Government bodies have violated Nevada’s open meeting law in numerous ways over the years. The offenses usually aren’t as blatant as the infringement committed Thursday by the Clark County School Board.
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.
During the last legislative session, Nevada Democrats tried numerous times to increase Nevada’s minimum wage. With the 2018 elections less than nine months away, Nevada’s Democratic Party is now actively recruiting dozens of unpaid interns.
Even tighter gun control won’t prevent every future school shooting. That’s according to David Chipman, senior policy advisor with Giffords.
Being a shooting victim doesn’t make you an expert on ending gun violence. You wouldn’t know that from watching CNN. It’s been a week since a monster killed 17 at a Florida high school. The calls for gun control have been reflexive and ambiguous, but the media has found a new mouthpiece — shooting survivors.
After every mass shooting, Democrats and their allies in the media tell Americans to “do something.” The response to Wednesday’s horrific shooting in Florida has been no different.
When it comes to education, Gov. Brian Sandoval’s “New Nevada” looks awfully similar to the “Old Nevada.” It just costs more. A new coalition called Fund Our Future Nevada has announced it is going to campaign for more education spending.
Background check supporters should blame Michael Bloomberg and Question 1 backers for the stalled initiative, said attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt. Laxalt also committed to opposing tax increases if elected. Laxalt made the comment while filming Nevada Politics Today.
The last five days show why conservatives are right to loathe the liberal bias of the national mainstream media. It started with the Olympics. Vice President Mike Pence was in South Korea for the opening ceremonies, which Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, also attended. Her mere presence caused liberal outlets to swoon.
Nevada state Senate Democrats who received contributions from disgraced former-Sen. Mark Manendo have yet to return or donate that money, campaign finance reports show.
The firing of North Las Vegas city manager Qiong Liu highlights a very expensive problem with public employee compensation — pension spiking.
Attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt is committed to continuing the education reforms started by Gov. Brian Sandoval. He also wants to implement work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients and doesn’t think the federal government will disrupt recreational marijuana in Nevada.
Both federal and state candidates have submittedtheir 2018 fundraising reports and primary elections are just four months away. Here are five observations on Dean Heller, Danny Tarkanian, Jacky Rosen and Steven Horsford.
President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address was a political home run — in part because of what he didn’t say. There wasn’t a single word about reforming the politically sacrosanct Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. While that undoubtedly boosted the popularity of his speech, he was ignoring the greatest threat to America’s fiscal health.
The debate about abortion should end once a baby is outside the womb. Nevada’s Democratic Representatives, including Jacky Rosen, disagree. Two weeks ago, the House of Representatives approved the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
Conservatives have a proud environmental heritage from their “roots as Westerners,” and their policies help the environment more than mass federal land ownership. That’s according to former GOP Colorado Congressman and rancher Bob Beauprez.
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