Hey, Educators! Learn from Florida’s Success »
(Michael Chamberlain/Nevada Business Coalition) – Victor Joecks at NPRI presents a real success story in education. There is a plan in which Nevada can adopt education reforms that have proven results, rather than listen to the “spend more money” chant of the education establishment. About a dozen years ago, Florida and Nevada were roughly equivalent in educational achievement. During that time, spending on K-12 education in the two states has increased by approximately the same [...]
Boost the Economy, Reduce Government »
(Michael Chamberlain/Nevada Business Coalition) – 1-1=1. Welcome to the world of government math. This weekend brought another flawed analysis attempting to convince people that they can improve their economic condition if they’d just give up more of what they earn to the government. Deep spending cuts by state and local governments pose a growing threat to an economy that is already grappling with high unemployment, depressed home prices and the surging cost of oil. Lawmakers [...]
Nevada 2011 Retail Sales Likely to Rise »
(Retail Association of Nevada) – Based on the latest taxable sales results, it appears possible that Nevada will match national forecasts calling for 4 percent growth in retail sales for 2011, but much of this growth may be in areas other than discretionary consumer spending. Statewide, December and fiscal-year-to-date taxable sales comparisons to the prior year are largely positive, with sales up 11.2 percent in Nevada in December and 4.9 percent for the fiscal year-to-date. [...]
The Hickey Report: February 28, 2011 »
(Assembleyman Pat Hickey) – The highlight of last week’s Session was the visit of Sen. Harry Reid. Unfortunately, his call for an end to legal prostitution had the effect of actually drawing more national media attention to Nevada’s other institutionalized vice. The Senate Majority Leader’s pronouncement touched on a matter that most lawmakers think pales in comparison to more important national and statewide economic problems; some of which his leadership has had a direct impact [...]
Private Sector Should Be Protesting, Not Government Workers »
(Wayne Allyn Root) – The world is backwards. It should be the taxpayers striking in the streets of Wisconsin. But, private sector taxpayers can’t afford to take a day off, let alone a week. Doesn’t that say everything? Only government employees with their powerful unions, lifetime job security, short work-weeks, loads of sick days, nonstop holidays, early retirement, and bloated pensions, can afford to stand in the street protesting. Common sense tells us anyone with [...]
Getting Big Government Out of the Way »
(Bruce Feher) - Nevada has been hard hit in recent years, and it doesn’t appear that our representatives in Washington and Carson City have a clue about what to do to help us bounce back. If they did, they would have done something by now. A drive around the Las Vegas area will disclose even to the most casual observer that we are in trouble. Car dealerships, gone; restaurants, closed; new strip centers, vacant. On most [...]
Sandoval and Horsford Clash on Use of Education Funds »
(Samantha Stone/The Reasonable Reporter) – Senate Democrats accused Governor Brian Sandoval on Thursday of plugging an “arbitrary and capricious” number into his budget. They further claimed the governor broke faith with voters when he proposed that school district bond reserve accounts be used for operational expenses, rather than building and improvements. “I think voter intent, and voter understanding, and voter approval is critical in any decision we make,” Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford said, wielding [...]
In Ohio: Everything on the Line for Unions »
(Eric Odom/The Union Label) – With the launch of StandWithOhio.com I’ll be spending the week in Columbus, Ohio. The purpose of the visit is two fold: A) I’m helping the tea party groups in Ohio coordinate a counter-rally against the unions and in support of SB5 B) I’ll be filming and documenting the union rally on Tuesday (March 1) and the counter rally by tea partiers on Wednesday (March 2) For those who are not [...]
NEA to Double Union Dues to Increase Political Clout »
(Warner Todd Huston/The Union Label) – Even as it tops the list of organizations spending money on political causes, the National Education Association (NEA) is planning to double the amount of its members’ dues spent on politics so that it can spend yet more on political campaigns — and all left-wing causes to boot. Last year the NEA teachers union spent over $56 million on left-wing political causes but that is not enough according to [...]
This Week in Washington »
(Maggie Piggott/The Heritage Foundation) – House Cloakroom Analysis: The House returns next week from the Presidents’ Day recess to tackle a shortened two week Continuing Resolution (CR) package unveiled on Friday that includes more than $4 billion in spending cuts. HR 1, passed in the House on February 12th, cut spending by $61 billion for the remainder of the fiscal year, but the Senate has refused to take up the package and, in general, refused [...]
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