CCSD and CCEA reached a two-year pay agreement – VIDEO
 
CCSD and CCEA reached a two-year pay agreement – VIDEO

District chief financial officer Jason Goudie estimated that the cost of column advancement over
two years is between $30 million to $45 million. It depends on how many teachers qualify.
How can the district pay for raises the legislature didn’t provide funding for? It can’t,
notwithstanding mumblings about better-than-expected interest earnings.

Media’s Double Standard On Incitement And Trump – Video
 
Media’s Double Standard On Incitement And Trump – Video

Over the weekend, an Elizabeth Warren-supporting socialist who opposed gun violence used a
rifle to commit a mass murder in Dayton, Ohio. The media has downplayed that aspect of the
tragedy.

Donnelly says ‘radical change’ required to address global warming
 
Donnelly says ‘radical change’ required to address global warming

Excessive carbon emissions have already caused significant environmental damage. The country needs a “radical change” in its energy infrastructure. Achieving net-zero emissions will require eliminating gas-powered cars and limiting beef consumption. That’s according to Patrick Donnelly, Nevada state director of the Center for Biological Diversity.

The Right Take: New Zealand Gun Ban – VIDEO
 
The Right Take: New Zealand Gun Ban – VIDEO

New Zealand banned most semi-automatic rifles just weeks after horrific shootings at two
Christchurch mosques. American gun grabbers hailed it as a model for this country. There’s just
one problem. The ban isn’t going as planned.

The Right Take: two profoundly different ideas of freedom
 
The Right Take: two profoundly different ideas of freedom

To the Founding Fathers, Douglass and King, freedom was the ability to do what you wanted, so
long as you don’t infringe on the rights of others. To Sanders, freedom is the ability to get things
you want, even if the government has to take from others to pay for them.

The Right Take: Keeping Score in Kids’ Sports
 
The Right Take: Keeping Score in Kids’ Sports

I’ve always viewed not keeping score in kids’ sports suspiciously. After all, the real world
rewards achievement and results, not intentions and feelings. Then I watched my son play t-ball.

Nevada Politics Today: Soifer talks about prospects for school choice
 
Nevada Politics Today: Soifer talks about prospects for school choice

Many students using Opportunity Scholarships will lose their funding within the next two years unless the Legislature acts. It’s one of the most popular education programs in the state, creating a disconnect between what the public wants and Democrat leadership will bring up for a vote. That’s according to Don Soifer, president, Nevada Action for School Options.

The Right Take: Red Flag Laws
 
The Right Take: Red Flag Laws

At issue is a red flag law, which allows a court to order someone to turn over their firearms if they pose a threat to themselves or others. Narrowly tailored, these laws can be effective. But getting the details wrong can turn a good idea into a bad law. It’s a tough balancing act to design a law that allows the government to seize someone’s weapons while respecting an individual’s right to due process.

Seaman says Las Vegas City Council was wrong on Badlands  – Video
 
Seaman says Las Vegas City Council was wrong on Badlands – Video

The Las Vegas City Council erred by preventing development at the Badlands Golf Course. HOV lanes should be open to all vehicles. Current city restrictions on short-term rentals should stay in place. That’s all according to Victoria Seaman, candidate for the Ward 2 seat on the Las Vegas City Council.

The Right Take: Moving the Marijuana Money – VIDEO
 
The Right Take: Moving the Marijuana Money – VIDEO

Democrats introduced Senate Bill 545 yesterday. It would move the proceeds from the sales tax
tax on the retail sale of marijuana into the Distributive School Account. Speaker Jason Frierson
said the move would send “about $120 million to the DSA over the biennium.” The Clark
County School District says it needs $120 million more to fund the raises promised by Sisolak.
Combine those two bits of information and it looks like a solution is in sight. In reality, this move doesn’t change education funding by one dime.

The Right Take: The Clark County Education Association is asking teachers to approve a strike — next August – VIDEO
 
The Right Take: The Clark County Education Association is asking teachers to approve a strike — next August – VIDEO

For months, the union has been laying the groundwork for a strike and on Tuesday, the union
emailed teachers seeking authorization a strike. Eventually.
“Starting next week, we’ll be holding an online strike vote. CCEA members will decide whether
to authorize a strike at the beginning of the next school year,” CCEA president Vikki Courtney
wrote.
State legislators will be setting Nevada’s two-year budget over the next four weeks. Proclaiming
there could be a strike in four months won’t create any sense of urgency.

