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Kevin Dietrich
Communications Director
Kevin Dietrich joined the Nevada Policy Research Institute as communications director in 2022.He has more than 20 years of experience in communications, including serving as the director of communications and marketing for the South Carolina Bankers Association, working as a speechwriter for South Carolina governor Mark Sanford and assisting with internal communications for CVS Caremark.
Kevin graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Journalism and a minor in History. A fifth-generation Californian, he spent a decade as a journalist, working for newspapers in Florida, New York, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
Confusing the Public for Fun and Profit
A sizeable percentage of Nevadans favor increased school choice, but desperate opponents are resorting to deceptive tactics in a bid to protect the status quo. Assembly Bill 400, introduced…
Bill to Sharply Increase State Property Tax Fails
Proposed legislation that sought to significantly raise Nevadans’ property taxes is dead. Senate Bill 96, which would have eliminated the state’s 3 percent cap on annual property taxes and…
Key Education Reform Bill to go before Committee Shortly
Legislation to substantially expand school choice in Nevada will be the topic of an Assembly Ways and Means Committee meeting later this week. Discussion on Assembly Bill 400, designed to…
Lombardo Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Voting
Gov. Joe Lombardo is seeking to bolster Nevada’s voting process through legislation that would repeal universal mail-in voting, require residents to produce IDs when casting ballots and establish earlier deadlines…
Ranked-Choice Voting Fares Poorly in Polling
Three months after ranked-choice voting appeared on the Nevada ballot, support for the concept is low. Just 33 percent of more than 350 Nevadans polled were familiar with ranked-choice voting,…
Nevadans Continue to Favor Stricter Voting Guidelines
There is overwhelming support among Nevadans to require voters to produce photo identification before casting a ballot and to require officials to regularly check voter rolls, according to recent polling.
Nevada Policy Unveils Bill Tracker for 2023 Session
With the 2023 legislative session about to begin, Nevada Policy is rolling out its newest Nevada bill tracker. The user-friendly system allows interested individuals to keep watch on proposed…
Lawmakers’ Lack of Transparency Hurts Nevadans
A look at proposed bills for the coming Nevada legislative session demonstrates that transparency appears to rank low on lawmakers’ list of priorities. This is evident when one reads the…
La falta de transparencia de los legisladores perjudica a los nevadenses
Un vistazo a los proyectos de ley propuestos para la próxima sesión legislativa de Nevada demuestra que la transparencia parece ocupar un lugar bajo en la lista de prioridades de…