No Funding Available For Review Of Nevada Public Education Funding Plan »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – A panel of lawmakers today began a review of the state’s 45-year-old formula for funding public education with an eye towards addressing the needs of the state’s urban districts as they work to educate special education students, English-language learners and children in poverty. The panel is still searching for funding for a study to help in the review, however. The failure to find private funding for a study could jeopardize [...]
Hickey Elected To Lead GOP Caucus In Carson City »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Reno Republican Assemblyman Pat Hickeywas unanimously elected today to be the new GOP Assembly Caucus Leader. The former minority Leader, Pete Goicoechea, R-Eureka, stepped down because of his intention to run for the Nevada State Senate in District 19. Assembly Republicans currently hold 16 seats in the 42-member Assembly, while Democrats control 26 seats. Hickey said he is optimistic the caucus can improve those numbers. Hickey, who represents District 25 [...]
Citizen Outreach Releases 2011 Legislative Report Card »
NN&V Exclusive (David Mansdoerfer) – After a very long and tedious process, in which Citizen Outreach read through all 1,114 bills proposed in the 76th session of the Nevada State Legislature, we are proud to announce that our legislative report card has now been published. Now that the report card is out, we think it is important to be transparent in the methodology that was used to create these ratings. First, we decided to adopt [...]
Just Say No To The Ticket Tax »
(Janine Hansen) – Last week, I was in Elko “Justice” Court for a “speeding” ticket I received back in January 2011. The trial had been postponed. It was an eye opening experience that brought clearly to mind the collusion that exists between the Cops, the Courts, and the Legislature in their scheme to raise more revenue. I was ticketed by the highway patrol for speeding in a “Construction Zone,” although there were no orange warning signs [...]
Educators Grade Lawmakers »
(Anne Knowles/Nevada News Bureau) – School just started and every Republican state lawmaker has already received a failing grade from Nevada’s teachers’ union. The Nevada State Education Association (NSEA) has released its 2011 legislative session report card and the 16 Assembly and 11 Senate Republicans all earned an F, according to the statewide association. “Taking away educators’ rights is not education reform, it’s union-busting,” said the report. “You cannot have proper reform unless the proper [...]
The 2011 Legislative Session From The Rearview Mirror »
(Assemblyman John Hambrick) – Now that some time has passed since “sine die,” the closing of the 2011 Legislative session I thought I might write down some of my impressions. Keep in mind – my thoughts are those of a conservative Republican and are worth what you paid for them. At the beginning of the session, it was very clear that one side was going to attempt to ride roughshod over the other. The number [...]
Two New Firearm Laws Now In Effect In Nevada »
(Don Turner) – A great big thanks to all of you who wrote and called your state representatives to make this happen. Of the 16 pro gun bills that were introduced in the NV legislature, 6 passed and 10 died in committees. Eight of those ten died in the Assembly Judiciary Committee chaired by Assemblyman Horne. The campus carry bill passed the Senate and had enough Assembly votes to passed, but it was not moved [...]
City Of North Las Vegas: Oceguera Double-Dipped »
(Victor Joecks/NPRI) – The City of North Las Vegas Fire Department yesterday confirmed in a news release that Assembly Speaker and NLV Assistant Fire Chief John Oceguera drew both his legislative and firefighting salaries during the 2009 and 2011 legislative sessions. The fire department produced unsigned agreements stating that Oceguera worked 18 hours a week for the fire department during the 2009 legislative session and nine hours a week for the fire department during the [...]
Was Speaker Oceguera Double-Dipping In Carson City? »
(Michael Chamberlain/Nevada Business Coalition) – NPRI’s Nevada Journal released a report [yesterday] that appears to indicate Assembly Speaker John Oceguera (D-Las Vegas) may have been “double-dipping”, or collecting pay from two taxpayer-paid positions for the same time. Records obtained by Nevada Journal show Oceguera being paid for his North Las Vegas Fire Department position during the time he was serving in the Legislature. At the very least, Oceguera and the NLVFD are guilty of sloppy [...]
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