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Laxalt’s mysterious state’s rights contortion

You’d think that Gov. Brian Sandoval would be happier now than he was before the 2014 election. But he’s fought so much with Republican lawmakers and state officers that he may be longing for the calmer days of divided government.

Beware of the ‘safe space’ movement

Longtime readers know I’m against the low-speed school zones that surround local campuses.

Clinton slams Sanders on taxes, but it could backfire

We knew this day would come. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has attacked her rival for the Democratic Party nomination for president, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., over his single-payer health care plan.

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Campaigning on faith in America

America is officially a secular nation, but religion is never very far from the surface in her politics. The Constitution is clear — the government will never establish an official state religion, it will never prohibit the free exercise of religion and it may never impose a religious test for public office.

Re-election battle brews in Pahrump

The announcement from Assemblyman James Oscarson, R-Pahrump, that he’s running for re-election reads like dozens of others emailed around this time of year.

Repealing any tax isn’t going to be easy

Instead of trying to repeal every single tax passed by the Nevada Legislature in 2015, a group of current and former elected officials decided they’d target only the new commerce tax.

ESA applications reveal wealth gap

Nevada’s education savings accounts were sold to the 2015 Legislature, in part, as a way to level the playing field between students from rich and poor backgrounds.

Rand Paul’s consistency key to his political life

A foolish consistency may be the hobgoblin of little minds, but it’s also the animating principle behind Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s political life.

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