Editorials

Bonanza High School teacher John Mannion has the right to be presumed innocent of the current criminal charges against him.

Secretary of State Ross Miller was smart to unveil his voter photo identification legislation last fall, well ahead of the start of the 2013 Legislature. It gave him months to address the concerns of his fellow Democrats, who traditionally loathe voter ID laws.

Even as the current elected leadership of the city of Henderson wait for a $4 million payout from a fantasy stadium deal they’ve called corrupt — and members of Congress begin to sniff around, asking if former federal officials acted appropriately — one of the defendants in the city’s January lawsuit is refusing to sign a settlement deal because of a gag order.

A 200-megawatt wind energy project near Searchlight has been approved by the federal government.

Early voting is under way for Clark County’s April 2 municipal primary elections. Eager electors won’t have to wait long to cast a ballot.

Politically and economically, the city of North Las Vegas is a mess.

Assemblywoman Lucy Flores has proposed yet another overreaching, cost-imposing Nanny State bill to save you from yourself because — get this — ObamaCare didn’t go far enough.

State Sen. Don Gustavson, R-Sparks, wants to give state highway officials the option of raising the top speed limit on Nevada’s limited-access, four-lane highways to 85 mph.

Dwight Jones resigned Tuesday as Clark County School Superintendent, a little more than half way through his four-year contract.

The request from the Nevada Supreme Court Wednesday asking the Legislative Counsel Bureau to answer a writ of mandamus filed by Steven Brooks may be an ominous sign for the Assembly. If the case actually comes before the court, the Legislature will have a difficult hill to climb.