Nevada Journal
Are you one of the millions of employees who Obama wants punching time-clocks?
State gives GOED's favored few 'vouchers' redeemable for cash
Why did the State of Nevada decide to help fund a Catholic-run orphanage and school in Virginia City?
How the 1882 Nevada Supreme Court came to endorse state-based religious discrimination
19th Century orphan-care fight still hobbles Nevada education
The Impact of Federal Transfers on State and Local Spending
Executive summary National, state and local politicians often boast to their constituents about federal funds secured for their state or local communities. “Bringing home the bacon,” it’s called. Likewise,…
The creed of the 'common school'
2015 Nevada Legislative Session Review and Report Card
Executive Summary On November 5, 2014, Nevada woke up to a vastly different state politically. Voters had…
Power plant proposal would hike burden on Nevada ratepayers
Nevada’s electric monopoly, NV Energy, has asked the state Public Utilities Commission to approve a controversial proposal to build a new 706-megawatt natural gas power plant that could cost up to $1 billion. Compared to the alternative of purchasing natural gas power from existing power plants, the marginal cost to ratepayers of NV Energy’s plan for a new power plant would be $115 million in 2020 alone. Building the new power plant would reduce employment by 1,614 jobs, and lower investment in Nevada by $18 million. Electricity rates would increase by 3.2 percent, costing the average consumer each year an additional $31 and the average industrial rate payer $9,970. From 2020-2025, the increased cost to ratepayers will total $604 million.