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STEVE SEBELIUS: The questions about school taxes

The Clark County Education Association is planning a pair of ballot initiatives proposing a $1 billion tax increase in 2020, but there are other, more trenchant questions about Nevada schools that should also be addressed.

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President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign decided not to have Rep. Mark Amodei chair its Nevada effort, a change from 2016 occasioned by Amodei saying he supports an impeachment inquiry into the president.

STEVE SEBELIUS: Rogich returns to diplomacy

Longtime Republican ad maker Sig Rogich was co-chairman of a recent diplomatic delegation to China that included top former lawmakers such as Joe Lieberman, Bill Richardson and Billy Tauzin.

STEVE SEBELIUS: Good law makes a hard case

A Nevada Supreme Court ruling that makes misdemeanor domestic violence cases subject to a jury trial has created a dilemma for some local governments in the state, including the city of Las Vegas.

STEVE SEBELIUS: James Comey on leadership

Former FBI Director James Comey discussed leadership at a UNLV Boyd School of Law program last week, and the lessons proved a stark contrast to current presidential leadership.

STEVE SEBELIUS: Passing the buck on taxes

The Nevada Legislature passed the buck on raising sales taxes for education and social programs to the Clark County Commission, a gimmick that’s all-too-common when it comes to setting tax policy in the Silver State.