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Tax Dollar Performance in Nevada
Quantitative analyses suggest that tax dollars are being spent quite ineffectively in the Silver State.
NPRI's Transparency Project on the LVCVA: Feb. 16, 2009 update
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is attempting to redefine its legal identity and that of its top official in the wake of the Nevada Policy Research Institute's disclosures of improper spending, ethics violations and a longstanding breach of contract by the authority's advertising agency.
The impending doom that isn’t
Words have meanings. It's a simple enough concept, but few people seem to really understand it. Words like "crisis," "devastation" and "disaster" conjure up images of impending doom, but they should be used only when truly merited. Yet, in reference to Nevada's budget and revenue situation, these words are seen almost daily in the news.
NPRI's Transparency Project on the LVCVA: Feb. 4, 2009 update
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's 14-member board of directors will face a crucial decision at its next meeting on Feb. 13: Whether to extend R&R Partners' $87 million-a-year advertising contract for another five years.