A rising unfunded liability matters because, just like any other form of government debt, it translates to higher costs today. As PERS unfunded liability continues its meteoric rise — up more than 600 percent since 1995 — so too does the amount deducted from teacher paychecks.
By comparing the costs and benefits of dissimilar regulations, we may discover which are truly valuable andwhich could be discarded without much, if any, loss. Or we may learn that an approach in one area could be profitably adopted inanother.
Teens are not being lazy — there are innate biological factors in play. Drowsiness and fatigue lead to increased car accidents, irritability and poor attention and focus.
Maybe the Democrats think running against Wall Street and China trade worked so well politically for Trump in the 2016 campaign thatit’s worth copying. That gets the politics and the substance wrong.
Even Asians thousands of miles away agree with President Trump on key issues. And they are turned off by the Democrats.
Democrats from across the state elected Assemblyman William McCurdy II as the Nevada State Democratic Party’s chair on Saturday. McCurdy, a state assemblyman, also made history as the first African-American elected to the post, and also the youngest person elected in modern party history.
Federal scientists forecast that Oklahoma will continue to have the nation’s biggest man-made earthquake problem this year but it probably won’t be as shaky as recent years.
Rob MacCachren was 0-for-forever in The Mint 400 before taking charge about 50 miles from the finish en route to being crowned the winner of the Great American Off-Road Race.
A 16,000-ton excavator sitting in a large sandbox outside the Las Vegas Convention Center will be the star of the construction industry’s biggest global gathering, CONEXPO-CON/AGG, which comes to town this week.
Three takeaways from the UNLV basketball team’s 72-59 loss to Fresno State on Saturday at Save Mart Center.
William Shatner’s involvement in the “One Night for One Drop” production was a comedic, intergalactic number at the end of the show.
Dress for Success Southern Nevada hosted the Shop for Success clothing sale, which continues Sunday at Spring Valley High School. The sale supports the organization’s broader goal of providing women with professional business attire and other assistance to help land jobs.
At Shave for the Cure, people raise money to shave their heads in solidarity with cancer patients, many of whom lose hair during chemotherapy. Many people shaved heads Saturday at McMullan’s, an Irish pub in Las Vegas.
With the USA Sevens at Sam Boyd Stadium this weekend, tournament director Jon Hinkin was expecting a record crowd, predicting that more than 85,000 would walk through the gates.
Johnson will meet contender Wilson Reis in one of two fights added to UFC on Fox 24 in Kansas City.
No one was seriously injured when a Metropolitan Police Department vehicle was struck in a three-car crash Saturday afternoon, police said.
As “You Ain’t Nothing But A Hound Dog,” and “Bad To the Bone,” blared from speakers, 100 dogs, with their humans in tow, barked, licked, and woofed their way around the Cornerstone Park trail in Henderson’s Bark in the Park.
UFC 209 takes place at T-Mobile Arena tonight with preliminary action getting underway at 3:30 p.m. PST. The main card features a welterweight bout between Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson. We’ll be live-blogging from the arena.
The Metropolitan Police Department is looking for a man suspected of robbing a central valley convenience store early Saturday morning.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a shooting in the east valley Saturday afternoon.
Danny Button, 60, faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, unlawful imprisonment, kidnapping, endangerment and disorderly conduct for allegedly shooting at the kayakers on Feb. 4 on Burro Creek, near the community of Wikieup.
The 72-59 loss to Fresno State at Save Mart Center ended the Rebels’ regular season, and their chances of putting together much of a postseason aren’t promising.
Detectives believe drugs may have been involved in an east valley homicide that happened Friday night.
Youth hockey is an important component to the 30 current NHL teams. Not only does it help promote the sport, but it also identifies and cultivates the next generation of season-ticket buyers.
When a president gives an address, people often get a sense of his character by what he says. When you find out that lofty rhetoric attributed to the head of state such as “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country,” is not his, it’s difficult not to think his character is wanting. Why not give credit where credit is due?
Low overhead and word-of-mouth marketing help “B shows’ thrive.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is considering spending $2.5 million annually over the next seven years to bring a second Cup Series race to town, despite NASCAR’s downward spiral.
One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has been arrested for allegedly attacking a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport, an incident the singer’s lawyer described as “provoked” by paparazzi.
Breaking down the UNLV basketball game at Fresno State at 4 p.m. Saturday.
No blockbuster trades were made Wednesday, as most NHL teams decided to wait until after the season to determine which players to expose in the expansion draft.
