Press Releases
SEIU of Nevada: When being in the top 1% still isn’t enough
The average wage for Clark County local government workers is richer than what their peers in 99 percent of counties nationwide receive, according to an NPRI analysis of the most current wage…
How self-serving union contracts help allegedly abusive teachers remain hidden
In response to the news that CCSD Board President Deanna Wright’s husband Jason Wright, a district educator, was recently accused of assaulting a 5th grade student and subsequently transferred to a…
Nearly 60% of Clark County teachers were “chronically absent” last year, new data show
A staggering 10,553 Clark County School District teachers were “chronically absent” during the 2015-2016 school year, according to just-released data from the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Absent…
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…