The Right Take: Opportunity Scholarships – VIDEO
 
The Right Take: Opportunity Scholarships – VIDEO

On Wednesday, the Assembly Taxation Committee approved Assembly Bill 458. It would
remove the automatic growth provision of Opportunity Scholarships, which is a school choice
program for low-income families.

New U.S. Attorney Trutanich refuses to rule out marijuana prosecutions – VIDEO
 
New U.S. Attorney Trutanich refuses to rule out marijuana prosecutions – VIDEO

Nevada’s new U.S. Attorney Nicholas Trutanich refused to rule out the possibility of prosecuting marijuana crimes. He said federal agents were victimized during the Cliven Bundy standoff, which is why he’s appealing a judge’s decision throwing out the case. He also believes federal law enforcement can help reduce local crime rates.

The Right Take: A bill in the Assembly would reduce the penalties students face for punching teachers – VIDEO
 
The Right Take: A bill in the Assembly would reduce the penalties students face for punching teachers – VIDEO

On Tuesday, Assembly Education Chairman Tyrone Thompson, D-North Las Vegas, presented a
bill revamping school discipline. Thompson’s bill would decrease the punishment faced by students who physically assault their teachers. The bill would prohibit a school from suspending or expelling a student who injured a teacher or sold drugs for the first offense, which is currently required. Instead, the school must provide a plan of “nonpunitive intervention and support.”

Nevada Politics Today: Brian Knudsen talks about Badlands, restricting short-term rentals and light rail – VIDEO
 
Nevada Politics Today: Brian Knudsen talks about Badlands, restricting short-term rentals and light rail – VIDEO

It’d be “irresponsible” to give an opinion on development at Badlands golf course before being elected. Las Vegas officials should increase enforcement against those violating the city’s restrictions on short-term rentals. The Las Vegas-area needs light rail to meet the needs of its growing population. That’s all according to Brian Knudsen, who’s running for Las Vegas City Council in Ward 1. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Right Take: Public Employees’ Retirement System Bill
 
The Right Take: Public Employees’ Retirement System Bill

David Parks and Joyce Woodhouse are each receiving six-figure pensions from the Public
Employees’ Retirement System. Now, they’re co-sponsoring a bill to prevent you from finding
out how much retirees like them will collect going forward.

Nevada Politics Today: Las Vegas City Council Ward 1 Candidate Dave Marlon
 
Nevada Politics Today: Las Vegas City Council Ward 1 Candidate Dave Marlon

It doesn’t makes sense for Las Vegas to spend millions in litigation fighting development at the Badlands golf course. One of the major root causes of homelessness is drug addiction. Las Vegas shouldn’t use rent control to rein in prices. That’s all according to Las Vegas City Council Ward 1 candidate Dave Marlon.

The Right take: NSEA warns Sisolak’s proposed budget could mean “layoffs, reductions in services, and even larger class sizes.” – VIDEO
 
The Right take: NSEA warns Sisolak’s proposed budget could mean “layoffs, reductions in services, and even larger class sizes.” – VIDEO

The implication of a revised funding formula is that school districts and
teachers will receive substantially more money. But revising the funding formula will only
rearrange who gets the existing money. In 2016, Nevada’s smallest five school districts received
less than $15 million in state funding. That’d barely be a rounding error in the Clark County
School District’s $2.4 billion budget.

The Right Take: Tax Increases Require 2/3rds Vote – VIDEO
 
The Right Take: Tax Increases Require 2/3rds Vote – VIDEO

Some Nevada Democrats aren’t satisfied with having a Democrat governor and large legislative
majorities. They also want to ignore the constitution to make it easier to raise taxes.

Republicans shouldn’t participate In union giveaways
 
Republicans shouldn’t participate In union giveaways

Democrats have full control in Carson City, and they’re eager to reward their union allies with power and costly perks. Gov. Steve Sisolak has already promised to give collective bargaining to state workers. Democrats are also eager to roll back the modest collective bargaining reforms passed in 2015. They pushed through a bill repealing those reforms in 2017, but then-governor Brian Sandoval vetoed it.

CCSD Covering Up Conduct From Top Officials
 
CCSD Covering Up Conduct From Top Officials

CCSD announced in May that it would hire attorney Robert Freeman to conduct an independent investigation into the hiring of Jason Wright. Wright is the husband of school board president Deanna Wright. He stands accused of physically assaulting children and the district has admitted that former superintendent personally intervened to help him get a job. Six months later, you’re paying Freeman’s bills but can’t see his findings.

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