(Michael Bastasch, Daily Caller) – The Warren Buffett-owned utility NV Energy has a plan that could pad the pockets of...

(Office of the Attorney General) – CARSON CITY – Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt announced that his office, representing the Nevada Department of Education (NDE), reached a pre-litigation settlement with Measured Progress, Inc. The settlement is a result of the company’s failure to provide an efficient testing system intended to deliver...

(Rich Galen) – We have cheapened the value of the word, “hero.” A lot of people are brave. Teachers, Nurses, local service volunteers, Priests, Rabbis, and Ministers. We’ve applied the word “hero” to most, if not all of them. Firefighters and police officers who routinely run into grave danger qualify as heroes. Service...

(Chuck Muth, Citizen Outreach) – My Muth’s Truths column Friday blasting Nevada legislative Republicans for blowing their opportunity to pass a better ESA (Education Savings Account) bill brought a simmering disagreement among homeschoolers to the boiling point. In a Yahoo group post on Saturday, Frank Schnorbus, a leader of the Nevada Homeschool Network,...

(Thomas Mitchell) – Say what? Buried in the morning newspaper story today about rooftop solar panels hitting the peak capacity allowed under law was a brief mention that the Public Utilities Commission staff is proposing abrogating current contracts with homeowners who already have solar panels. “The staff recommendation would bring all net metering...

An open letter to Senator Harry Reid (Robert Kessler) – Dear Senator Reid, on July 14, 2015, you said, concerning the Administration’s  agreement with Iran , “Now it is incumbent on Congress to review this agreement with the thoughtful, level-headed process an agreement of this magnitude deserves.” On August 12, 2015, the Las...

(Thomas Mitchell) – This should get interesting. A group of people calling themselves the We Decide Coalition has filed an initiative petition with the Nevada Secretary of State that would give voters a chance to repeal the $1.4 billion in tax hikes passed by the 2015 Legislature at the behest of Gov. Brian...

(Sharon Rossie, NPRI) – Four years ago, our NPRI team did something that seemed small. We told Clark County School District teachers that they could opt out of union membership and when and how to do so. What we didn’t know then was that our initial efforts would blossom into a nationwide movement...

(Ben Carson) – At the first Republican debate in Cleveland, I said I’m hopeful that I’m not the only one willing to pick up the baton of freedom, because freedom is not free and we must fight for it every day. Well, judging by the massive, enthusiastic crowds that have joined me on...

(Newt Gingrich) – When people read my report that 75% of the American people thought corruption was widespread in government,...

(Ron Knecht) – Our society does not do enough to honor and help the many people who are good parents.  Also, not enough to recognize, thank and support the noble few who do even more by caring for our most unfortunate and needy members – the children who have been failed by their...

(Chuck Muth, Citizen Outreach) – Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid joined the attacks on Nevada citizens who are seeking to repeal the $1.4 billion tax hike passed by the 2015 Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Brian “America’s Worst Governor” Sandoval despite the fact that not one of them last year...

(Chuck Muth, Citizen Outreach) – Repeat after me: Republicans never blow an opportunity to blow an opportunity. And it seems that even when they do something right, they find a way to do it wrong.  Such is the case with Nevada’s new universal school voucher program called “Education Savings Accounts.” Yes, ESAs are...