Nevada Attorney General Blindered by Liberal Politics »
(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) With Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto it is not about the law or the constitution, it is all about liberal politics. How else can one explain why she took a pass when the governor ordered her to join two dozen other states in challenging ObamaCare in federal court, but she leaps at the chance to join 22 other states and D.C. to contest the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United that [...]
Obama Puts Twice as Many Jobs in Jeopardy While Trying to Protect Jobs »
(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) This week Obama slapped a 31 percent tariff on solar panels imported from China, accusing the nation of “dumping” them on the American market with the help of illegal subsidies for its industry. (Pay no attention to Solyndra or the $50 million U.S. subsidy for that Canadian-owned solar panel array in Primm and just about every other “green” fiasco this administration has thrown tax money at.) Perhaps this is good news [...]
Thanks To Unions, CCSD Lays Off 1,015 Teachers »
(Victor Joecks/NPRI) – CCSD Superintendent Dwight Jones warned that an unelected, unaccountable arbitrator from California rewarding the Clark County Education Association’s stall tactics would lead to 1,000 pink slips, and here they are. Via the Las Vegas Review-Journal: Class sizes will increase and more than 1,000 teachers will be laid off if the Clark County School Board adopts its proposed budget tonight. The School District must cut $60 million in spending. Officials had planned on [...]
Feds Bailout Reno Firefighters, To Detriment Of Taxpayers »
(Jim Clark) – What drama. Washoe County recently gave Reno official notice of termination, effective July 1, of the 10-year-old contract under which Reno managed all fire protection services in the Truckee Meadows. The reason given was unsustainable costs, specifically the Reno Firefighter Union’s demand that every fire engine have a four-man crew despite the fact that the Sparks and North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection Districts have three-man “flex” crews. A pretty pricey demand since [...]
Obama Accused of Trying to Distract from Real Issues »
(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) To welcome the president to Nevada, this morning Congressman Mark Amodei, who currently represents most of the rural part of the state, and Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki conducted a brief press conference phone call. During the call they basically accused Obama of trying to distract voters from the real issue of the economy with his touting of a mortgage refinancing program that will do little for a few at a huge cost. [...]
Nevada To Spend $574 Million Under Obamacare »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – The head of Nevada’s Department of Health and Human Services said today that as many as 150,000 more residents will be eligible for Medicaid coverage if the federal health care law is found constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. Bringing new residents onto the rolls is expected to cost the state an estimated $574 million between now and 2020, said HHS Director Mike Willden in an interview on the Nevada NewsMakers [...]
Top Sandoval Official Outlines Public Education Reform Agenda For 2013 »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Establishing school choice for parents and ending social promotion for students are two top priorities in Gov. Brian Sandoval’s education reform agenda for the 2013 legislative session, an administration official said today. Linking pay to performance and providing professional development to ensure students have the best possible classroom teachers is a third major priority, said Dale Erquiaga, senior adviser to Sandoval. Erquiaga briefed the
Facts “Disturb” Teacher Union Member »
(Victor Joecks/NPRI) – On Sunday, the Las Vegas Review-Journal published my column, Children lose when unions fight to keep poor performers in the classroom, and a blog post by Nevada Superintendent Dr. James W. Guthrie, which listed twelve empirically verified things to know about teachers. In response, Richard Tellier, a math teacher at Burk Horizon, wrote an open letter to teachers, which the Clark County Education Association posted at its website. Colleagues, These are links [...]
CCSD Trustees Banking On Taxpayers Signing Blank Check »
(Victor Joecks/NPRI) – Earlier today, CCSD trustees approved a proposal to raise taxes by $669 million over the next six years. The plan must clear a couple of more hoops and then it goes to the voters in November. This is not a bond campaign, because the CCSD trustees are going to propose a pay-as-you-go plan. As Trustee Carolyn Edwards noted, this is a capital program campaign. I’ll address some of the arguments being used [...]
Remember to Thank Harry as You Shell Out More Greenbacks to His ‘Green’ Pals »
(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) Take a close look at your most recent power bill. Look down to the itemized portion and find “Net electric.” Scroll to the right and you’ll see a number and KWH X .1185000 or some similar figure. That is the basic power price of 11.85 cents per kilowatt-hour. Mine actually went down a couple of hundredths of a cent during the billing cycle, probably due to continued decline in the price of [...]
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