Even the teachers union is admitting that Gov. Steve Sisolak’s education plan won’t fix school district budget problems.
Victor Joecks
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Victor Joecks is a Review-Journal columnist who explores and explains policy issues three days a week in the Opinion section. Previously he served as the executive vice president of the Nevada Policy Research Institute. Victor is also a staff sergeant in Nevada National Guard. Originally from Washington state, Victor received his bachelor’s degree from Hillsdale College.
Gov. Steve Sisolak shouldn’t count on Senate Republican support for his desired tax hike. Collective bargaining for state workers would drive up costs, and Nevada should expand Opportunity Scholarships. That’s according to Sen. Ben Kieckhefer, R-Reno.
Gov. Steve Sisolak’s first State of the State address was as notable for what he didn’t say as what he did.
New Superintendent Jesus Jara has produced a comprehensive five-year “strategic plan” for the Clark County School District. To his credit, he’s not dressing up as the Sugar Plum Fairy to hide the district’s many ills.
Harry Reid once risked his life to take on mob bosses. He’s now bragging about having successfully imitated their tactics during his political career.
Hillary Clinton once wrote, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Look at children referred to Clark County Juvenile Justice Services, however, and it’s clear that a village can’t replace two parents.
Every time someone celebrates the number of female elected officials in Nevada, they undercut the transgender movement.
After Democrats took the Senate majority in 2016, Aaron Ford made Mark Manendo a committee chairman. This is a textbook example of creating “power inequities,” which “allowed sexual harassment and discrimination to persist.”
The legacy of outgoing Gov. Brian Sandoval is like fool’s gold. It looks great from a distance, but it loses its appeal once you take a closer look.
Many of Nevada’s most prominent Democrats know border walls work. Just look at where they live.
The gender pay gap is overwhelmingly, if not entirely, the result of choices women make. Those choices aren’t right or wrong. They’re just different than the choices men make.
A liberal’s attempt to shame Nevada’s biggest businesses just backfired spectacularly. Last session, Sen. Yvanna Cancela sponsored a bill that required the government to publish a list of large employers with full-time employees on Medicaid.
When the Clark County School District needed to cover-up misconduct by its top officials, it turned to an unusual tool: hiring an independent investigator.
Record Democrat turnout doomed Nevada Republican candidates in last month’s election. That turnout was driven, in part, by the left’s dislike for President Donald Trump.
Introspection after an election loss is necessary. Drawing the wrong conclusions, however, can be politically fatal.
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