Press Releases
Feds ordered by Nevada to return water to private church ministry in Nye county
For Immediate Release Contact Michael Schaus, 702-222-0642 LAS VEGAS — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has 90 days to return water to the property of a private church…
Top pension in Nevada PERS hits $278,000 — despite being reduced payout
For Immediate Release Contact Robert Fellner, 702-222-0642 LAS VEGAS — Today, the Nevada Policy Research Institute released pension payout data from the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) for…
ESAs take big step forward with Supreme Court ruling
For Immediate Release Contact Michael Schaus, 702-222-0642 LAS VEGAS — Education Savings Accounts and real educational choice for parents and children is one giant step closer in Nevada, now that…
Metro pushes for expanding ‘More Cops’ tax despite failing to use millions stashed in reserve
For Immediate Release Contact Michael Schaus, 702-222-0642 LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Metro Police Department, with the help of the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee, is looking to extend…
Two-thirds of union members back ‘Worker’s Choice’ idea
For Immediate Release Contact Michael Schaus, 702-222-0642 LAS VEGAS — A new national survey indicates that nearly 30 percent of union members would opt out of union membership if…
Sleight-of-hand, intimidation used to make PERS the nation’s richest plan
For Immediate Release Contact Robert Fellner, 702-222-0642 LAS VEGAS— A lawmaker received numerous threatening phone calls and emails from Vegas police officers after he suggested a slightly less generous pension enhancement…
Federal agency’s actions result in destruction and total taking of church property in Nye County
For Immediate Release Contact Michael Schaus, 702-222-0642 LAS VEGAS — Due to the Federal government’s decision to divert water away from a church group’s private land in Nye County more…
Time is running out for teachers who want to opt out of their union
For Immediate Release - July 7, 2016 Contact Michael Schaus, 702-222-0642 LAS VEGAS — With just over a week left for Nevada teachers to leave their union, the Nevada…
NPRI takes legal action after PERS intentionally evades transparency law
For Immediate Release Contact Michael Schaus, 702-222-0642 LAS VEGAS — Following a 2013 Nevada Supreme Court opinion, Nevada’s Public Employee Retirement System intentionally altered the way it maintained key documents…