Editorials

The four-member majority of the Clark County Commission that voted against a property tax increase for University Medical Center last week did the right thing, and not just because residents and businesses can’t afford yet another tax hike. There are myriad policy questions that need to be answered before a tax increase is even considered.

The longer the Clark County School Board waits to launch a national search for a new superintendent, the less appealing the job becomes to potential candidates across the country.

Politics can make the Ultimate Fighting Championship look like a tea party. These days, Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick probably wishes she was in the octagon with Ronda Rousey, not stuck in Carson City. The Democrat’s beating would be much less severe.

The Clark County Shooting Complex has been operating for more than three years. That makes the complex a relatively new business, and new businesses need time to gain an economic foothold under the best of circumstances, let alone the terrible conditions that have persisted in Southern Nevada for the past five years.

Fans of science-fiction films are familiar with the plot: An advanced race descends upon Earth with promises of a rewarding partnership and improved standard of living, only to be revealed as ravenous intergalactic parasites who intend to consume the planet’s resources before moving on to the next naive, easily exploited world.

A majority of states and the federal government have “cooling off” periods to prevent ex-officials from immediately peddling their influence as lobbyists.

One of the things that distinguishes public employment from the private sector: The public is your boss, and your boss is entitled to know how much you’re paid.

Do Nevada voters want a nearly full-time Legislature? Lawmakers certainly think so. The 2013 session has seen state legislators continue their push for more power, more money and more time to pass more laws and exert more control over our lives.

President Barack Obama’s foreign policy legacy was supposed to be the “Arab Spring.” But this naive embrace of mob rule hasn’t worked out very well.

If you think the patient dumping scandal at the state’s Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital has no effect on your health care, guess again.