA triples salary to $475,000 with unused sick leave cash out, benefits
While Clark County reports a maximum annual salary of $162,000 for the position of chief deputy district attorney, former chief deputy DA Frank Ponticello actually received $415,662 in total pay last year,…
NPRI applauds NV Supreme Court’s public records ruling
Today, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that government officials cannot subvert the state's public records law by conducting official business on private devices or through personal email accounts. The Nevada…
Government workers collected overtime pay despite not working a full 40-hour week
The Nevada Policy Research Institute is pleased to celebrate Sunshine Week — a national campaign stressing the importance of government transparency and accountability — by releasing 2017 salary data for…
Watch NPRI present oral arguments before the Supreme Court!
NPRI will appear before the Nevada Supreme Court on March 7, 2018 for oral arguments in its lawsuit against the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada (PERS). Anyone interested in watching the…
NPRI to appear before Nevada Supreme Court next week for oral arguments in public records lawsuit
NPRI will appear before the Nevada Supreme Court on March 7, 2018 for oral arguments in its lawsuit against the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada (PERS). The lawsuit stems over PERS’ denial of…
A cycle of dependency: more than half of able-bodied Medicaid enrollees are not working
For Immediate Release Contact: Michael Schaus, 702-222-0642 LAS VEGAS, NV — Over 50 percent of Medicaid enrollees who are capable of working did not work a single hour in…
Billion dollar increase in Nevada’s pension debt will reduce teacher pay, public services
Pension debt is going to take an even bigger chunk out of Nevada’s government budgets in the coming years, forcing cuts in spending that would otherwise go to schools, parks,…
U.S. Civil Rights Commission cites NPRI research in call for civil asset forfeiture reform
In a recent announcement calling for civil asset forfeiture reform at the federal level, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights cited research from the Nevada Policy Research Institute as evidence of the…
Northern Nevada government defies state’s public records law to keep its own Board in the dark
In a recent board meeting, the Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID) Board Chair and General Counsel confessed to illegally withholding public records from IVGID Board Treasurer Matthew Dent.…